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, 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.
Lubbock
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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