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STORM CENTER: Odds aren’t even

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In 1984, the Phil Collins’ power ballad and feature film “Against All Odds” were released, and there is a sports connection.
Actor Jeff Bridges plays aging professional football player Terry Brogan, who is cut by the fictional Los Angeles Outlaws and is hard-pressed for money.
In the end, a love triangle forms between Brogan, nightclub owner Jake Wise and his girlfriend Jessie Wyler. Former Detroit Lion Alex Karras, who played on the same team with Saint Jo’s Harley Sewell in the late 1950s and early 1960s, also appears in the film.
“Against All Odds” is one of the most dramatic pieces of music the sports editor has ever listened to, and it helps us cover this week’s theme: Odds.
There is a website called scholarshipstats.com, which features a page called, “Odds of a high school athlete playing college sports.”
It also describes much more than that, covering the chances of you becoming a professional athlete, too.
In Montague County, opportunities have been few and far between for athletes to reach the professional level.
Brandon Workman was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies; but, he bypassed that chance to play for the University of Texas. Eventually, the Boston Red Sox drafted Workman and he signed with them.
Currently, Workman is playing at the Triple-A level and he’s been called up to the major leagues three times this season.
However, seemingly, no matter how well Workman pitches for the Paw Sox, it’s been virtually impossible for him the shatter the glass ceiling and return to MLB permanently.
Before Workman, current Iowa Park assistant baseball coach Heath Taylor showed promise in the Cleveland Indians’ organization. However, an injury derailed his career and he entered the teaching profession.
Back in 1958, Bowie basketball player Temple Tucker was fresh out of Rice University when the Philadelphia Warriors chose him in the National Basketball Association draft.
At a time when the salary of professional athletes was nowhere near exorbitant, Tucker made the decision to enter the working world instead.
Even Nocona great Jack Crain’s chance of playing professional sports was cut short because he joined the military and served the United States in World War II.
So, as you can see so far, the odds of you becoming a pro are not that favorable for you. Read more from this column in the July 8 Bowie News.

Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.

Bowie’s Gabe Allen (4) is one of the few high school athletes to make it to the college level. Allen recently joined the baseball program at Ranger College. (News file photo by Dani Blackburn) 

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Jackrabbits blow out City View

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The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.

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

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Baseball Roundup

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Nocona
The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.

Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.

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

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Bowie softball season comes to an end

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The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.

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

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