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Bowie finishes tournament strong
The Bowie Jackrabbits had a competitive Walker Stallcup tournament during the weekend.
Despite a winless Friday, the Jackrabbits finished the tournament with an overall positive 3-2 record.
Bowie opened its hosted tournament on Thursday with a game against Bridgeport. The Bulls started out the game taking the early 2-0 lead, picking up runs in the first and second innings.
The Jackrabbits responded with four runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of two hit batters that drove in two runs with the bases loaded along with five hits. Bowie added one more in the fifth inning to extend its lead to 5-2 as it won two innings later.
The Jackrabbits later in the day played Petrolia. Bowie led 2-1 after the first inning. The Pirates scored on a solo home run and it would be the only offense they could muster.
The Jackrabbits added to their lead with runs in the third and fourth inning before scoring three runs in the sixth inning to end the game with the score 7-1.
Friday did not go as well for Bowie. The Jackrabbits first played Aubrey. The Chaparrals got the lead early in the first inning scoring two runs. Bowie had a tough day getting any offense going.
Aubrey added runs in the third, fourth, fifth and two runs in the sixth inning, taking advantage of the eight walks drawn from the Jackrabbits pitching. Bowie lost 7-0 as the game was called after six innings so it could get ready for its next game against Wichita Falls.
The Jackrabbits took the lead 2-0 in the first inning as Sanders and Melton scored on the base paths. The Coyotes cut the lead to 2-1 in the third inning, but Bowie was able to keep its one run lead until the sixth inning.
Wichita Falls scored two runs on a double to take the lead 3-2. The Jackrabbits were not able to respond and lost the close game.
Bowie hoped to end the tournament on a positive note on Saturday against Pampa. The Harvesters struck first with a run in the first inning. The Jackrabbits answered in the same inning as Swearingin drove in two runs to give Bowie a 2-1 lead.
The Jackrabbits added one more in the third inning as Sanders scored on the base paths thanks to fielding errors as Bowie led 3-1.
Pampa would cut into the lead with a run scored in the fifth inning, but the Jackrabbits held on to win 3-2 after the game was called in the sixth.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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