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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.
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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