SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie runs down victory

Published

10 years ago

04/04/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Holliday High School pitcher Jennifer Wright is known for throwing a rise ball, and it’s not the easiest pitch to hit.
However, the Bowie softball team was able to find its groove on offense – spearheaded by three Taylor McCarty doubles and six RBIs from Carrington Davis – to defeat Holliday 10-7.
“Our offense did a good job of staying on top of the ball,” Bowie head coach Brant Farris said. “We were able to hit line drives, and that was a focus for us in practice.”
Bowie’s ability to hit line drives put undue pressure on Holliday’s defense, and that helped the Lady Rabbits improve to 14-7-2, 6-1 in 3A-9.
The team is one game clear of Henrietta, Paradise and Boyd in the district standings. Bowie played at home versus Nocona on Friday followed by a trip to Boyd next Tuesday.
Bowie helped itself in the bottom of the sixth by securing not one, but two outs during a double rundown.
“I would say that’s the first time I’ve seen two outs from a double rundown,” Farris said. “It was a great play. Hattie (Hammer) started it, and then Jayde (Brezina) took over to finish it. It was a turning point in the game because I think Holliday was poised for a big inning.”

Paradise 22, Nocona 2
Bryton Lemons and Sherese Price recorded the only two hits of the game for Nocona. Karlie Pepper and Lemons pushed across runs for the struggling Lady Indians. Read more, and see complete box scores and district standings, in the April 2 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Jayde Brezina prepares to throw the ball during a double rundown while teammate Hattie Hammer watches. (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.

SPORTS

Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

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.