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CROSS COUNTRY: Those running Rabbits

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9 years ago

10/10/2015

For the Bowie High School cross country team, the Rabbit Run was a chance to put on a meet.
“I was very proud of how our girls competed,” said Bowie girls’ cross country coach Colby Davis-Pastusek.
“This was the toughest course we ran all year. I hope after running our course, next week at Kiwanis Park will seem a lot easier. This was the first meet for our girls to win this year, and it gives them a lot of confidence going into district.”
Colby Davis-Pastusek, and her husband, Jonathan, designed the course – and the Bowie boys and girls claimed meet championships.
For surrounding communities, the run provided a preview of coming attractions for next Wednesday’s District 1A-21 meet.
That’s because Twisted Oaks Golf Club will be the site of the event, and Bellevue, Saint Jo, Gold-Burg’s boys, Forestburg and Henrietta Midway tuned up for the race.
“It was a very tough course,” Forestburg head coach Steve Sandusky said, “but my kids liked it. I am proud of them all, and I’m looking forward to next week.”
Other coaches also lauded their teams’ performances at the Rabbit Run.
“I was proud of the way our kids ran,” Saint Jo head coach Kyle Sivadon said. “It was good to get a chance to run on the course that we will run on for district.”
Sivadon was proud of how Juan Sanchez and Katrina Noble provided leadership for the team.
“They have led by example and I want them to have memorable district, regional and state runs,” the coach added.
Bellevue coach Bryan Goehring said. “It was good for us to be able to have a chance to run on the district course. I thought Devon Cassetty ran well and posted a good time for her. The team as a whole ran well and we focused on picking up points to be in position to advance from district.”
On the boys’ side, Bowie was tops, with Bellevue second at 57 and Gold-Burg third (67). The Lady Rabbits compiled just 20 points, 26 fewer than District 3A-9 opponent Wichita Falls City View. Saint Jo was third with 62, 50 less than 1A-21 rival Bellevue.
Bowie will run next Thursday at the 3A-9 meet in Wichita Falls at the flat, yet twisted Kiwanis Park course.
Taylor Pigg from Bowie claimed the boys’ title in a time of 18 minutes, 17.88 seconds. Read more, and see complete team scores, in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Taylor Pigg runs toward the finish line during the Rabbit Run at Twisted Oaks Golf Club on Wednesday. Pigg’s time was 18 minutes, 17.88 seconds over the winding 5,000-meter course. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Bowie Baseball Interview

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4 hours ago

04/18/2024

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Seth Mann (left) and Tucker Jones following their win against Vernon on April 12, 2024.

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Bowie Softball Interview

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4 hours ago

04/18/2024

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Interview with Bowie softball players Kaylie Kinney (left) and Victoria Cox following their win against Vernon on senior night April 12, 2024.

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Softball Roundup

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1 day ago

04/17/2024

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The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.