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Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg boys
The Saint Jo boy’s basketball team hosted Gold-Burg on Tuesday in a game the Panthers dominated.
Saint Jo won 80-20 against a young Bears team.
The Panthers press was too much and allowed them to get some easy looks on offense to put the game away early at home.
Brock Durham led Saint Jo with 20 points and also swiped eight steals. Connor Thompson was second with 18 points.
Panthers Coach Lyndon Cook liked how his team took care of business and was able to get his whole bench playing time.
With only one loss in district play so far, the Panthers hope with another win to set themselves up to play Slidell for a share of the district title on the line.
Gold-Burg struggled against one of the most athletic teams in the district.
Coach Leo Murguia hopes his team can learn from this game heading into a bye game to gear up for the final three games of the season.
Saint Jo hosts Slidell at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. The Bears next host Prairie Valley at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11.

Prairie Valley vs Forestburg girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs beat Forestburg at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs won a low-scoring game 35-23 to bounce back after several losses.
Emily Carpenter led Prairie Valley with a double-double scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Shelby Roof swiped seven steals on defense to go with scoring six points.
Lady Bulldogs Coach Jeannie Carpenter said the team struggled defending against the Lady Horns height as post player Morgan Miller scored a game high 21 points for Forestburg.
Prairie Valley plays its final game of the season at Gold-Burg at 6 p.m. on Feb. 11. The Lady Horns finish their season at home against Bellevue at 6 p.m. on Feb. 11.

Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg girls
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won a close game against Gold-Burg at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Panthers won 31-29 as they held on to win as they battled through injuries.
The Lady Bears were led by Shadie Whitaker, who scored 13 points. Gold-Burg Coach Carlynn Murguia thought her team played well, as the team had lost to Saint Jo by 15 points in the teams first matchup.
The teams will finish off their seasons on Feb. 11 on senior night. Saint Jo will host Slidell at 6 p.m. The Lady Bears will host Prairie Valley at 6 p.m.

Prairie Valley vs Forestburg boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs won a big home game on Tuesday against Forestburg.
The Bulldogs won 62-38 to win their third straight game.
Prairie Valley hurt the Longhorns from deep as the team made 14 3-pointers in the game. Nicholas Bell led the team with 27 points.
For Forestburg, Coach Eldon Van Hooser chalked the game up to the Longhorns getting into foul trouble and the Bulldogs hot shooting. Riley Sandusky led the team with 16 points.
Prairie Valley next plays at Gold-Burg at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. Forestburg next plays at Bellevue at home at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11.

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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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