SPORTS
Saint Jo baseball goes 2-1-1
The Saint Jo Panthers baseball team played in their first tournament last weekend at Era.
The Panthers went 2-1-1 over the three days as the team completed its first week of the season fresh off of basketball court.
Saint Jo first played Tioga to start the tournament. After a scoreless first two innings, the Panthers scored three runs in the third and fourth inning to take the lead.
The Bulldogs came back with two runs in the fifth inning to cut the lead to one. Saint Jo added one more run to close out the fifth inning up 4-2 before the game was called and the Panthers awarded the win.
The next day Saint Jo first played Sacred Heart. The Panthers started fast and never let up. While the team never had a big inning, Saint Jo did score at least two runs every inning of the game on offense.
The Tigers were limited offensively, finishing with only two hits in the game, but still scored two runs in the final two innings to avoid the shutout. The Panthers won easily 9-2.
Saint Jo then played tournament host Era late Friday evening. The Panthers had beaten the Hornets three days earlier to open the season, but this game would be different.
Saint Jo scored three runs to open the game on the right note.
Unfortunately, Era then put together the type of inning the Panthers hope to forget, scoring six runs and taking a 6-3 lead after the first inning.
Saint Jo answered back in the third inning, scoring three more runs to tie up the game. The Panthers then took the lead in the fourth inning scoring one more run to lead 7-6.
The Hornets then came back to score two runs in what turned out to be the final inning to eek out an 8-7 win.
Saint Jo went into Saturday and the final game not looking great early on against S&S Consolidated.
The Rams scored three runs in the first and third innings to take a 6-0 lead with the game looking to get called.
The Panthers then reeled off six runs in the fourth inning thanks four hits, three free bases and one fielding error to tie the game at 6-6.
S&S Consolidated had one last chance to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.
With two runners on base, pitcher Matthew Butler forced the final batter to fly out to the shortstop to end the game in a tie.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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