SPORTS
Bowie softball loses at Paradise 6-1
The Bowie Lady Rabbits tested themselves on Monday, not just against old district foe Paradise at their field, but against the cold, windy elements.
Knowing they would face tough pitching, a lone home run was the only source of offense for Bowie as the Lady Cats won 6-1.
Things looked grim early on. Besides reaching base on an error, the Lady Rabbits struck out three times in the top of the first inning.
The leadoff for Paradise then hit a solo home run to give the Lady Cats an early 1-0 lead and a lot of momentum.
Luckily, pitcher Alexa Holzer was able to retire the next three batters with no base runners allowed.
Gracie Bentley doubled with two outs to vive Bowie its first runner in scoring position. Unfortunately, the next batter struck out to end the chance for the Lady Rabbits.
On defense, Bowie hit back-to-back batters with two outs to give Paradise a chance to score, but after a dropped third strike the Lady Rabbits were able to throw the batter out at first to end the second inning.
Things did not go much better for Bowie’s offense as they could not get a base runner on in the third inning.
On the flip side, the Lady Cats leadoff batter was able to get on base due to an error. After a sacrifice bunt moved her to third, the next batter drove in the run to give Paradise a 2-0 lead heading into the fourth inning.
The Lady Rabbits offense got some life to it when senior Carrington Davis led off with a solo home run shot to left field to cut the lead to 2-1.
Hoping it would spark some momentum for the rest of the team, instead the next three batters struck out.
Besides another hit batter with two outs, Bowie was able to stiffen any offense from Paradise as the game moved into the fifth inning.
A drawn walk from Kylie Fleming with two outs and a wild pitch put her in scoring position for the Lady Rabbits, but the next batter could not drive her home.
For the Lady Cats, an error and a walk put two runners on with no outs. The next batter hit a home run to center field.
Two more errors and a single scored another run to make it 6-1, but Bowie was able to stop it before things started to go off the rails.
Hannah Love was able to find her way on base in the top of the sixth due to an error to lead off the inning.
Despite stealing second and making her way to third base after a ground out, the Lady Rabbits could not get her home. Bowie gave itself a chance by not allowing any base runners to end the sixth inning.
Unfortunately, there would be no late inning rally as the Lady Rabbits could not get any base runner on as they were sat down one, two, three to end the game, losing 6-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
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Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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