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Bowie
The Bowie Jackrabbits won in Henrietta on Tuesday night.
The Jackrabbits won 9-5 against the Bearcats in a game that was closer than the final score would indicate later.
Bowie took the early lead in the first inning. The Jackrabbits scored three runs in the first inning on three straight at-bats. Jake Fallis hit an RBI double. Kynan DeMoss hit a fly ball to left field that induced an error that drove in a run. Colton Richey then hit an RBI double to put Bowie up 3-0.
Henrietta answered back in the same inning. A two-run home run with two outs went over the left field fence to cut the lead to 3-2.
The teams traded scoreless innings in the second and third. In the fourth inning, the Jackrabbits added one run to their lead as Devin Melton drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to left field to make it 4-2.
The Bearcats had an answer that same inning, loading the bases up with no out. Pitcher Richey tried to pitch his way out of the jam, retiring two batters on a fielder’s choice and a fly out to shallow centerfield. Unfortunately, two walked batters drove in two runs to tie the game at 4-4. Kaylwer Swearingin came in for relief and retired the next batter for the third out.
Bowie immediately regained the lead back in the fifth inning. Carson Sanders bunted for a base hit with one runner already on base. An error fielding the bunt allowed the runner to score and Sanders to reach third base. He would then come in to score during the next at-bat thanks to a passed ball to make it 6-4.
The Jackrabbits further built their lead in the sixth inning. Cade Thompson drove in two runs on a line drive single to left field. Sanders then hit a fly ball to left field that induced an error that drove in another run to extend Bowie’s lead to 9-4.
Henrietta got one run back in the sixth inning on an RBI single to cut the lead down to 9-5 heading into the final inning.
Despite the Bearcats getting their leadoff batter on base with a walk, Swearingin retired the final three batters with little drama to end the game.
Thompson led Bowie with two RBIs while Richey, Fallis and Melton each drove in one run.
On the mound, Richey pitched 3.2 innings while giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits, four walks while striking out three. Swearingin came in to pitch the final 3.1 innings and gave up one run (zero earned) on two hits while walking three and striking out six.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians baseball team ended their season on Tuesday with a loss to Breckenridge on senior night.
The Buckaroos won 14-0 after five innings due to run-rule, although more than half of those runs came in the final inning.
Until then, the Indians defense and pitchers Ty Presley and Kooper Hansard limited Breckenridge to three runs in the first inning, two in the third inning and one in the fourth inning. Only an avalanche of eight runs came in the five inning that proved to be the final nail.
Unfortunately, the Nocona bats had trouble making contact or getting on base against Breckenridge’s pitcher. The team got no free bases through walks or hit batters while striking out 11 times.
The only Indian batter who had success was Wesley Murphey, who hits singles both times he was up to bat.
It was a tough overall season for the Nocona baseball program. Much of it can be blamed on the relative youth of the whole team.
Only one senior graduates from this team in Hansard, who provided one of the steadiest all-around performances the whole season wherever he was needed in the field, on the mound, with his bat or on the base paths.
The good news on that side is that everyone theoretically should be coming back and will be better with one more year of growth. That along with the team dropping down to 2A has Coach Zach Denson is excited about what it will mean next year.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers won both of their games against Chico on Tuesday as they put in a double-header ahead of the playoffs.
The Panthers beat the Dragons 10-6 and 9-4 to also wrap up the district title for them.
Saint Jo led for most of the first game, with six of its runs coming in the second inning. Nursing a 7-6 lead heading into the final inning, the Panthers extended their lead by scoring three runs to win with a little bit of breathing room and momentum for the next game.
Jace Johnson and Payton Harris each drove in two runs to lead the team. Collin Thomas got the start on the mound and had tough 3 innings giving up six runs (four earned) on 10 hits. Trevor Conner and Harris came in to pitch relief and did not give up any runs the rest of the way.
The second game saw Chico get up 4-0 in the fourth inning. Saint Jo scored two runs in the same inning, three in the fifth to take the lead and four more in the sixth to extend the lead to 9-4 heading into the final inning. There the Panther defense held out to secure the win.
Matthew Butler-Everson and Johnson each drove in two runs to lead the team. Brice Durham got the start and gave up four runs (three earned) in the first 3.1 innings. Harris came in for relief and gave up no runs the rest of the way.

