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Comeback rabbits win 11-10
The Bowie Jackrabbits were able to come back again in their win against Jacksboro at home on a windy Friday night.
The Jackrabbits won 11-10 on another walk-off RBI that completed a comeback in the final inning, the team’s third this season and the second time during district play.
Bowie came into the game hoping to get some measure of revenge. The Tigers beat the Jackrabbits during spring break 11-4 in a game the coaches and players felt they did not play up to their standard.
Colton Richey got the start on the mound for Bowie and the defense started out the game well. Richey did not allow a base runner as he induced two groundouts and had one strike out.
While the Jackrabbits did not have trouble making contact with their bats in the first inning, all balls went right to Jacksboro players for outs as both teams ended the inning with no base runner in sight.
A hit batter with one out allowed the Tigers to get their first of the game in the second inning. Following a strike out, a walk put another runner on base.
The lead runner then stole third base to threaten Bowie’s defense, but Richey got out of the jam with a strike out for out three.
This left the door open for the Jackrabbits to grab control of the game. Kaylwer Swearingin got on first with a one out double. A wild pitch allowed him to reach third base before Logan Hutson drew a walk.
Another wild pitch allowed Swearingin to score and Hutson to reach second base. A ground out for the second out then allowed Hutson to advanced to third base.
Jake Fallis then drew a walk before Tucker Jones drove in Hutson with a single to make the score 2-0 as the game moved to the third inning.
Jacksboro got some things going with the bats. After the leadoff batter got hit by a pitch, a single followed. A groundout moved both runners into scoring position. Another groundout scored one run.
A fly ball to deep left field resulted in an error that scored the other base runner, tying the game at 2-2 before a strike out ended things.
Bowie took back the lead right away. Kynan DeMoss got on first with a one out double. Three straight drawn walks from Melton, Swearingin and Hutson drove in one run, before Richey came up and hit a double that drove in two more to make the score 5-2.
Despite two runners being in scoring, two strike outs followed to end the third inning.
The Jackrabbits did not allow any base runners in the fourth inning. Richey struck out two of the three batters and forced a fly out to right field.
Carson Sanders led off for Bowie with a single. A sacrifice bunt moved him to second base where DeMoss drove him in with a double to up the Jackrabbits lead to 6-2.
That is where DeMoss would stay even as Swearingin drew a walk, a strike out and ground out followed for the last two outs.
Bowie had seemed to have control for most of the game, but the fifth inning undid that momentum as things went wrong right away.
The Tigers leadoff batter got on base due to an error in the outfield, allowing him to reach second base. After a strike out, a hit batter, two singles, a fielder’s choice and an error trying to pick off a base runner allowed four runs to score.
Jacksboro had tied the game up at 6-6 and carried that over going forward. Fallis and Jones were both able to get on base with one out. Fallis drew a walk and Jones hit a single as it looked like Bowie would bounce right back to take the lead once again.
A sacrifice bunt moved both players into scoring position, but unfortunately a fly out into foul territory ended the scoring chance.
The sixth inning proved just as bad for the Jackrabbits on defense. Even with the team cycling through three different pitchers during the inning as Hutson came in for Richey before Swearingin came in, Jacksboro had scored four runs again to take a 10-6 lead.
The staff combined for four walks, one hit batter while giving up one single along with a fielding error at shortstop.
With the Jackrabbits giving up eight runs the last two innings, the team needed to do something to get back on track or it was in position to lose late to the Tigers again.
DeMoss led off and was able to reach first thanks to a fielding error. Melton followed with a drawn walk before back-to-back singles from Swearingin and Hutson drove both runners.
Richey was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs when Fallis hit a single to drive in one run.
After a strike out, Sanders hit into a fielder’s choice for the second out, but not before another run scored, tying the game at 10-10. Bowie fell short of taking back the lead as the batter struck out to end the sixth inning.
While the Jackrabbits had taken back some of Jacksboro’s momentum, the Tigers still had scored the previous two innings. With Swearingin on the mound now for Bowie, the inaccuracy from the previous inning was gone.
Despite giving up a one out single, Swearingin struck out two batters and forced a ground out to the shortstop for the third out to keep the score tied.
Just like the previous inning, DeMoss led off and was able to get on base by drawing a walk. Melton followed with a single. After a fly out, Hutson grounded into a fielder’s choice that moved both base runners into scoring position.
With two outs, Richey came up to bat with a chance to win the game. He had come through in a similar spot. In the team’s second game of the season he hit a walk-off RBI to complete a comeback win against Dodd City.
DeMoss had done something similar during district play with a walk-off RBI hit to win against Holliday.
The two came together on Friday as Richey came through again with a hit into left field that allowed DeMoss to score the game’s winning run. The final score was 11-10.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Two former Bowie boy’s golf members played in the PGA University Championship on Nov. 12-13. (L-R) Cy Egenbacher and Imanol Walker are both in the Sam Houston University PGA Golf Managerment program. The team finished 16th overall. Egenbacher shot 168 during the two rounds and finished tied for 67th. Walker shot 180 and finished 84th. The tournament is a fun one for univesities that have PGA Golf Management programs, which is for individuals who want to work in the golf industry after graduation.
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers came up short at the regional final for the third straight season, one game away from state, on Saturday at the regional tournament in Midlothian.
