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Bowie falls to Iowa Park 11-0
The Bowie Lady Rabbits faced a tough test at home on Tuesday night against Iowa Park.
The Lady Hawks were able to end the game early after five innings, winning 11-0 as the Lady Rabbits struggled against the bigger school.
In the first inning Bowie allowed a leadoff walk to start the game. Fortunately, the defense was able to get the runner out trying to steal as catcher Kenzi Short made a great throw to second base. The next two batters were out with no problem thanks to solid defense and the Lady Rabbits escaped with no runs given up.
Bowie did not have much luck with its first time up to bat. All three batters struck out as the team had an issue getting its bat on the ball.
In the second inning, pitcher Alexa Holzer forced a ground out to the shortstop and struck out the next batter for the first two outs. The next batter hit a blooper over the shortstop for a single as Iowa Park hoped to rally with two outs.
Two wild pitches allowed the runner to advance to third base, where a base hit would score. The batter hit the ball hard into the outfield, but it had enough air under it for the outfielder to catch the ball cleanly for the third out, escaping another inning with a runner on base.
Unfortunately on offense, the Lady Rabbits did not have much more success. All three batters were sat down with strike outs as the game moved to the top of the third inning still scoreless.
The leadoff batter was hit to get on base. After a strike out, an infield single and fielder’s choice loaded the bases up. A bases clearing double and a triple followed, scoring four runs for the Lady Hawks as they took the lead 4-0. Bowie was able to get out of the inning with a pop up double play.
The Lady Rabbits needed to respond with their bats, but still could not make much contact. The first two batters struck out. The third batter laid down a successful bunt and tried to run out the throw, but Iowa Park covered it well and threw the runner out at first base for the third out.
The fourth inning did not start well again for Bowie. The leadoff batter hit a single into left field and the next batter was hit by a pitch to put two runners on base. A successful bunt advanced both runners into scoring position, where they would eventuaully score on a single and a steal home, upping the score to 6-0 for the Lady Hawks.
While the Lady Rabbits leadoff batter avoided striking out with a hard hit ground ball to second base, Iowa Park made the play for the first out. The next two batters struck out swinging as the game moved to the fifth inning.
A hit batter and single started the inning off not well for Bowie. After a strike out, an error in right field allowed the bases to be loaded. The Lady Rabbits defense was able to force a fielder’s choice out at home for the second out as the team hoped to get out of the jam.
Unfortunately another fielding error this one on a tough pop fly in the shallow outfield, allowed two runs to score. A bunt was laid down that loaded the bases again and a double drilled into the gap cleared the bases, putting Iowa Park up 11-0. Bowie got out of the inning two batters later with a fly out to center field.
The Lady Rabbits needed to score at least two runs to avoid having the game stopped due to run rule. The first batter struck out, the teams 11th of the game. Though it was dropped, the batter could not beat the throw to first base and was out.
The next and final two batters were able to put the bat on the ball. A bunt down the third base line was fielded well by the Lady Hawks for the second out. That was followed with a ground ball hit to third base. Again, Iowa Park fielded the ball clean and the throw was good for the third and final out as Bowie would lose 11-0.
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It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
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Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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