SPORTS
Panthers lose 12-2 on road
The Saint Jo Panthers played another top 2A team as part of their conjoined district schedule as they traveled to Lindsay on Tuesday.
The Knights proved too much for the Panthers as they won 12-2 in six innings.
Saint Jo was able to take an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Connor Thompson was able to get on base with a hit to the short stop. Thompson stole second and then third base.
Thanks to an error by the third basemen when Lindsay was trying to throw him out, Thompson was able to score.
Thanks to three walks and two wild pitches, the Knights were able to take the lead 2-1 heading into the second inning.
Besides Cody Thurman reaching base with a hit to third base, Saint Jo struggled to make contact as the team stuck out three times in the inning.
Four straight walks for Lindsay scored one run and allowed another run to score on a double play ball. The Knights led 4-1 heading into the third inning.
The Panthers offense failed to get a runner on base while a single and a fielding error allowed two runners to get on base for Lindsay.
The Knights were able to get both runners in with a ground out and a wild pitch as Lindsay led 6-1 heading into the fourth inning.
Things were almost déjà vu for the fourth inning. Saint Jo’s offense continued to struggle while the Knights were able to capitalize on early inning base runners, scoring three more runs to go up 9-1.
Both teams failed to get things going in the fifth inning as all batters were retired. In the sixth inning the Panthers were able to draw back-to-back walks with two outs. A stolen base and a passed ball allowed Eli Jones to score, cutting the lead to 9-2.
Lindsay was able to answer with a two-run home run and an RBI single to end the game due to run rule. The Knights won 12-2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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