SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie handles Nocona
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School softball team provided plenty of offense last week, and that’s why the Lady Rabbits have been winning.
Bowie defeated Nocona 13-3 on the road Friday evening as the second half of the District 3A-9 schedule began.
“We were able to score a lot of runs (tonight),” Bowie head coach Brant Farris said. “We’ve been able to put together good back-to-back games on offense. I think we’ve turned the corner. But, the big test is Tuesday.”
Bowie (13-11, 6-2) took on Boyd for the second time this season on Tuesday evening, in a game with playoff postitioning on the line.
Nocona played Holliday at home, with a record of 4-12, 1-7.
Nocona can say something Holliday can’t last week as the Lady Indians made the Lady Rabbits play the full game.
“We’re playing teams longer than we’ve ever had before,” Nocona head coach Jon Shaw said. “We are making strides and things are going in the right direction.”
Shaw said Bowie is a tough team because of its slap-hitting ability and the Lady Rabbit defense is as solid as any other team, especially in the district.
Bowie rolled to 5-0 lead after two innings. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s designated player Ashlyn Vanwey hits during Friday’s District 3A-9 game between the Lady Rabbits and Nocona in Nocona. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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