SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: For Bowie, it’s ‘silence of the bats’
By ERIC VICCARO
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For the Bowie High School softball team, Monday’s 6-0 District 3A-9 loss could have been turned into a movie.
The film could have been called, “Silence of the Bats.”
Paradise pitcher Reagan Taylor shut down Bowie, holding the Lady Rabbits to three hits while striking out five.
“Taylor was throwing hard,” Bowie head coach Brant Farris said. “She did a nice job of shutting our bats down.”
Bowie left only six runners on base, another indication the Lady Rabbits weren’t generating enough firepower.
The Lady Rabbits had chances to score, but they were few and far between.
Henslee Ogle singled and Addy Cook walked in the second inning. Ogle was caught attempting to steal home. And Cook was left at third base after an Ashlyn Vanwey groundout.
Tristin Hopson was picked off first base in the fourth inning. Later in the inning, Taylor McCarty was stranded at second and Ogle at first as Cook flied out to left field.
Vanwey reached on an error in the fifth inning, Hopson singled in the sixth, and Cook in the seventh. But none of them scored.
Maylie Short took the loss, allowing five runs – only two earned, in part because of three Bowie errors – on six hits with one walk and two hit batters. She threw 57 pitches, 38 for strikes. Kellbie Throckmorton pitched the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Read more, and see the box score, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s Maylie Short attempts to pick up the ball during Monday’s District 3A-9 game at Paradise. Short made the play, but her throw was just late as Paradise scored three runs during the fourth inning of a 6-0 win for the Lady Jackets. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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