SPORTS
Lady Rabbits beat Chico, Millsap
The Bowie volleyball team hosted Chico and Millsap on Tuesday night as the Lady Rabbits work through their pre-district schedule.
Bowie won both matches against the Lady Dragons and the Lady Bulldogs, dropping only one set across both matches.
The Lady Rabbits first played Chico. Bowie controlled all three sets throughout. While the Lady Dragons hung around, the Lady Rabbits won by comfortable margins all three sets, winning with scores 25-17, 25-15 and 25-20.
The match against Millsap proved to be tougher. Bowie fell behind in the first set 20-15. The Lady Rabbits made up some ground, but ran out of points to catch up, losing by the smallest margin 25-23.
With the momentum it got at the end of set one, Bowie started well in set two thanks to some good serving. The Lady Rabbits biggest lead was 17-8 at one point.
The Lady Bulldogs would not go quietly, storming back and cutting the lead to two points 21-19.
Bowie would not collapse though, finishing the set strong on a 4-1 run to win the set 25-20 and tie the match 1-1.
Millsap started the third set well, taking control of the lead early. The Lady Rabbits were hanging around, but the Lady Bulldogs lead seemed to grow a little bit at a time until they the lead was 20-15 like in the first set.
Bowie made up ground again, only this time it came out on top. Thanks to some great serving and overall solid play during this stretch, the Lady Rabbits ended the set on a 10-3 run to win 25-23 and take 2-1 lead.
With how back and forth the match had been, Bowie would need to play a strong set four to eliminate any hope of Millsap coming back to win the match in five sets.
The Lady Rabbits got off to the best start of the match, up 9-1 in the opening 10 points. The Lady Bulldogs did close the gap to 12-8 respectively, but that would be all the fight left in them.
Bowie’s lead would continue to grow again as it coasted to the finish line as Millsap just could not mount any threatening offense. The Lady Rabbits won 25-15 to win the match 3-1.
Bowie next travels to Bridgeport to play at 6 p.m. on Sept. 1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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