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Bears fall to reigning state champs

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eep challenge for the Gold-Burg Bears to continue their season since they got matched up with defending state champion Strawn on Thursday night in their bi-district playoff game.
The Greyhounds, who were returning everyone from their state title team, showed just how far the Bears have to go if they ever have a hope for making a name for themselves among the top teams in the state. The first playoff team in the last five years for Gold-Burg fell 68-0.
Right from the beginning it was obvious this was a different level team than the Bears had faced all year. Quarterback Blake Allen, who is usually able to use his legs to either scramble for consistent yardage or buy time to pass, had nowhere to hide against Strawn’s two big defensive rushers and the quick defender who shadowed him.
If he was able to elude one, another one was there to stop him for minimal gain. His number one target Steven Bell, who was dealing with multiple injuries throughout the game, was able to get free underneath a few times but it was not consistent enough to spark a drive as first downs were hard to come by.
Defensively, only defenders on the second level of plays had a chance to make a tackle on most of the Greyhound’s runs and sometimes even they were blocked as Greyhound runners mostly ran to open field with good result. The one pass from Strawn was a long touchdown pass the Bears defender misjudged.
The two punts from Gold-Burg also were returned for touchdowns and the Greyhounds kicker had a leg most 11-man football teams would be jealous to have just to round out their team.
Scores came fast and frustration mounted on the Bears’ sideline. Things that worked all year were much harder. Mistakes were magnified. Several players had to get helped off the field against the much bigger, stronger and faster opponents.
The highlight of the night for Gold-Burg was near the end of the first quarter. Facing a fourth down and risking another turnover on downs, Allen was able misdirect the three defenders who gave him grief all night and break towards the Bear’s sideline as he ripped off a long run somewhere between 20-35 yards. The first down was Gold-Burg’s first of the game.
The end of the first quarter saw the Greyhounds almost already at mercy rule margin as they led 44-0 with another quarter to play. Strawn started to play their second and third team players, but those players still wanted some glory for themselves and so the pressure stayed on.
Gold-Burg could not recover two onside kicks and the Greyhounds quickly turned those into touchdowns. The Bears tried to go to a power running game to try and mix things up to no avail, but the clock kept moving.
The last good thing to go Gold-Burg’s way on the night was Chris Lipps recovering a fumble near the end of the second quarter to give the Bears one last chance to try and score. They could not as the game ended 68-0.

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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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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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