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Forestburg basketball
It was going to be a tall task for both Forestburg basketball teams on Tuesday night as the Longhorns were hosting district favorites and state-ranked Slidell.
The Greyhounds and Lady Greyhounds showed why they are one of the state’s best programs in 1A, with the boy’s team losing 83-25 and the girl’s team losing 78-19.
The Lady Horns won the tip-off and scored the game’s opening points to take a 2-0 lead.
While Slidell took the lead not long after, Forestburg kept the game close for most of the first quarter.
A seven-point run to end the quarter allowed the Lady Greyhounds to go up 13-2 heading into the second quarter.
After that Slidell turned things up, scoring 20 plus points in the next two quarters. The Lady Horns did score more than they did in the opening quarter as well, but it was not enough to make up the difference in the first quarter or keep up with the blistering offense from the Lady Greyhounds.
Forestburg kept fighting until the end as Slidell closed out the game to win 78-19. Morgan Miller led the Lady Horns with 12 points and 12 rebounds and Brandi Caporale was second with five points.
Playing arguably the best team in district and never giving up until the end is all Coach Cori Hayes could ask for out of his young team.
The boy’s team challenge was not any easier. The Slidell boy’s team are the defending state champions while also being among the top ranked teams this year as well.
The Greyhounds did not take anytime to mess around, scoring the game’s first eight points in the first two minutes of the game. Slidell would go on to score 30 points in the first quarter while the Longhorns scored six and there was no recovering from there.
Forestburg did come out of halftime and more than double its first half score to show a glimpse of playing well.
Unfortunately, the Greyhounds lead was too big for a chance to come back from as Slidell won 83-25.
Riley Sandusky led the team with 12 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
Both teams next will travel to Midway on Jan. 21. The girls will start at 6 p.m. and the boys right after.

Bellevue girls
The Bellevue Lady Eagles traveled to Midway on Tuesday to try and bounce back from the previous weeks two losses.
The Lady Eagles did not play well according to Coach John McGee, but they played good enough to win 35-26.
“They shadowed Austin (Ford) pretty much the whole game, however, the other girls stepped up,” McGee said. “Kaylee (Trail) and Sky (Embry) hit some key free throws at the end of the game which gave us a great cushion. I’m very proud of the girls even though we didn’t have a good game.”
With only one of the previous week’s losses coming against a district opponent, district favorite Slidell, Bellevue still has a chance to get some momentum going again to give the Lady Greyhounds a better game the next time the Lady Eagles play them.
First Bellevue hosts Saint Jo to start the second round of district play, with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m. on Jan. 21.

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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.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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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.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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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.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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