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Tournament Roundup

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Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers got back into the groove of things after the holiday break by winning three of their four games at the North Central Texas College Holiday Classic taking the sliver bracket last weekend.
The Panthers first played a top 10 state-ranked 2A team Muenster. Things went about as well as it could have for Saint Jo trying to get off the rust. The Hornets more than doubled the Panthers score and won big 65-30.
After that wake up call to start the tournament, Saint Jo was ready to bounce back. The Panthers next played Gainesville’s JV team. Despite being a 4A team, Saint Jo showed the junior varsity team the value of varsity experience, easily winning 65-39.
The Panthers then took on 3A Boyd team. The Yellowjackets made Saint Jo work as the game was close. In the end, the Panthers would win 44-38 to qualify for the championship game in the silver bracket.
There, Saint Jo played Muenster Sacred Heart. It was a low scoring game for both teams. The Panthers were able to get a lead when it held Tigers scoreless for an entire quarter, hanging on to win 39-30.
Connor Thompson was named to the all-tournament team while Logan Morman was an honorable mention selection.
Saint Jo next travels to Gold-Burg to play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10.

Prairie Valley girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs did their best to get some of the rust off from the holiday break at last weekends Wichita Christian tournament.
The Lady Bulldogs ended up going 2-1 to finish third overall at the tournament. Prairie Valley first started with private school Christ Academy. The Lady Bulldogs were able to score well and control the game, winning 44-31.
The great play did not carry over into the second game of the day against 2A Petrolia. It was a low scoring game that was close. It could have gone either way, but unfortunately Prairie Valley would lose to the Lady Pirates 33-30.
The loss put the Lady Bulldogs in the third place game against 2A Chico. It was a physical game, but Prairie Valley handled the Lady Dragons pressure well and shut them down on the other end to win 36-26.
Despite district play already starting the week before the break, Coach Jeannie Carpenter liked how the tournament was able to refocus the team.
The Lady Bulldogs next play at Midway at 6 p.m. on Jan. 7.

Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs got their final preparation for district play all squared at the Wichita Christian Holiday tournament last weekend.
The Bulldogs went 1-2 against some tough teams to get back into the swing of things as district play starts this week.
Prairie Valley first played 3A Henrietta’s JV team. The Bearcats size was a factor as they would go on to win 49-36.
The Bulldogs bounced back in their second game playing 2A team Chico. Prairie Valley shot great and would win by double-digits 50-36.
The Bulldogs last played Petrolia a team they had beaten at home earlier in the month. Unfortunately, Prairie Valley would lose 58-45.
Still, Coach Seth Stephens saw mostly good things from his team with all games starting to count after this.
The Bulldogs next play at Midway at 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 in their second district game.

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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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