SPORTS

LOCAL: For softball, we’re open all night

Published

11 years ago

07/15/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

We’re open all night.
Well, at least on July 18 overnight at the Haggar Sports Complex across the street from the North Central Texas College-Bowie campus.
This Saturday, the Bowie Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will have the Great Balls of Fire all-night co-ed softball tournament.
“This is the sixth year we’ve put on the tournament,” said Lee Adams, one of the event coordinators. “It’s different. We use this as a fund-raiser.”
The tournament will feature a double-elimination format, and all teams are guaranteed at least two games.
The games will begin at 6 p.m. on July 18 and conclude with the championship at 9 a.m. on July 19.
Games will be played using rules from the United States Specialty Sports Association, which means pitches can be flatter.
Fielders will be allowed to move around more. Games will be played to a 55-minute time limit, and all batters will begin with a one-ball, one-strike count.
“That speeds the games up a bit,” Adams said.
There will be 12 teams in the event, including eight from out of town in places like Wichita Falls, Lewisville, Carrollton and Decatur.

SOFTBALL
What: The Sixth Annual Bowie Ladies Auxiliary Co-ed Softball Tournament.
Where: Haggar Sports Complex, Bowie
When: Saturday, with games starting at 6 p.m.
Who: Twelve teams, including four from Bowie.
Tickets: No cost to spectators. Raffle tickets for various items will cost $5 apiece.
What’s At Stake: This is a fund-raiser for the Bowie fire department, so that’s the most important part. T-shirts will be awarded to the first- and second-place teams.

Haggar Sports Complex will be the site of an all-night softball tournament this weekend to benefit the Bowie Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Saint Jo volleyball beats Sam Rayburn

Published

3 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.

SPORTS

Forestburg VB falls to Chico in four games

Published

3 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.

SPORTS

Lady Rabbits defeat Vernon Northside

Published

3 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.