SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Bowie hears rallying cry, wins
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie High School shortstop Chandler Dean saw Glen Dunnam hold up all five fingers when the pitching coach called for time in the top of the seventh inning.
Gunter had base runners on second and third base, and Dean hurried into the dugout to change his glove. He thought he was taking over for Trace Hardee on the mound.
Dunnam told Dean to return to shortstop, and player Justin Bolton scrambled in the dugout – and a second timeout was issued – in order give Dean his infielder’s glove back.
And it’s a good thing Bolton raced out there to hand Dean his fielder’s glove.
Gunter’s Mason Mazerolle lined out sharply to shortstop to end the game, giving Bowie the best-of-3 series over the Tigers as the Jackrabbits won the rubber game of the Conference 3A Region 2 quarterfinals 3-1.
“I was like, ‘What in the world is going on?’” said Bowie head baseball coach Ryan Rogers. “Everything was spinning. It was a miscommunication. We had to call time twice.”
Van Alstyne is next
Now Bowie will play Van Alstyne, another top-ranked team, in a best-3 series starting at 7 p.m. on May 26 at Kennedale. Game Two will take place at 2 p.m. on May 28, with the if-necessary Game Three 30 minutes thereafter.
Like Gunter, Van Alstyne won its district (3A-13). The Panthers are currently 24-2-2 on the season under head coach Jimmy Haynes.
Game Two
Bowie 9, Gunter 8
Keck Jones opened up the bottom of the sixth with an innocent single past shortstop Troy Watson. Trace Hardee followed by sacrificing Jones to second.
Game Three
Bowie 3, Gunter 1
Gunter could only muster one run during the game as Gunter tagged up at third and scored during the third inning. Read more, and see complete box scores, in the May 25 Bowie News.
Bowie High School’s Chandler Dean heads for third base with an insurance run during the bottom of the sixth inning. Carter Shackelford scored Dean with a deep double. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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