Connect with us

SPORTS

Bowie loses five-set thriller

Published

on

The Bowie Lady Rabbits hosted Peaster on Tuesday in front of a loud crowd that got into the close five-set match.
The Lady Rabbits came up just short at the end as the Lady Eagles won the fifth set with the narrowest of margins to win the match 3-2.
Bowie came out looking good early in the first set, building a small 4-1 lead. Peaster slowly came back and tied the score at 10-10, before taking a small lead 13-12.
Despite the lead being small, the Lady Rabbits could not break through. Down 21-19, the Lady Greyhounds won the next five points 4-1 to close out the set, winning 25-20.
Bowie built a subtle lead slowly to start the second set. Winning four five-point exchanges 3-2 made the lead 12-8.
That four point lead would hold for the rest of the set as the Lady Rabbits size at the net on defense and the offensive firepower allowed them to play even to win the second set 25-21.
The third set had the right amount of competitive play and drama to it the set deserved. Putting the winner up 2-1 and forcing the loser of the set to win the two sets in a row if it wanted to win.
The first 20 points saw the Lady Greyhounds early two-point lead vanish as the teams were locked at 10-10. Bowie took control and led 18-15 before things started to come loose.
Peaster won the next seven straight points to go up 22-18 as the Lady Rabbits struggled to stave off the attack. After a timeout, Bowie turned things around by winning the next three points to cut the lead to 22-21.
After exchanging points, the Lady Rabbits tied the score at 24-24 before winning the next two points to win the set 26-24, going up 2-1 after winning the last two sets.
The Lady Greyhounds were either going to lay down from losing such a close set or go down fighting in the fourth set, with no in-between. Peaster chose the latter and Bowie was not ready.
An early 6-4 lead from the Lady Greyhounds quickly got out of hand as Peaster won 13 of the next 15 points to grow the lead to 19-6. No matter how many timeouts Coach Breanna Jones took, the competitive play of the first three sets gave way to a Bowie team that just could not attack or defend at a level they had been.
The set was lost and could not be redeemed as the Lady Greyhounds won 25-10. All Jones and the Lady Rabbits could do was turn around and get focused in a winner-take-all fifth set in which they could only play better than they had in the fourth set.
With the format the first to 15 instead of 25, every point matters even more than in other sets as there are fewer points to win.
Bowie took a small 4-2 lead early, but Peaster closed the gap to tie the score 4-4. After trading some points back and forth, the Lady Greyhounds took an 8-6 lead. This time the Lady Rabbits cam back to tie the score at 9-9.
The two teams traded points for the next six points, tied at 12-12. Peaster then won the next two points to take a 14-12 lead and had match point. Bowie staved off match point to make it 14-13 and was looking to tie the score up again.
A double block on the right side against a Lady Greyhound hitter at the net was deflected out of bounds and that was all she wrote. Peaster won the set 15-13 to win the match 3-2.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

Continue Reading

SPORTS

Bowie Baseball Interview

Published

on

Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
Continue Reading

SPORTS

Bowie Softball Interview

Published

on

Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
Continue Reading

SPORTS

Baseball Roundup

Published

on

RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.

Continue Reading
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad

Trending