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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie misses chances

Published

10 years ago

04/03/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Friday’s District 3A-9 softball game turned into a case of missed opportunities for Bowie High School.
In the bottom of the sixth, Taylor McCarty was thrown out at home trying to extend a double into a run. Earlier in the game, Kellbie Throckmorton was tagged out at second, which could have given the Lady Rabbits a much-needed run at that point in the contest.
“They were able to make the scoop and tag (on the McCarty play),” Bowie head softball coach Brant Farris said. “In 20-20 hindsight, I probably should have held her at third base.”
Henrietta had a small army backing up the ball, and that proved to squelch giving the Lady Rabbits what would have been the go-ahead run.
Earlier in the game, Throckmorton was thrown out at second as the result of an unlucky-for-Bowie-but-lucky-for-Henrietta bounce.
“The ball bounced right off the umpire’s shin guard,” Farris noted.
It marked Bowie’s first 3A-9 loss of the season, dropping the team to 13-7-1, 5-1. The Lady Rabbits played at Holliday on Tuesday before returning home to face Nocona on Friday. Read more, and see the box score and District 3A-9 standings, in the March 30 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Kellbie Throckmorton attempts to slide into second base during Friday’s District 3A-9 game versus Henrietta. Throckmorton was called out; just another one of the Lady Rabbits missed opportunities in this eight-inning 11-6 loss to the Lady Bearcats. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.