SPORTS
Bowie baseball bats come alive in tournament
The Bowie Jackrabbits got into a groove at the Walker Stallcup Tournament last weekend.
The Jackrabbits went 4-1 while playing at home for the second tournament in a row, showing improvement in every facet.
Bowie first played Springtown and got the tournament started with a memorable performance. In the second inning Ryan Henson drove in a run on a single to give the Jackrabbits a 1-0 lead they would keep for the next two innings.
Pitcher Payton Price and the defense were keeping hitters at bay and base runners clean as he had a perfect game heading into the fifth inning.
It continued, but two fielding errors allowed the Pocupines to score a run to tie the game up at 1-1. Taylor Pigg was able to drive a run in the bottom of the fifth to allow Bowie to retake the lead.
The perfect game ended for Price with a leadoff walk in the sixth inning, but the no-hit bid continued as the next three batters were sat down. Cooper Little drove in another run to give the Jackrabbits a 3-1 lead where the game would end. Price completed the no-hitter, with the one walk the only blemish on his part.
Bowie did not have much time to celebrate as they had to turn around and play Pampa. The Harvesters took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Price drove in a run to tie the score at 1-1 heading into the second inning.
Pampa was able to put up three runs thanks to two walks and an error to go up 4-1. In the third inning, the Harvesters scored two more runs thanks to a leadoff double, a fielding error and a balk to go up 6-1.
That proved to be all it took as Bowie struggled to string enough hits together and come through with clutch hitting as Pampa won.
The Jackrabbits did not play again until the last game on Friday night against Wichita Falls. The Coyotes struck first scoring two runs thanks to a walk, a fielding error and a base hit.
After Bowie failed to respond, Wichita Falls added another run in the second inning to go up 3-0.
The Jackrabbits were then able to string together six runs in an inning where the whole line up was cycled through. After two lackluster offensive performances on Thursday, this was the game that awakened Bowie’s bats.
The Jackrabbit bats were able to add one more run in the third inning and two runs each in the fourth and fifth while holding the Coyotes scoreless for the rest of the game. Bowie won big 11-3 heading into Saturday.
Three players had at two RBIs including Kash Stockard, Luis DeLeon and Price.
Bowie first played Vernon and the bats were still not cooled off. The Jackrabbits scored three runs in the first inning and never trailed. The Lions scored one run in the second inning on a wild pitch, but were silenced the rest of the game.
Bowie equaled the run in the inning while adding five more runs in the fourth and fifth inning as the Jackrabbits won 9-1.
Weston Partridge led the team with three RBIs while throwing a complete game on the mound. Braden Armstrong drove in two runs to help lead Bowie’s offense.
The Jackrabbits final game of the tournament came against Sanger. Bowie started the game well as leadoff man Evan Kennedy hit a home run. The team followed it with two more runs as the Jackrabbits led 3-0.
The Indians were able to tie the game in the second inning thanks to three hits and two fielding errors, but the score would not stay tied.
A triple from Kennedy scored another runner and a groundout from Partridge drove him in to give Bowie a 5-3 lead.
After a scoreless third inning, the Jackrabbits scored four runs in the fourth inning thanks to two steals home and RBIs from Ozzie Phillips and Pigg. Sanger was able to add one more run in the fifth inning, but that was all that she wrote. Bowie won 9-4.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann
Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez
1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen
For pictures from players from every team, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians’ softball team had a great first week as a full team, winning all of their games and going 4-0 at their hosted tournament against a Seymour program.
The Lady Indians were able to add some players from basketball, which only ended the previous week after winning the state title.
Nocona kicked off the week with a blowout win against Perrin-Whitt on March 4. The Lady Indians scored 12 runs in the first inning and seven in the second as the game ended after three innings due to run-rule, Nocona winning 19-1.
Skye Kirby led the team with four RBIs while Kylea Wallace and Heidi Atteberry were second with two RBIs each. The team drew 12 walks.
Reagan Phipps, fresh from the basketball court, allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out seven batters.
Nocona on March 6-7 played double-headers on each day against Seymour and its JV team.
The first game against the Lady Panthers varsity team saw the Lady Indians win 14-6 after four and half innings. Gwyndelyn Forsyth led the team with three RBIs while Tinley Cable, Kirby and Phipps each drove in two runs. Phipps hit a home run as well.
On the mound, Phipps allowed six runs on nine hits while striking out nine batters.
The next game against the JV team from Seymour was strangely closer, but Nocona came out on top, winning 10-7 after four innings played.
Forsyth led the team with two RBIs as five different players drove in one run each. Atteberry got the start on the mound and allowed seven runs on six hits while striking out six batters and walking seven.
The next day Nocona dominated the Seymour varsity team again, winning 11-2 after five innings played. Evelyn Marquez led the team with two RBIs while four other players had one in a balanced approach. Phipps allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out seven batters.
The Lady Indians made sure not to let up against the Seymour JV team in the next game. Nocona won 16-3 after four innings played to end the week off right.
Kaitlyn Tiffner led the team with four RBIs while Marquez drove in three, Kirby and Cable drove in two. Atteberry allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out two batters.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers had tough games last week against 2A team Chico and Muenster.
The Lady Panthers lost by the scores 21-2 and 22-0 as they try to look for the positive while playing against mostly bigger schools.
Saint Jo played Chico on March 7. Most of the damage was done in the second inning, with the Lady Dragons scored 13 runs. The Lady Panthers did score runs in two of the three innings played, but the game ended after three due to run-rule as Chico won 21-2.
Reagan Wilson led the team with one RBI. On defense, the team had 17 walks and allowed 10 hits, though the team committed zero fielding errors.
It did not get any easier hosting Muenster on March 10. The Lady Hornets scored 10 runs in the first inning before Saint Jo could come up to bat and had dug itself a big hole. The Lady Panthers had little success with their bats in the game, with Maxey Johnson being the sole base runner as she got a hit.
Muenster won 22-0 as the Lady Hornets had 14 hits and drew 16 walks.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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