SPORTS
AREA NOTEBOOK: Bowie tennis begins
The Bowie High School tennis team will be participating in a couple of fall tournaments.
To prepare for the abbreviated season, practices will begin on Aug. 25 at the high school courts.
Practices are scheduled for 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
To practice, athletes must have passed a physical and completed a battery of both University Interscholastic League and Bowie Independent School District forms.
Last year, Meagan Russell and Myah Russell qualified for the Conference 3A state girls’ doubles tournament in College Station.
The team has a new coach this year in former Burleson doubles standout Avery Tate.
For information on tennis, email: avery.tate@bowieisd.net.
Diamondbacks send down Anderson
Former North Central Texas College pitcher Chase Anderson was optioned to Triple-A Reno (Nev.) after rough outing for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix Tuesday.
Anderson, who also pitched locally at Wichita Falls Rider, yielded seven runs (five earned) over the course of 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Anderson had recently come off the disabled list, battling a triceps injury.
This season has been filled with ups and downs for Anderson, who opened the with a 2.84 earned-run average through his first 13 starts.
There were times this season Anderson was viewed as the Diamondbacks’ ace. However, Chase has surrendered 11 home runs in 42 1/3 innings since June 23. He posted a record of 1-3 with a whopping 7.52 ERA during his past four starts.
“It’s been a couple of outings where his fastball command has just not been on,” Diamondbacks’ manager Chip Hale said.
Arizona recalled Zack Godley from Double-A Mobile (Ala.) to take Anderson’s spot in the starting rotation.
Former NCTC hurler Sam Freeman is currently part of the Texas Rangers’ bullpen, on the active roster.
Twisted Oaks Golf
Tuesday Night Scramble
Aug. 18
First Flight
1, David Sappington, Marc Reynolds and Ron Everitt, 24; 2, Snake Allen, Kent Healer, Ty Healer and Donald Biehl, 29; 3, Nathan Wood, Blake Wallace, Cliff Harris and Blake Thomason, 29; Chip-off determined second place.
Second Flight
1, Troy Womack, Scott Watson, Kathy Watson and Mike DeMoss, 31; 2, Marvin Bigbie, Dylan Bigbie, Scott Deweber and Chase Wolsey, 31; 3, Carl Tucker, Bob Hamrick and Michael Qualls, 32; Chip-offs determined placements.
Closest to the pin, Hole No. 3: Ron Everitt
Closest to the pin, Hole No. 9: Ty Healer
The Arizona Diamondbacks sent down former North Central Texas College standout Chase Anderson to the Triple-A level earlier this week. (Photo provided by the Arizona Diamondbacks, used with permission)
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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