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Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Panthers got out of their early season funk as they beat fellow 1A Bellevue twice last week on two different days.
The Panthers won the first high-scoring game 15-9 before shut out the Eagles 10-0 in the second game.
Saint Jo had a rough beginning to its season, with mostly ugly losses and only one win.
Bellevue came in with no wins, but it was not unexpected due to it being the Eagles first year as a program since the late 1990s.
Bellevue led the first game for most of it scoring five runs in the first inning and just holding off the Panthers 5-4 heading into the sixth inning.
Saint Jo then caught fire, scoring six runs in the sixth inning to take its first lead since the first inning. The Eagles kept it close and scored four runs to make it a one run game 10-9 heading into the final inning.
The game had to be postponed due to Bellevue’s new field not having any lights to play past a certain time.
When the game was picked up three days later, the Panthers added five more run to their lead. The Eagles could not answer and Saint Jo won the game 15-9.
Devein Stewart and Logan Hoover led the Panthers four RBIs each while Charlie Evans and R Forrester drove in two runs each.
Trent Gaston pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs and struck out seven batters to lead the team.
Saint Jo’s defense committed four errors.
For Bellevue, Brayden Moore led the team with three RBIs while Bryce Ramsey and Ryan Jones each drove in two runs.
Ramsey pitched five innings and allowed four runs while striking out nine batters to lead the team.
The second game picked up right after the end of the first game. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the second game went similarly to the end of first game.
Saint Jo scored three runs in the first inning, four in the second inning and three in the third inning.
The Panther defense shut out Bellevue and the game ended with Saint Jo winning 10-0 after four and half innings due to run rule.
Sam Martin led the Panthers with four RBIs while Evans drove in two runs. Stewart pitched three innings and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out six batters. Hoover pitched two innings and struck out four batters while allowing no hits and walking two batters. The team committed no fielding errors.
For Bellevue, River Trail got the only hit in the game for the team. The team drew three walks, but could not get on base.
Blake Reese led the team with two innings pitched and three earned runs on two hits and five walks while striking out two batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost their second game against Muenster on Friday on the road.
The Indians lost 10-0 after five innings due to run-rule as the Hornets picked up all of their runs in one horrible inning for Nocona.
The score was tied at 0-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning. The Indian defense had navigated one out singles the first two innings without letting it morph into anything threatening.
Unfortunately, the third inning saw Muenster get going from the first batter.
Five singles, two doubles, two walks and a hit batter later saw the Hornets score 10 runs.
Nocona’s bats had been able to get someone on base in most innings despite Walker Murphey getting the team’s only base hit, but could not get a run to score.
The Indian defense did bounce back to not allow any runs in the fourth or fifth inning, but with no runs coming through for Nocona, the game ended after five innings.
Muenster won 10-0.

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Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost at home on Friday night against Muenster.
The Lady Hornets won 9-0, with most of the damage coming in the fourth inning against the Lady Indians.
Nocona gave up two runs in the first inning, but kept the game within reach after shutting out Muenster in the second and third innings.
Then came the fourth inning. Five fielding errors and two singles contributed to the Lady Hornets scoring six runs to go up 8-0.
The Lady Indians struggled to get their bats going all game though they did get some base runners that could have been worked home with some timely plays in other games.
Muenster added one more run in the sixth inning to make the final score 9-0.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a shootout at Era on Friday night.
The Lady Hornets won 25-15 in a game that ended early after six innings due to run-rule.
Saint Jo was trailing the early part of the game down 9-1 after three innings.
The Lady Panthers then had a huge offensive inning, scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to go up 10-9.
Era bounced back in the same inning and scored three runs to retake the lead 12-10, but Saint Jo then scored four runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth inning as it lead 15-12.
The Lady Hornets then embarked on an inning from hell for the Lady Panthers, more than doubling their score and not ending until Era was up by 10 runs to end the game early.
The Lady Hornets had scored 13 runs to win 25-15.

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Nocona’s Stone signs to play football

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Nocona senior Johnny Stone, son of Chelsi and Haydan, signed his letter of intent to play football at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie on Monday. Stone played running back and linebacker for Nocona on varsity for three years, helping the Indians go from two wins his first season to winning 16 games the last two seasons that resulted in playoff berths and a district title this past season. Stone has also spent time playing baseball, golf, basketball and track during his four years at Nocona. “They have a great program there,” Stone said. “Their business and financing program, it is five years for a masters so I thought that was a really good choice. They have a nice indoor gym. They really focus on the relgious part of school.” Stone plans to focus on business and financing major with maybe a minior in religious beliefs.

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