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Bowie beats Windthorst 7-5
The Bowie Jackrabbits won their non-district game against Windthorst on Tuesday at home.
The Jackrabbits hung on to win 7-5 despite a late push from the Trojans in the fifth inning.
Bowie started the game off in a bit of trouble. Windthorst led off the game with a drawn walk and a double that put both runners into scoring position with no outs.
Pitcher Kawlyer Swearingin recovered and struck out the next two batters before a walk loaded the bases. Swearingin then struck out the next batter to get out of the inning unscathed.
The Jackrabbits had a similar start on offense. Carson Sanders led off, reaching second base thanks to an error in the outfield. Devin Melton then hit an infield single to put two runners on base with no outs.
Unfortunately, the next batter flew out to centerfield. Sanders’ attempt to tag up and reach third was thwarted as he was throw out for a double play. This was followed up by an infield pop out to end the first inning with both teams still scoreless.
The Trojans loaded the bases up again to start the second inning with two hits and a walk. They capitalized this time as a double drove in two runs.
Bowie regrouped as Swearingin forced three straight ground outs to limit the bleeding and strand two runners in scoring position.
The Jackrabbit offense did not start off responding well. In only three pitches, Bowie already had two outs in the bottom of the second inning.
Cade Thompson was able to get on base thanks to an error at third base. Jacob Fallis then hit a double to left field that allowed Thompson to score.
After Fallis stole third base, he was followed by Tucker Jones who drove him in with a single to tie the game up at 2-2.
The Jackrabbits defense had their first no base runner inning in the third. Swearingin struck out to of the three batters and forced a groundout on the other hitter.
This allowed Bowie to take the lead as the offense kept things going from the second inning.
After Kynan DeMoss got on base to start the inning thanks to an error in the outfield, Swearingin drove him in with a double. A double from Logan Hutson and a drawn walk from Thompson loaded the bases.
Fallis grounded out at second base, but it did allow one run to score and the other base runner to advance to third. An error during the next at-bat allowed Hutson to score, making the lead 5-2. Fallis would later be caught trying to steal third for the third out.
Windthorst led off the fourth inning with back-to-back singles. The defense again came through, getting two groundouts and Swearingin striking out another batter to keep the Trojans from scoring.
The Jackrabbits loaded the bases with one out thanks to Jones and Melton hitting singles and DeMoss getting on due to an error. Unfortunately, the next batter lined one out to the pitcher, who completed the inning ending double play with a toss to third base.
Windthorst loaded the bases with one out thanks to a single, a drawn walk and a catcher’s interference call.
After Colton Richey came in to pitch and forced a pop out, a fielding error and a double allowed the Trojans to tie the score at 5-5.
Bowie did not allow Windthorst’s rally to affect its at bats. Hutson got on base with a single and advanced to second base thanks to a passed ball. With two outs Fallis came through again, driving Hutson in on a single to give the Jackrabbits back the lead 6-5.
The Trojans tried to answer with a two out rally as a double got them on base.
A drawn walk followed and a passed ball put both runners into scoring position. Richey came through though, striking out the next batter to get out of the jam.
DeMoss got on base first for Bowie with a double. Fielding errors from Windthorst allowed Richey and Hutson to get on and load the bases with two outs. Thompson hit a single that drove in DeMoss to extend the Jackrabbits lead to 7-5 before the third out.
Sanders came in to pitch in the seventh inning and pick up the save. He allowed no base runners while inducing two ground outs and a fly out to center field to secure the win for Bowie.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Indians wrapped up their first playoff berth since 2005 with a dominant win against Chico on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 10-0 in four and half innings due to run-rule to earn the district’s final playoff spot and break a nearly two decade drought.
Nocona was in a similar situation last year after beating Chico in the first game before losing twice more to the Dragons, once in the regular season finale and then in the play-in series.
The Indians won the first game earlier in the week 9-4, but knew they could play better. On Thursday they then proved it.
In the bottom of the first inning, Nocona got the scoring going as Wesley Murphey hit an RBI double. Two batters later, Landon Fatheree drove in two runs with a double.
Konnor Harrington followed with a groundout that scored another run as the Indians led 4-0.
In the second inning, Nocona kept up the pressure. Brody Langford drove in a run with a single. Later with the bases loaded, Caden Belcher was hit by a pitch that scored a run. A later passed ball allowed one more run to score as the Indians extended their lead to 7-0.
