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TMSW offers legal drag racing solution

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There’s nothing quite like a side-by-side race between two powerful vehicles.
Engines revving and roaring before the starter’s arm drops and the drag race is on. It’s incredible. It’s intense.
On Friday evening, Texas Motor Speedway opened its 10th anniversary season of a program that continues to provide a safe, structured and, most importantly, legal alternative for what has been a dangerously persistent problem in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Established in 2009 to help local authorities curb illegal street racing, the Universal Technical Institute Friday Night Drags provides six consecutive weeks of head-to-head competition on a 1/8-mile drag strip situated on the speedway’s pit lane that accommodates everyone from the serious drag racer to the novice.
“Without question, absolutely (Friday Night Drags) is definitely beneficial and could actually save a life because you’re in a controlled environment where people can go, participate and have a great time,” said Jimmy Pollozani of the Fort Worth Police Department. “We want people to show off the hard work that they put into these vehicles, but they need to do it in a safe manor at a location that is deemed safe. So we encourage people to go out to Texas Motor Speedway and be a part of that program.”
Pollozani noted that the Fort Worth Police Department is routinely responding to calls for illegal street racing and events.
He noted that two years ago a total of 75 citations were given out in one night for everything from illegally parked vehicles, speeding and various traffic offenses – all of which were connected to a street-racing activity.
In early April, a truck crashed into a home in the Dallas suburb of Oak Cliff in a street-racing incident. Someone was home at the time and fortunately was able to escape unscathed, but the house was essentially destroyed from the collision.
Later that same month, the Dallas Police Department responded to the scene of a street-racing incident that resulted in a fatality and five others – three adults and two children – being transported to hospitals with injuries.
“The point that we’re trying to drive across isn’t writing a citation, but the purpose of us going out there and enforcing it is to show them that street racing is illegal and that it can be life-threatening,” Pollozani said. “Officers that respond to these calls have seen a fatal accident or catastrophic accident. All it takes is one wrong move or someone to cut across while they’re drag racing. Even the spectators going to watch these racers compete on these roadways – it can be just catastrophic.”
Recent studies indicate that street-related accidents account for an average of 135 deaths annually in the United States.
“The Friday Night Drags are going to save a life, there’s no doubt about it,” Pollozani said. “It helps because now it gives them a centralized location for these individuals to go out and show off their muscle cars and race them in a legal, controlled environment without risking their own or someone else’s life.”

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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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