SPORTS
Girls Roundup
Prairie Valley vs Bellevue
Prairie Valley hosted the top team in the district Bellevue on Tuesday night and gave the Lady Eagles a game they did not see in the first matchup.
Bellevue won 59-39, but it was not until the third quarter when the run from the Lady Eagles came through.
The first half saw the Lady Bulldogs hang in there and play Bellevue’s game, breaking the press and taking shots on their terms against an Eagles team that likes to get up and down the floor.
Bellevue led by only five at halftime, but came out in the second half ready to put the game away, which led to the final margin being 59-39.
For Prairie Valley, Kincaid Johnson led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. Sydni Messer joined her in double figures with 11 points.
Lady Bulldog Coach Jeannie Carpenter liked how her team competed.
Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The rivalry game of Saint Jo and Forestburg lived up to its title on Tuesday night in Saint Jo.
It was the Lady Panthers who came out ahead in the end in a closely fought 42-39 win.
Saint Jo started the game slow in the beginning, but defensive adjustments made at halftime turned out to be the difference in the game.
Seniors Charity Brawner and Emily Haney led the way with 19 and 15 points as the Lady Panthers kept itself in line for the third seed in district.
For Forestburg Lacy Huddleston led the team with 15 points while adding nine rebounds. Faith Moore and Morgan Miller each scored seven points while Kassidy Travis pulled down a team leading 11 rebounds.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost a tough one against Midway on Tuesday night at home.
The Lady Falcons won 51-40 against the Lady Bears who are searching for their first district win of the season. It was unfortunate because it was one of Bears most balanced scoring games of the season.
Kelly Contreras and Taylor Lyons still led the team, scoring 13 and 10 points, but Ashlynn Smith had eight and Preslie Darden finished with six.
A low scoring third quarter proved to be the big difference in the game for Gold-Burg. Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud in how well her team played and how competitive the game was.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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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