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Lady Rabbits struggle at Pottsboro
The Bowie Lady Rabbits went to their second tournament of the season at Pottsboro last week.
The Lady Rabbits struggled in some close games and ultimately went 1-4 against some good competition.
Bowie first played the tournament host, the Lady Cardinals. It was a low scoring, competitive game, but down the stretch Pottsboro made more things happen on its way to winning 40-35.
Hope Jones had a big day scoring 21 points, with half coming from the free throw line, but it wasn’t enough.
The Lady Rabbits next played Howe. The Lady Bulldogs got off to a good first quarter start, leading 16-8. The rest of the game Bowie’s defense did a better job of limiting Howe’s offense.
Unfortunately, the scoring never quite picked up for the Lady Rabbits. That eight-point lead carried through the rest of the game as Bowie would lose 43-35. Jasmine Jones led the team with nine points.
The third game against Denison was a similar scoring type of game, though the Lady Jackets lead was never more than a few points, leading 15-13 at halftime.
The offense picked up in the fourth quarter, but ultimately Denison held on to win the closest game of the tournament for Bowie, 37-35. Abbi Gamblin led the team with eight points.
The offense picked up for the Lady Rabbits in game four against Melissa. While the first quarter saw the teams tied at 7-7, both offenses picked up the rest of the game.
Bowie had a 39-33 lead heading into the fourth quarter, but unfortunately could not close the deal as the Lady Cardinals scored 19 points in the quarter to win 54-47. Jones led the team with 16 points, with 10 coming at the free throw line.
Not wanting to go home with no win, the Lady Rabbits closed the tournament with their best performance against Era.
The game was easily the highest scoring game of the tournament for Bowie. The Lady Rabbits led only 39-36 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie then closed the game strong, scoring 23 points in the final quarter to win by double digits 62-50. Jones led the team with 25 points while Jayci Logan joined her in double figures with 15.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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