SPORTS
Locals earn all district softball
The softball all district selections are out for district 8-3A and saw several girls named.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had seven girls named to the all district teams, seniors Taylor McCarty and Maylie Short earning district superlatives.
McCarty was named offensive most valuable player of the district for her ability to hit for both average and power to all fields while also being a good base runner.
Short was named utility player of the year in the district. She played both outfield and pitched for the Lady Rabbits, showing great versatility by playing both spots well.
Senior Callie Melton was named all district first team at first base, providing a reliable target for infielders to throw to while also coming through with several clutch hits during the season.
Senior Katelyn Allison also got named all district first team as an outfielder, patrolling center field all year for Bowie. The only left handed hitter in the lineup, Allison came through with many timely hits during the year while also running down any balls hit to her.
Senior pitcher Kalee Case, senior outfielder Emily Cox and junior catcher Carrington Davis were named to the all district second team. Case brought her power pitching style to the mound as a contrast with Short.
Cox provided good base running from the nine hole all year while patrolling either corner of the outfield.
Davis captained the team from behind the plate while providing a solid bat in the lineup capable of getting runners home.
For Nocona, the Lady Indians had two players named to the all district second team. Senior Lexi Towery was named in the designated player position, as her bat led to a lot of runs for Nocona. In the outfield, junior Taylor Richards did a good job fielding and was able to get on base for the Lady Indians consistently enough to score.
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.
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