SPORTS
Bowie wins with walk-off RBI
The Bowie Jackrabbits won in dramatic fashion Wednesday night against top-rated 1A team Dodd City.
The Jackrabbits won with a walk-off RBI from Colton Richey to win 5-4, coming back from two runs down entering the final inning.
The Hornets led off to begin the game and took the early lead. With two outs, a single and a dropped strike three allowed Dodd City to score and go up 1-0. Logan Hutson then struck out the next batter to end the inning.
The Jackrabbits did not have any luck responding as the top of the lineup was sat down in order as the game moved to the second inning.
The Hornets led off the inning with a single to get a runner on base. The runner then advanced to second thanks to an error by the catcher to get in scoring position.
That was as far as he would get though as Hutson struck out the next three batters to get out of the situation.
Bowie then scored to tie the game. Hutson led off the inning with a single up the middle. A bunt from Devin Melton moved him to second. Two wild pitches allowed him to move to third base then home to make the score 1-1.
The teams exchanged a scoreless third inning, with the Hornets getting one base runner on with a walk. He advanced all the way to third base, but was left stranded there.
In the fourth inning Dodd City drew another one out walk. The defense came through though, pulling off a double-play to get out of the inning.
With two outs, Melton got on base for the Jackrabbits. Thanks to some throwing errors, he was able to make it all the way around to score, giving Bowie a 2-1 lead.
Hits from Colton Richey, Parker Price and Hutson loaded up the bases, but the next batter grounded out to the shortstop to end the scoring chance.
The teams exchanged a scoreless fifth inning. The Jackrabbits had Carson Sanders get on base with a one out single and reached third base thanks to a steal, but he was left stranded there.
The Hornets had a big sixth inning. Thanks to four hits, including two doubles and a walk, Dodd City scored three runs to take back the lead. Troy Kesey came in for relief to get the final two outs, but Bowie found itself trailing 4-2 now.
The team looked to strike back its next time up. Richey, Price and Kesey drew walks with one out to load the bases. Unfortunately the next two batters struck out and then flew out to center field as the Jackrabbits came away with nothing.
Dodd City looked to add to its lead in the final inning. A one out walk and single put two runners on base. Kesey was able to get out of the situation with a strike out and a ground out to second base.
Bowie’s bats would need to come through in the final at-bats and they delivered. Sanders led off the inning with a single to right field. Kawlyer Swearingin then drew a walk. Both runners advanced to into scoring position on a wild pitch.
After a strike out, Devin Melton drove in a run with a single to cut the lead to 4-3. Melton reached second during the next at-bat as the Jackrabbits had two runners in scoring position.
Richey then stepped up and hit a line drive to right field as both runners scored with little trouble, giving Bowie the 5-4 win.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie sports banquets was on Monday night. Olivia Gill and Tucker Jones were named Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year. Pick up the mid-week paper for all of the sports team awards and pictures.
The 72nd Chisholm Trail Rodeo was a big success on Friday and Saturday nights at Nocona.
The rodeo had big crowds and saw some good competition from both local and far reaching talent.
Winners in the events included Zach Hibler in bareback riding, Lindsey Muggli in barrel racing, Ashley Goforth in breakaway roping, Leanardo Lima in bull riding, Cody McCartney in calf roping, Thomas Moellering in ranch bronc riding, Wacey Hathcock in saddle bronc riding, Renato Finazzi in steer wrestling, Rowdy Jones and Rance Doyal in team roping.
To see full results and more pictures, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The regional tennis tournaments were late last week in North Richland Hills and a doubles team is moving on to state.
The Saint Jo girl’s doubles team Kyler Dunn and Taylor Patrick won the 1A region III tournament and will return to state for the second straight year.
The pair rolled through teams from Morgan, Dodd City, Priddy before beating a Graford team in the finals. The pair did not lose a set and only lost five of the 53 games it played, never losing more than one in a set.
The team made it to state last year after finishing second at regionals and won a match at the state meet against a team from Vernon Northside. They then lost to the eventual state champion team from Utopia and finished tied for third place.
They will be the only tennis players from Montague County playing at state this week as others did not have as successful regional tournament.
The Saint Jo teammates and fellow girl’s doubles team Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson won their first match against Ector 6-1, 6-4, but fell in their next match against Lometa, 6-1, 6-1.
From Prairie Valley, Case Carpenter was competing in boy’s singles. His first match was a draining two and half hour battle against a player from Strawn Carpenter came through in the three-set battle, winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Unfortunately, the magic was not there in the second game. Paired against the eventual tournament champion from Gustine, Carpenter lost 6-0, 6-1.
From Gold-Burg, Alyson Rojas and Jimena Garcia competed in girl’s singles. Rojas won her first match against a girl from Avinger 7-6, 6-2. Unfortunately, the next match she lost to a girl from Graford 6-0, 6-0 to end her tournament.
Garcia lost a tough first match against a player from Ector. Both sets could have gone either way with the scores being 6-4, 7-5 to the winner.
The mixed doubles team from Forestburg, Jesse Wadsworth and Alli Cisneros, also did not make it through.
From Nocona, Kaygan Stone was playing in the girl’s singles 2A region II tournament.
Unfortunately, she got paired against the player who would go on to win the tournament in the first round to end her season.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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