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Bowie softball struggles in second tournament
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a tough second tournament at the Bowie/Henrietta tournament late last week.
With half the team seeing its first softball action fresh off of basketball ending two days before, the Lady Rabbits went 1-4 overall as the team tries to get up to speed.
Bowie started the tournament with a morning game against Archer City. The Lady Rabbits had trouble scoring any runs against the Lady Cats. Bowie only gave up one big inning in the fifth as Archer City scored five runs, but the Lady Rabbits struggled to threaten the defense enough.
In the end the Lady Cats won 9-1. The highlights included Gracie Bentley hitting a double to drive in Jayci Logan for Bowie’s only run.
Later in the afternoon, the Lady Rabbits faced Sanger. It was a much higher scoring game as the Bowie trailed only 8-7 after the first three innings. After that though, the Lady Rabbits were unable to score while the Lady Indians scored big in the fifth and sixth inning to pull ahead and win 15-7.
Highlights for Bowie included a two RBI double from Addie Farris and a triple hit by Kenzi Short.
Things did not get much easier for the Lady Rabbits the second day. Bowie played Vernon to start the day. While the Lady Rabbits did a good job to not let the Lady Lions score in bunches, Vernon still scored at least one run in four different innings.
On offense Bowie struggled to put its bat on the ball as the team struck out 10 times and only had three hits as the team failed to score in seven innings. The Lady Lions would win 7-0.
Highlights included Short hitting a double, a double play turn in the infield and pitcher Alexa Holzer not allowing a walk.
The Lady Rabbits had to turn around and play a late game against Windthorst that did not last long. The Lady Trojans had big offensive innings in the first and second, scoring five and then 10 runs in the inning.
Bowie answered with three in the bottom of the second, but with a couple more runs from Windthorst in the third inning the game was called. The Lady Trojans won 17-3.
Highlights included extra base hits from Farris, Jasmine Jones and Season Eudey. Farris and Jones also both drove runs in separately.
The Lady Rabbits finished the tournament on Saturday playing Bland.
The offense had things going great from the opening at bat, with runs scored in all three innings of the short game blowout.
Bowie would win 11-1 with RBIs from four players, led by two from Eudey who hit a double. Holzer only allowed one hit in four innings of work as the Lady Rabbits would end the tournament on a positive note.
The Lady Rabbits play in their final tournament this weekend at Iowa Park.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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