The Lady Panthers beat Evant in straight sets 3-0 on Friday to reach the final game against Harrold which they lost 3-0.
Saint Jo knew before the season even started it would likely come to this big challenge, but it still had to go through all the steps to get there.
The Panthers reached the regional finals the previous two seasons, losing both times to eventual state champion Blum.
With district realignment meant a new region so a rematch with a Blum program that had graduated several key players from those teams would have to wait until state possibly.
Instead, a showdown against last year’s state runner-up Harrold was forecast in the regional final.
With the team having six seniors, with five of them having been on varsity since they were freshman, it was this year or bust for Saint Jo.
First, the Lady Panthers had to beat Evant. The Lady Elks leaned heavily on a big front court player. When she rotated to the back row, Evant showed almost no net resistance which meant Saint Jo hitters had free reign during that time.
The Lady Panthers won each set pretty easily, with the scores being 25-17, 25-17 and 25-19.
This set up the match with Harrold the team had been anticipating. The Lady Hornets had been at or near the top of the state standings since the beginning of the season.
Harrold had so much respect it had even played bigger local schools this season, beating Bowie in straight sets and Nocona in five sets during its pre-district schedule.
The two teams had met earlier in the season when the Lady Hornets attended Saint Jo’s hosted tournament. The two teams met in the tournament championship where Harrold won 2-1.
Still, with the tournament format being a best of three instead of five and the match after playing an exhausting schedule of five matches the previous two days, that result was not gospel, especially two months later.
The challenge is Harrold had multiple big hitters at the net, which is a big deal since most 1A teams are lucky to have one or two, which meant constant pressure on Saint Jo’s defense.
This also meant the Lady Panthers constantly had to find ways to attack the Lady Hornet defense as well or it would face strong hit after strong hit which was unsustainable for any team.
The first set saw the Lady Hornets get out to a good start before the Lady Panthers rallied back and took a little lead 8-7. Unfortunately, it started turn from there.
Harrold had some good runs from the service line that Saint Jo struggled to make much offense out of and led to the Lady Hornets pulling away. Harrold won 4-1 to get the lead to 11-9 and then extended it to 14-11, 17-13. Another 4-1 run and the Lady Hornets could smell the end of the first set coming.
The Lady Hornets won 25-17 to take the lead 1-0.
Saint Jo needed to bounce back, but unfortunately never got anything going in set two.
Harrold led 4-1 and then 8-2. The Lady Panthers would have needed a huge run at some point from the service line to get back into the set, but it never came as the Lady Hornets lead grew more and more.
Harrold took set two 25-13 to go up 2-0 and had all of the momentum.
Saint Jo had its back against the wall, knowing the only option was to hope for a comeback that would lead to a fifth set, but to get there it needed to win set three.
The Lady Panthers initially started on the right foot. After falling being 4-1 to start the previous two sets, it was Saint Jo that started well up 4-1. Unfortunately, the Lady Hornets came roaring back, going on an 8-2 run as it led 9-6, then 12-8 and 15-10.
It looked like it was heading towards a similar place as set one with Harrold slowly running away with the set before the Lady Panthers made one last gasp.
Saint Jo eventually cut the lead down to one point, trailing 20-19 as the set entered the final stretch and the Lady Panthers had their best momentum of the match.
Unfortunately, it was Harrold that was able to close the set out with momentum, earning the final five points to win 25-19 and the match 3-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News. For pictures from Friday’s match, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6870620&T=1
The Nocona Lady Indians lost in the regional final on Saturday for the second straight season, falling one game from the state tournament.
Wink won 3-0 in a tough match the Lady Indians just could not turn their way.
Nocona came into the match after three one-sided playoff wins, though the previous match against Forsan ended dramatically with a comeback in set four.
Wink came in with 39 wins, but there was hope the Lady Indians more difficult schedule might give them an advantage. The Lady Cats had the advantage of having Aizlyn Dewberry as their middle-blocker who could play all the way around.
The first set was competitive up until the midway point as neither team got three points or more ahead. Nocona led 13-12, but then Wink went on an 8-2 run to open the set up and led 20-15.
Even as the Lady Indians played better, it was not enough to make up the deficit as the Lady Cats won 25-21, with that stretch making the difference.
Nocona tried to maximize when Dewberry was in rotation in the back row since she would more likely be less involved in the attack and also away from the net on defense. The thing was, it was difficult to get balls down against Wink since the Lady Cats team proved to be solid in all aspects.
The second set did not start well for Nocona which put the Lady Indians on the defensive even as they stayed within range of two to three points.
Wink extended its lead to 17-13 and it looked like it might start to pull away. Instead Nocona fought back within one point, down 19-18 and hoping it could ride the momentum to snag the lead and control of the set.
Instead, the Lady Cats won six of the next eight points as they closed out the set strong, winning 25-20 and leading 2-0.
The Lady Indians knew they now needed to complete a five-set comeback if they wanted to win the match. To do that, they would first need to win set three to extend the match.
The opening 20 points were competitive and back and forth as both teams exchanged leads, though Wink established a small 11-9 lead. Then the Lady Cats went on an 8-2 run to extend the lead to 19-11 and the end was near.
Nocona tried to climb back as it outplayed Wink the rest of the set, but it was not enough to make up an eight-point deficit. The Lady Cats won 25-18 to secure the victory 3-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News. For more pictures from the match, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6870622&T=1
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