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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie wins a ‘laugher’
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
There’s an old adage that laughter is the medicine.
Well, in the case of the Bowie High School softball team, a “laugher” proved to be the elixir it needed as the Lady Rabbits defeated Holliday 15-3 in a District 3A-9 game on Tuesday at the BHS Outdoor Sports Complex.
Holliday turned the game into a comedy of errors with seven of them during the game, and now Bowie holds the tie-breaker over the Lady Eagles with the victory.
“I’ve seen it,” Bowie head coach Brant Farris said. “I’ve been a part of it. It’s no fun. I’m just glad we weren’t on that end.”
Farris said, like hitting, poor defense can be catching – especially after a team commits the second error of a given inning.
Bowie (12-11, 5-2) took full advantage of Holliday’s defensive woes in scoring eight runs during the first inning. The Lady Rabbits piled on the runs from there, and the game ended after 4½ innings due to the run rule.
For Farris, winning a game like this should show the girls they belong as one of the teams in contention for a playoff spot in 3A-9.
Bowie played aggressive and loud throughout the game, which included a raucous dugout.
“The girls were rowdy, and I think that got in Holliday’s head,” Farris said. Read more, and see a complete box score, in the weekend Bowie News.
Kellbie Throckmorton throws toward home plate during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 game between Bowie and Holliday. Throckmorton struck out three, and earned the win. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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