SPORTS
Bowie baseball wins final home game 6-2
The Bowie Jackrabbits closed out district play and their final home game Tuesday night with a win against Henrietta.
The Jackrabbits won 6-2 after taking the lead in the second inning and never looking back.
Bowie employed the young Troy Kesey his fifth start on the mound a week after his season high 14 strike out outing against City View.
The Bearcats struck early, hitting three singles in the first inning and taking the lead 1-0. The Jackrabbit hitters tried to be aggressive in response with making contact. Kawlyer Swearingin and Logan Hutson got on bases thanks to fielding errors, but the other three batters balls that went right to Henrietta fielder’s made the plays.
Kesey bounced back after the first inning by retiring all three Bearcat batters in the second inning as Bowie’s defense made the routine outs.
With two outs and no one on base for the Jackrabbits, Jake Fallis started the two out rally by getting hit by a pitch. Edgar Regalado hit a single into the right field that allowed Fallis to advance to third base. An error on the throw into the infield allowed Regalado to reach second base.
Carson Sanders then came through with a line drive to center field that drove in both runners. He was able to advance to second base as Henrietta tried to throw home.
Devin Melton followed with a single to left field so Sanders could come in to score, making Bowie’s lead 3-1.
Melton would steal second and third base before the next batter flew out to end the second inning.
Kesey and the Jackrabbits defense again retired all three Bearcat batters with little trouble in the top of the third inning. Cade Thompson got on base first for Bowie by getting hit by a pitch with one out.
Colton Richey followed with a double. Kynan DeMoss’s pop fly was then dropped for an error to load the bases. Fallis was then hit by a pitch again to drive in one run as the Jackrabbits lead grew to 4-1.
Despite the opportunity for more runs with only one out, two strike outs followed to get Henrietta out of the jam.
A leadoff walk broke up the Bearcats drought of base runners. Fortunately, Kesey would strike out two of the next three batters while forcing the other to ground into a fielder’s choice out.
Bowie’s bats tried to keep the pressure on Henrietta’s defense despite only one real inning with multiple hits. Swearingin drew a walk with one out. Hutson laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him into scoring position and Thompson was then hit by another pitch.
Unfortunately, the next batter flew out to right field as they were left stranded on base.
The Bearcats leadoff hitter connected on his team’s first base hit since the first inning in the top of the fifth inning. A groundout advanced the runner to second base. A wild pitch then moved him to third.
A hit batter followed to put runners at the corners. A groundout to second base allowed one run to score as Henrietta cut the lead to 4-2. Kesey was able to retire the next batter for out three before more damage could be done.
DeMoss led off for Bowie and was able to get on base thanks to an error at third base. A wild pitch and a sacrifice bunt from Fallis moved him to third base. Regalado came through with a single to right field to drive in DeMoss.
Regalado then successfully stole second base and was allowed to advance to third base when the Bearcats tried to pick him off at second and committed an error.
Sanders followed by drawing a walk before Melton hit into a fielder’s choice at second base that allowed Regalado to score, upping Bowie’s lead to 6-2. A fly out followed for out three.
Despite Henrietta leading off with a drawn walk and a ground out advancing the runner into scoring position, the Jackrabbits got the remaining two outs with a fly out to left field and Kesey striking out his fourth batter of the game.
Only Thompson’s single with one out prevented Bowie from having no production with its bats in the sixth inning. The Jackrabbits four run lead would have to stay heading into the final inning.
A dropped third strike for strike out number five was saved with a throw to first. A walk followed as the Bearcats were not looking to role over so easy. The next batter hit into a game-ending double play though as Bowie won 6-2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann
Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez
1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen
For pictures from players from every team, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians’ softball team had a great first week as a full team, winning all of their games and going 4-0 at their hosted tournament against a Seymour program.
The Lady Indians were able to add some players from basketball, which only ended the previous week after winning the state title.
Nocona kicked off the week with a blowout win against Perrin-Whitt on March 4. The Lady Indians scored 12 runs in the first inning and seven in the second as the game ended after three innings due to run-rule, Nocona winning 19-1.
Skye Kirby led the team with four RBIs while Kylea Wallace and Heidi Atteberry were second with two RBIs each. The team drew 12 walks.
Reagan Phipps, fresh from the basketball court, allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out seven batters.
Nocona on March 6-7 played double-headers on each day against Seymour and its JV team.
The first game against the Lady Panthers varsity team saw the Lady Indians win 14-6 after four and half innings. Gwyndelyn Forsyth led the team with three RBIs while Tinley Cable, Kirby and Phipps each drove in two runs. Phipps hit a home run as well.
On the mound, Phipps allowed six runs on nine hits while striking out nine batters.
The next game against the JV team from Seymour was strangely closer, but Nocona came out on top, winning 10-7 after four innings played.
Forsyth led the team with two RBIs as five different players drove in one run each. Atteberry got the start on the mound and allowed seven runs on six hits while striking out six batters and walking seven.
The next day Nocona dominated the Seymour varsity team again, winning 11-2 after five innings played. Evelyn Marquez led the team with two RBIs while four other players had one in a balanced approach. Phipps allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out seven batters.
The Lady Indians made sure not to let up against the Seymour JV team in the next game. Nocona won 16-3 after four innings played to end the week off right.
Kaitlyn Tiffner led the team with four RBIs while Marquez drove in three, Kirby and Cable drove in two. Atteberry allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out two batters.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers had tough games last week against 2A team Chico and Muenster.
The Lady Panthers lost by the scores 21-2 and 22-0 as they try to look for the positive while playing against mostly bigger schools.
Saint Jo played Chico on March 7. Most of the damage was done in the second inning, with the Lady Dragons scored 13 runs. The Lady Panthers did score runs in two of the three innings played, but the game ended after three due to run-rule as Chico won 21-2.
Reagan Wilson led the team with one RBI. On defense, the team had 17 walks and allowed 10 hits, though the team committed zero fielding errors.
It did not get any easier hosting Muenster on March 10. The Lady Hornets scored 10 runs in the first inning before Saint Jo could come up to bat and had dug itself a big hole. The Lady Panthers had little success with their bats in the game, with Maxey Johnson being the sole base runner as she got a hit.
Muenster won 22-0 as the Lady Hornets had 14 hits and drew 16 walks.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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