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County athletes head for state meet

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The UIL state track meet is this Friday and Saturday at the Mike A. Myers Track Complex in the University of Texas at Austin.
Five Montague County athletes qualified from three schools in both the 3A and 1A divisions. All five qualified in field events with one athlete also qualifying in one running event as well.
Kamryn Cantwell
The senior from Bowie, Kamryn Cantwell, is going to try to leave an even bigger legacy at Bowie by wrapping up what has already been a banner final year for her in three different sports.
She qualified for the state meet during cross country season and was named to the all-state team in basketball, signing on to play basketball at the next level at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Now she has qualified for state for the second straight year in the 400-meter dash and for the first time in the long jump, with eyes and the ability to bring home a medal in each. Cantwell jumps early on Friday morning at 8 a.m. and does not run until 6:45 p.m.

Kason Spikes
Bowie’s Kason Spikesalso is trying to cap off a great senior year with a surprising state appearance at the state track meet.
Coming off a state title run in basketball that saw him sink the clinching free throws while being named all state, Spikes came into this season with nothing to lose.
Only making it to the area meet last year in high jump with a personal record of 6-0, Spikes was able to break that record in his first meet this season by jumping 6-2. He was not able to surpass it though as he failed to make the height at a cold district meet and was able to equal it at area before sprouting wings and jumping 6-6 at the regional meet to win it. Spikes jumps at 10 a.m. on Friday.

Lexi Britain
Lexi Britain has been a fixture at Forestburg for years in mostly other sports, competing in and dominating both volleyball and basketball with her combination of height and skill.
She earned district most valuable player this past year and in basketball while earning all-state honorable mention in volleyball. Last year, she finished fifth at the regional meet in shot put, but this year was able to get through with a throw of 31-10.25, good for second and a place at state. Britain throws at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Zach Bradley
Another Forestburg shot putter, Zach Bradley is making his first appearance on the state stage. The cousin of Britain, Bradley is another multi sport athlete who has competed in both football and basketball the past two years.
Only a sophomore, the future is bright for Bradley as his finish this year can be a benchmark for other state competitions in his future. Bradley throws at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Chase Edwards
Prairie Valley’s Chase Edwards is the lone competitor representing a school by himself as he finished second in the high jump at the regional meet by jumping 6-1.
A multi-sport athlete, Edwards competed in basketball and cross country as well during his time at Prairie Valley, earning district awards in basketball and running on several cross county teams that competed at regionals. In a stacked high jump field, Edwards was able finish second by jumping 6-1. Only two jumpers in the state have jumped higher and one was the one who beat him at regional by only one inch. Edwards jumps at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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