SPORTS
Barrel racing kicks off week full of rodeo action
The Jim Bowie Day’s 4D Barrel Racing was moved to Sunday this year and was split up into two sections throughout the day.
It was put on by Bizzy Bee Productions and had more than 160 rides through the barrels, with some competitors competing multiple times on different horses.
There were several divisions broken up by age (high school, youth, senior) and other factors (futurity, derby, aged horse).
In the open 4D division, the 1D overall winner with the fastest time of the night was Wyatt Paul, riding the horse Tres Cups of Sugar and completing with a time of 17.381 seconds. It was only .014 faster than second place.
The 2D overall buckle winner was Davie King. Riding the horse JT, they completed the course in 17.881 seconds. It was only .006 faster than second place.
The 3D overall winner that won the buckle was Ivy Hurst. Riding the horse Chics Sharp Guy, they had a time of 18.389 seconds. It was .012 seconds faster than second place.
The 4D overall winner who earned the buckle was Brooke Bailey. Their time of was 18.883 seconds riding the horse Famous Hottie, which was only .004 faster than second place.
To see the winners and riders who earned prize money in each of the categories, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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