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Bears take on Longhorns at homecoming

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The Gold-Burg Bears had a happy homecoming on Friday night as they beat district opponent Forestburg for their fourth straight win.
The Bears took control early and did not let go as they won 55-19.
Both teams came into the contest with little time to prepare, forced to reschedule the day before the game since the original game was set in November.
Gold-Burg took the lead on its first drive as Kani Grace completed a pass to Will Hodges for 39 yards and a touchdown to go up 8-0.
The Longhorns offense could not get anything going as they turned the ball over on downs. The Bears did not take long for Grace to slice is way through Forestburg’s defense on his way to a 42-yard touchdown run, making the score 15-0.
The Longhorns offense got themselves in gear as Braxton Osteen led a scoring drive, finding Nathan Payne in the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown catch. It cut the lead to 15-6.
Gold-Burg’s offense could not be slowed down. Jack Henry completed another pass to Hodges, who took it the rest of the way down the sideline for a 47-yard touchdown, making the score 21-6 heading into the second quarter.
Forestburg’s offense found some success running the ball up the middle as Jeremiah Perez got loose for a 33-yard touchdown run. The extra point play was good making the score 27-13.
The Bears offense methodically moved the ball down the field with their sweeping runs to the outside. Grace scored again on an 11-yard run to put Gold-Burg back up by two score 27-13.
The Longhorns would not go away as the offense hit on another big play. Osteen hit Levi Balthrop on a slant he took 40-yards for a touchdown, again making it one-score game 27-19.
Unfortunately for Forestburg, the defense had not solved the Bears offense. Brother Jayon Grace got in on the action, scoring on a short run to put Gold-Burg up by double-digits 35-19.
The Longhorns knew they needed to score before the half. Cutting the game to one score and receiving the ball to start the second half would give Forestburg a chance to come back and tie the score if it could make some extra points.
The Bear’s defense stepped up though and forced a turnover on downs deep in Forestburg territory. Gold-Burg tried to complete some passes with the time running out, but could not punch it in before the time expired. The Bears still had a two-score lead 35-19, but the Longhorns were not giving up.
Forestburg needed a good offensive possession to start the third quarter if it wanted to come back to win. Unfortunately for them, Gold-Burg’s defense started putting pressure on the passing game and being disciplined stopping the run.
The Longhorns turned the ball over on downs and the Bear’s Henry found Matthew Fatheree on a deep post play for a 33-yard touchdown catch, making the score 41-19.
Things started to go downhill for Forestburg’s offense from there. The Longhorns fumbled the ball away on their next two drives, recovered by Gold-Burg’s Henry and Grace.
The Bears took advantage of both these plays as Grace scored on an 11-yard run and brother Jayon scored on a five-yard run, making the score 55-19.
Forestburg got one stop at the end of the game when Balthrop recovered a fumble for the Longhorns. Unfortunately for Forestburg, the offense failed to take advantage with the time winding down and the result already decided.
Gold-Burg won 55-19.

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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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