SPORTS
Team mottos are more than just a saying for players later in life
One of the things sold to parents when they enter their kids into sports is that beyond the physical activity and friendships they will get, life skills also will be learned. Those values never stop being preached and championed by amateur coaches at all levels, with some school districts valuing those principles over wins and losses.
“All In”
Not all mottos are original. Some are so good that multiple teams use them at the same time. This year’s Bowie and Nocona football teams share the same motto. Why is it so popular? Because the message never stops being relevant.
Successful teams need players who have bought both mentally and physically into what the coach is trying to accomplish. Players can do what they are told, but if they do not fully believe in the goal the team is trying to accomplish, coaches are only going to be able to get so much effort and energy out of a player.
“All In” can also translate to being fully committed in everything important you do in life. Putting everything you have into everything you do so you do not do it half way is a good message.
“Set the Standard”
Bowie volleyball stuck some volleyball verbage with “set” into their motto, but it is mostly centered on the power word, standard. A standard also is also an expectation. The higher the standard is for an individual or group of people, it usually equates to a better success rate. That high standard needs to start somewhere. A coach can have high standards for their players, but a program really starts to gain momentum when a team has great success one year and inspires every team afterwards to follow their lead. They set the standard for what is expected from that program.
“Whatever it Takes”
Some mottos are self explanatory, like the Prairie Valley volleyball teams motto. As coach Jeannie Carpenter puts it: “It means putting in extra work, studying hard, and accepting the roles we are given and being the best we can be at them. Having this motto is a reminder to our girls daily that success doesn’t always come easy and we have to be willing to go above and beyond and do Whatever It Takes to be our best.”
This kind of motto can help in life by getting rid of excuses and making sure whatever the task is at hand, that they will do whatever it takes to make sure it gets done.
“Take the Next Step”
Some mottos are more specific to a certain team and their specific goals. For the Saint Jo football team and their staff, they want to continue to build on what they started last year together with Coach Derek Schlieve in their first year. Improvements were made, but the next step signifies something more.
The next step is what naturally comes next when people walk or run. It is the natural progression if you want to move anywhere in general. The same premise is with a program.
Most times, successful programs do not come from nowhere. They come from teams that are always progressing in some way, usually on the field, but not always. It is a motto from a team with high expectations.
This motto can also translate to every day so as to never get too comfortable and always be improving in every aspect of your life. To always be looking to take that next step.
Whatever the message is, original or not, you ask any former player what they learned from playing sports, the answer is usually not how to serve a ball or catch a football. It usually has to do with the life lessons they learned and chances are, they are along the lines of their team or coaches’ motto.
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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.
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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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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