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Bowie gets revenge on Breckenridge despite lightning delay
Bowie baseball’s eventual win Saturday night against Breckenridge due to a lightning delay on Friday more than midway through the game does not disguise the fact that it was a much needed win for the Jackrabbits.
Bowie won 8-4, scoring four runs after play was resumed the next night in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The Jackrabbits knew it was a big game. The Buckaroos had won the first matchup on their home field 11-8. Losing both games would mean a lower playoff seed for Bowie.
Breckenridge started the game off taking the lead. An error proceeded a leadoff walk that scored the first run. A single and a successful bunt for a hit scored another run to put the Buckaroos up 2-0.
Another bunt would have scored a run, but the Jackrabbits got the out at home for the second out. A wild pitch allowed both runners to advance into scoring position, but thankfully pitcher Kawlyer Swearingin forced a ground out to end the tough opening inning.
Besides Devin Melton drawing a walk with one out, the other three batters for Bowie hit balls right to Breckenridge players for outs as the game moved to the second inning.
The Buckaroo leadoff batter was allowed to get on due to a fielding error. Swearingin followed with two straight strike outs. A third strike out followed, but a dropped third strike allowed the runner to get on and put two runners on base. Thankfully, Swearingin struck out the next batter to get out of the situation.
Despite Cade Thompson leading off with a single and later stealing second base, the next three batters hit balls right to Breckenridges defense again as Bowie’s bats continued to struggle.
The Buckaroos managed a two out single to try and spark a rally in the top of the third inning, but Swearingin forced a fly out to center field for the third out.
Edgar Regalado drew a leadoff walk for the Jackrabbits. After stealing second base, a sacrifice bunt moved him to third base. After a pop up for out two, Swearingin came through hitting a single to left field to drive in Regalado, cutting the lead to 2-1.
Logan Hutson followed to put runners at the corners. Unfortunately, the next batter grounded out for the third out.
Only drawing a one out walk was the only thing of note for the Buckaroos in the fourth inning.
Bowie had Colton Richey get on base thanks to an error with one out. A.J. Whatley followed by getting hit by a pitch. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position.
Carson Sanders then came through with a hit into the outfield.
Some trouble corralling the ball after it came down not only allowed one run to score, but two and Sanders to advance to second base. The Jackrabbits led 3-2 before a strike out ended the fourth inning.
Bowie changed pitchers and Richey had trouble at first. A leadoff walk led to steal, then a single drove in the runner to tie the game at 3-3.
A hit batter and a sacrifice bunt moved two base runners into scoring position. A strike out and a pop out to the pitcher ended things before Breckenridge was allowed to take the lead.
Swearingin led off for Bowie with a single. After a groundout, Thompson was allowed to get on base thanks to an error at third base.
Kynan DeMoss hit into a fielder’s choice that got the runner out at second base and put runners on the corners. DeMoss tried to steal second base. The Buckaroos tried to pick him off, but an error allowed Swearingin to score and take back the lead 4-3 before a fly out ended the fifth inning.
Breckenridge was allowed to load the bases with a single and two drawn walks. With two outs, a single drove in one run to tie the game up at 4-4. A fly out to left field followed to end things before it got worse.
It was during this time when the game was delayed due to lightning. With the heavy rains and lightning that followed, the game was delayed until the next night.
Bowie came out ready to play and take advantage of any mistake from Breckenridge. Whatley and Regalado led off the bottom of the sixth inning by getting hit by pitches. Sanders followed with a single that drove in a run to break up the tie. Sanders then stole second base, but an errant throw trying to prevent it allowed Regalado to score. Sanders would then get caught trying to steal third base.
Melton then drew a walk followed by Swearingin hitting a two-run home run to stretch the Jackrabbits lead to 8-4.
Hutson followed with a walk. Brody Armstrong would come in to run bases and would steal second base, but the next two batters were retired to end the sixth inning.
Richey did not start off the seventh promising as he hit the leadoff batter. Thankfully, he followed by retiring the next three batters with little trouble as Bowie won the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Jackrabbits
A day after football season ended and the Bowie boy’s basketball team played its first game of the season and is working towards a new goal this season.
The Jackrabbits lost that first game against Sanger on Nov. 9, 70-36 before bouncing back a few days later after some practice to beat Bridgeport on Nov. 12, 56-51.
Bowie comes into this season after falling just short of making the playoffs last season.
The team graduated two of its three double-digit scorers along with an experienced post player from its starting rotation last season.
Rayder Mann is the team’s most proven scorer from last season, but other players will be counted on to step up according to Coach Ryan Dykes, who enters his second season at Bowie.
“Rayder Mann and Bradly Horton will need to be the floor generals for us to be successful,” Dykes said. “Boston Farris will be counted on to be a productive player and Gaige Goodman will need to be a factor in the paint on both the offensive and defensive end.”
In the first game against Sanger, Mann led the team with 13 points while Goodman was second with eight points.
The offense was much better overall against Bridgeport. Horton had 15 points, Mann had 14 points and Farris had nine points as Bowie scored in double-digits in every quarter of the game.