Nocona got one more run in the third inning. With the bases loaded, Wesley Murphey grounded into a fielder’s choice out that scored one run to make it 8-0.
The Indians got the final two runs they needed in the fourth inning. Walker Murphey and RJ Walker hit back-to-back RBI singles to put Nocona up 10-0.
Chico needed to score at least one run to prevent the game from ending early due to run-rule. Instead Walker Murphey completed the shutout performance by retiring the next three batters to end the game and the Dragon’s season.
The Indians won 10-0 and earned the district’s final playoff spot.
Wesley Murphey and Fatheree drove in two runs each to lead the team. Walker Murphey led the team with three hits. The team finished with 11 hits and drew six walks.
Walker Murphey also allowed zero runs and one hit while striking out five batters and walking none. The defense behind him committed only one fielding error.
Coach Zach Denson was beyond proud of this team for breaking the playoff drought.
“The amount of growth that they have shown throughout the year has been the most incredible I’ve seen in 13 years of coaching,” Denson said. “We went on a little skid in the middle of the year and that could have derailed our young team, but it actually brought us closer together as a unit.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Jackrabbits were able to clinch the final playoff spot on Thursday with a senior night home win against Henrietta.
The Jackrabbits won 6-1 in a game where all of the offensive action happened in the first three innings for both teams.
Bowie came into the game needing to win. Failing to do so would mean setting up a series with the Bearcats for the final playoff spot. If the Jackrabbits just took care of business against a team they had already beaten once pretty easily then they could avoid that whole situation.
Henrietta knew it was playing for the future of its season and struck first. A one out double followed by a single two batters later put the Bearcats up 1-0 against Bowie’s top pitcher Edmond De Leon on the mound.
The offense responded in the same inning with a two-out rally. Troy Kesey hit a single and Hayden Rodriguez drew a walk. De Leon then hit a double to drive one run in.
Cooper Hammer was then hit a by a pitch to load the bases up. Rayder Mann then drew a walk that scored one run and the Jackrabbits led 2-1 before the next batter popped up for out three.
Bowie added to that lead in the second inning. Boston Farris led off with a triple. Tucker Jones then hit a groundball to second base that resulted in an error that allowed Farris to score and make it 3-1 for the Jackrabbits.
Bowie then extended the lead in the third inning. Hammer hit a one-out single. Mann and Cy Egenbacher followed with hits that resulted in fielding errors for the Bearcats. The Jackrabbits scored one run on the second error.
Farris then hit a single that drove in another run. After a strikeout, a wild pitch then allowed another runner to score as Bowie was up 6-1. Another strikeout ended the scoring for the Jackrabbits.
The next three and half innings saw neither team score runs, though both had several chances with two runners getting on at times.
Henrietta’s best chance came in the fifth inning with two singles, but De Leon and Bowie’s defense shut that down. De Leon retired the final seven batters he faced as the Jackrabbits won 6-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Last week all of the area schools competed in their district’s tennis tournament and several schools had athletes qualify for the regional tournament.
In the end, 10 athletes finished second or better at district to move on for a chance to qualify for state.
Unfortunately, no players from Bowie were able to break through and qualify.
Many faced early seeding opponents from tennis power Vernon that ended their tournament.
The highest finish for a Bowie player was Lily Hodges who placed fourth in girls singles.
From Nocona, one girl was able to break through as Kaygan Stone finished second in girls singles to qualify for regionals.
Stone has had a tough year, dealing with shoulder problems that shortened both her volleyball and basketball seasons, but she bounced back this spring to qualify for regionals in tennis.
Her teammate Melissa Segura was not so lucky, as she finished third in girls singles and just missed the cut, having to settle for an alternate spot
At the 1A tournament, several schools had multiple athletes in one division qualify.
From Saint Jo, last year’s state qualifying girl’s doubles team of Kyler Dunn and Taylor Patrick won the division.
They beat out the second place finisher and their teammates, the girl’s doubles team of Maxey Johnson and Bailey Nobile, who also qualified for regionals.
From Gold-Burg, Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles to move on to the regional tournament.
Other schools only had one team or individual.
From Forestburg, the mixed doubles team of Jesse Wadsworth and Alli Cisneros finished second as they qualified for regionals.
From Prairie Valley, Case Carpenter finished second in the boys singles division.
To read the full story and see pictures of all of the qualifiers, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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