SPORTS
Lady Rabbits host first tournament
It was a tough first tournament for the Bowie softball team last week as they played/hosted a tournament, with locations at Bowie and Henrietta.
Through five games, the Lady Rabbits went 1-4 as the team continues to gel together and gain experience.
Bowie started with a game against Petrolia. After both teams squandered some chances in the first two innings, the Lady Pirates scored four runs in each of the next three innings.
The Lady Rabbits were able to manufacture two runs in the third inning despite not hitting too well, but it wasn’t enough as Petrolia won 12-2 in five innings.
The second game that day was against a tough Burkburnett team. Through three innings, Bowie was keeping pace. The Lady Bulldogs only led 2-1 heading into the fourth inning when things went bad.
Burkburnett scored four runs in the fourth inning and seven runs in the fifth. The Lady Rabbits could not answer as they lost 13-1 after five innings.
On Friday, Bowie got to take some of its aggression out on Bland. The Lady Rabbits hung up nine runs in the first inning and never let up. The Lady Tigers scored one run in the third inning, but Bowie was still able to run rule them after three innings as they won 16-1.
While Bailey Grant led the team with three RBIs and Gracie Bentley drove in two runs, more than half the runs were scored on the base paths. Coach Brant Farris’ aggressive philosophy put pressure on Bland’s defense and took advantage of all its mistakes in the game overall.
Coming right off that game, Bowie next played Archer City. The Lady Rabbits could not carry that momentum over against the much tougher Lady Cats.
Archer City scored eight runs in the first three innings before Bowie was able to respond. The Lady Rabbits scored three runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead almost in half.
Unfortunately, the Lady Cats were able to add five runs in the fifth inning to go up 10 runs. Bowie could not respond as the game ended there with Archer City winning 13-3.
The Lady Rabbits played their final game on Saturday against Haskell. Things looked like they might end fast as the Lady Indians scored 14 runs in the top of the first inning.
Luckily, Bowie was able to answer back with three runs in the first inning and eight runs in the second to cut the lead to 16-11. Heading into the fourth inning, the Lady Rabbits cut the lead to 17-13 in this high scoring affair.
Unfortunately, Haskell had another offensive explosion in the fourth inning, scoring 11 runs. Bowie was not able to answer on the scale needed as the game ended there with the Lady Indians winning 28-14. Carrington Davis led the Lady Rabbits with four RBIs and a home run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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.
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 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th 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 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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