Lady Rabbits
In the second week of the season the Bowie Lady Rabbits had up and down performances.
The Lady Rabbits lost at Bridgeport on Nov. 9, 68-30 but bounced back to win at home on Nov. 12 against Boyd 55-42.
Against Bridgeport, Bowie gave up too many three-pointers on defense as the Sissies made 12 in the game.
It was too much for the Lady Rabbits to keep up with.
Parker Riddle led the team with 14 points while Payton Holt was second with five points.
The offense was more successful overall and balanced against Boyd, pulling away in the second half. Hanna Bell led the team with 13 points while Holt was second with eight points and Lanie Moore had seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Lady Indians won a tough match in the regional semi-finals against Forsan on Tuesday night in Breckenridge.
The Lady Indians won 3-1, but had to come back big time in the fourth set to close out the match and prevent it going to five.
Nocona came in as slight favorites against a 28 win Lady Buffaloes team that had an up and down pre-district schedule before sweeping through 10 district matches and dropping only two sets.
The first two playoff matches for Forsan were won with little trouble against McCamey and Highland Park, not losing a single set.
The Lady Indians were coming off a 3-0 win against Seymour and 3-1 win against Hawley in its first two playoff rounds. Their tougher district and pre-district schedule while having a similar record made them the favorites in the match.
In the first set, the Lady Buffaloes proved those thoughts on paper meant nothing as it went down to the wire. It could have gone either way and dipped into extra-points, but it was Forsan that came out on top 26-24 to take the early lead 1-0.
Nocona rebounded and easily took set two 25-14 to tie the match at 1-1. Set three was competitive, but the Lady Indians had the lead and some wiggle room as they held on to win 25-20 to take the lead 2-1.
The fourth set the Lady Buffaloes were not going away as they got the lead early and were able to keep it throughout most of the set.
It looked like the match was heading towards a fifth set, where anything could happen at that point. Forsan led 23-17 and just needed to win two more points.
Somehow, some way Nocona grinded back. A couple of won points caused a time out from the Lady Buffaloes to try and quell the small momentum. It did not and every point won exponentially grew that momentum until it was a surge.
The Lady Indians eventually tied the score up at 23-23 before winning the final two points Forsan had been unable to win in the last eight serves. Nocona won 25-23 in a much more emotional celebration for a 3-1 victory because of how the last set was won.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers secured their third straight trip to the regional tournament on Tuesday with an easy win against Woodson.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets 3-0 against the Cowgirls as they moved on to the next phase in their plan.
Saint Jo came into the match as favorites, with expectations to get back to the regional tournament before the season even started.
Woodson had some good front court players and had picked up steam during district play to win its district. That didn’t mean the Cowgirls didn’t struggle through its first two playoff matches, taking Richland Springs and Crowell to five sets in their victory.
Also, the teams played earlier in the season during a tournament and the Lady Panthers won 2-0. The fact it was more than two months ago indicated little besides both teams knowing what the other brought to the table.
Saint Jo had only stumbled in its previous match against Perrin-Whitt in the first set, with a lot of uncharacteristic errors.
It was important for Coach Kelly Skidmore to get her team’s mindset right to not give up anything easy since Woodson has proven itself to be feisty in its two five-set playoff wins.
The team took her words to heart and led 5-0 to cool off a hot Woodson crowd that was hoping to root its team to an upset win in a playoff run that was full of excitement so far.
Even with the Cowgirls eventually fighting back, Saint Jo was able to attack Woodson’s serve-receive and win more times at the net with its own impressive front court play.
Knowing also where to hit the ball, avoiding too many dump attacks where Woodson was ready and looking to hit it near the sidelines, also played a factor in the Lady Panthers making it look easy.
Saint Jo won 25-17 to take a 1-0 lead.
The second set proved to be the most competitive of the match. The first 10 points were even, but then the Cowgirls had a 4-1 run to open up a 12-8 lead.
The Lady Panthers battled back and quickly tied the score at 15-15 and then 20-20.
Down the stretch, Woodson had trouble landing its serves while Saint Jo made the Cowgirls work for every point. The execution led to the Lady Panthers winning the close set 25-23 as they took a 2-0 lead.
Even with the lead, it was emphasized to Saint Jo players to not give up an inch since Woodson had shown it could take a mile. While the Cowgirls had not come back from 2-0 in the previous two matches, the fact both went five sets and they would need to do it again if they wanted a chance to win meant the Lady Panthers could not take a breath.
With that in mind, Saint Jo started set three and quickly got out to a 5-0 lead thanks to a string of good serves. That seemed to put Woodson’s energy down, even as the Cowgirls clawed back to within one point relatively quickly 8-7.
Then the Lady Panthers went on a 7-3 run to open their lead to 15-10 and there was no fight left for Woodson. Saint Jo’s lead continued to grow as the end of the match proved near.
The Lady Panthers won the set easily 25-14 and the match 3-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. For more pictures from the match, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6870517&T=1
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