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Bowie loses close game against Holliday

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The Bowie boy’s basketball team lost a close one in the Jackrabbits’ rematch against Holliday at home on Friday.
Bowie lost its lead in the final minute to lose 48-45 against the big Eagles team.
The game got started slowly as Holliday only led 4-1 midway through the first quarter. The Jackrabbits started forcing some turnovers and pushing the tempo and went on a 10-1 run in the next three minutes. Bowie led 13-10 heading into the second quarter.
Cade Thompson helped lead the Jackrabbits as he made two 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the quarter.
Things continued for Bowie early in the next quarter. The Jackrabbits lead extended to 19-12 in the first three minutes, keeping the Eagles big size advantage in check.
Holliday bounced back as Crae Jackson scored eight points in the quarter. The Eagles climbed back into the game while slowing down Bowie’s pace, tying the game at 26-26 heading into halftime.
The game continued at the slow and grind it out pace Holliday had ended in the first half. The Eagles got to the free throw line and knocked them in to take an early lead. Thompson scored on a three-point play to give the Jackrabbits back the lead 34-33 in the final minutes, but Holliday would score two baskets before the quarter ended, giving the Eagles a 37-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Holliday’s size started getting to Bowie as the game wore on. Second and third chances were created, but still the Jackrabbits were keeping pace as leads switched back and forth.
With less than two minutes to go Trevor Vann made both pressure free throws to tie the game at 43-43.
To counteract the Eagles size, Bowie players were hunting charges all game. Unfortunately, up until the fourth quarter all attempted charged had either been no called or had been called blocking fouls.
On Holliday’s next possession Logan Hutson finally drew a charging foul to give the Jackrabbits back the ball with 1:23 left to play. Bowie took advantage as Trevor Vann made a floater to give the Jackrabbits a 45-43 lead with one minute left in the game.
That lead did not last. The Eagles Jackson drew a foul while making a close shot. He would make the free throw to give Holliday the lead 46-45 with 48 seconds left.
Bowie hunted for a good shot, shooting the ball with 13 second left that missed. The Eagles got the rebound and was fouled with 10 second left. They made both free throws to up the lead to 48-45.
The Jackrabbits got off a shot that missed, but got the offensive rebound. Unfortunately, a Holliday defender put his hand on the ball and got the jump ball called that gave possession back to the Eagles with 1.9 seconds left.
This iced the game as Holliday would win 48-45.
The Jackrabbits final home game will be at 7:30 p.m. against Henrietta on Feb. 14.

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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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