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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Boyd too much for Bowie again

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By ERIC VICCARO
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Bowie High School first-year head coach Brant Farris credits Boyd’s togetherness as a reason why the Lady Jackets are such a formidable team.
That esprit de corps was omnipresent on Tuesday as Boyd defeated Bowie for the second time this season, 11-2, in District 3A-9 action.
“They are all familiar with each other and they’ve been playing softball at a high level,” Farris said.
Bowie dropped to 13-12, 6-3 in the district. Boyd stands at 7-2 in 3A-9, tied with Holliday.
Many of Boyd’s girls play club softball as a means of betterment. Like Bowie’s baseball team, a slew of Lady Jackets have signed on to play college softball. Boyd is currently ranked in the top-25 of the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll.
Chelsea Arlington kept Bowie to single runs in the first and second innings en route to the win.
“She works both sides of the plate and she goes hard at hitters,” Farris said of Arlington, who threw 93 pitches in a complete-game performance.
Arlington struck out five and walked one. Only one of the two runs Arlington surrendered was earned. She scattered four Bowie hits.
Taylor McCarty had success against Arlington, the only Lady Rabbit with a multiple-hit game. She also walked once. Addy Cook and Petie Wolsey went 1-for-3.
Braxton Deford and Wolsey both scored for Bowie. Wolsey scored on Courtney Brady’s RBI groundout in the opening inning. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the weekend Bowie News.

Petie Wolsey tags out a Boyd runner during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 game against Boyd. The Lady Rabbits suffered an 11-2 loss to the Lady Jackets. (News photo by Eric Viccaro) 

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2024 HS sports year in review: Bellevue

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The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.

To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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2024 HS sports year in review: Prairie Valley

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The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.

To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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2024 HS sports year in review: Gold-Burg

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The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.

To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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