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Lady Rabbits beat Paradise 3-0
The Bowie Lady Rabbits finished up their first week of play Thursday night with a game against Paradise at home.
The Lady Rabbits took care of business against the Lady Cats, winning in straight sets 3-0 for their second win of the season.
The first set was as close as it could be the first 20 points. The teams were locked at 10-10 with numerous back and forths when the Lady Rabbits got some breathing room.
Bowie won four of the next five points to give itself a modest 14-11 lead. It kept the pressure up as Paradise fell further and further behind. The Lady Rabbits entered the home stretch up 20-15 and finished just as strong to win by a comfortable margin 25-17.
Compared to the first set, the second set was never much of a contest. Bowie was in control from the beginning, but a 5-0 run opened the lead up to 11-4.
The Lady Cats never could close the distance as the Lady Rabbits won by double digits 25-14 to take a 2-0 lead.
Paradise would need to win the next two sets in a row to force fifth set if it still wanted a victory.
Bowie would need to keep the Lady Cats from building any positive momentum if it wanted to put them away in three sets.
The Lady Rabbits had their best start in the third set fresh off of winning the second set easily. Bowie was up 8-2.
It looked like it would be easy to close out Paradise who had struggled with serve-receive all match.
The Lady Cats came back, chipping away at the lead until eventually they tied the score at 15-15. With only 10 points left to win the set for both teams and Paradise digging its heels in with its back against the wall, the Lady Rabbits looked like they might give up a set.
Instead, Bowie took control. Winning eight of the next 10 points, the Lady Rabbits were in control again with a chance to win the set and match up 23-17.
The Lady Cats would not go quietly, winning four of the next five points to close the distance. Thankfully, Bowie won the next point to win the set 25-21 and the match in straight sets.
The Lady Rabbits next play at Burkburnett on Aug. 21. The time is not known for the match.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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