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Bowie powerlifting competes at home on Saturday

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The Bowie High School powerlifting season kicks off at home this Saturday with a record number of athletes ready to lift.
The girls’ team has 13 athletes ready to compete, giving them a full team with the requirement set at 12 powerlifters.
“Last year we only had eight or nine girls, this year we have 13 on the team so we have an extra which is great,” said Bowie Coach Quentin Berend.
The team returns Carrington Davis, who placed fifth in the state meet last year in the 181-pound weight class lifting 905 pounds. She will serve as the Lady Rabbit’s captain.
“I expect a lot out of her, not just a state medal but a state title,” predicted Berend.
Also returning is Emma Skinner in the lighter weight class along with Chelsea Price, Breanna Masingale, Jessie Henry and Maddie Baker. Sierra Skinner joins the Lady Rabbits, along with a large group from the freshman class.
“I think they are going to be really good lifters before it is all said and done, they’ll be state medalists,” said Berend. “There are a lot of good things happening on the girl’s side. I know it is early in the year, but I am projecting a regional title. If we keep getting better we will be right there to win the region after being second the last two years.”
The coach also has high expectations and a possible regional title on the mind for the boy’s team as well, led by Captain Jacob Skinner. He is joined by 27 lifters with many of the regional qualifiers from 2018 returning.
A.J. Craddock joins Skinner who just missed out on a medal in sixth place at the regional meet in the 165-pound class. Ty Harris, who finished fifth in the 148-pound weight class, is back to compete as a sophomore. Zack Otto also is slated to lift.
“He’s going to be really good. We have some really good newbies that are going to do really well and we have a lot of quality lifters. We have almost all the weight classes covered, that helps a lot when it comes to contending for a regional title,” explained Berend.
The high number of athletes also provides a full team for the Jackrabbits, with the number set at only 11 lifters on the boy’s side.
“We have a full team on both sides. The guy’s only need 11, so we will be bringing extra lifters to every meet, which is a great problem to have if someone gets sick or can’t make it. We will be subbing in quality lifters who have done it before, not just throwing anyone in.”
The boy’s team will be split into a varsity and junior varsity, who will open its season at Jacksboro next weekend.
The Bowie Jackrabbit Invitational will see 14 of the area’s toughest teams competing, including Alvord, Archer City, Bowie, Breckenridge (girls only), Callisburg, Chico (boys only), Collinsville, NW Eaton, Jacksboro, Krum, Nocona, Sanger, S&S Consolidated, Springtown (girls only) and Whitesboro.
The bench press is set to begin at 8:45 a.m.

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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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