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Bowie softball starts season
It was a tough first week of games for the Bowie Lady Rabbits softball team.
The Lady Rabbits lost their opening game of the season 13-0 against Valley View before going 2-3 at the Jacksboro tournament.
Bowie opened the season against the Lady Eagles a day after the girl’s basketball team lost its playoff game. The quick turnaround meant those girls did not have much playing time against Valley View.
The game did not start well as the Lady Eagles scored eight runs in the first inning. Bowie had little offensive answer with the team getting three hits and drawing four free bases as the Lady Rabbits were shut out.
Valley View won after five innings 13-0.
Bowie’s first tournament game on Friday against Graham went much better after some more practice time.
After a tight first inning and the Lady Blues leading 4-3, the Lady Rabbits put together a great eight run second inning to take a 11-4 lead. That was enough to win the game following a scoreless third inning.
The next game against Mineral Wells was close, but the Lady Rams came out on top with a walk off home run.
Bowie was able to take a 3-2 lead in its final at bat, but after tying the game, Mineral Wells hit a 3-run home run to win the game 6-3.
The final game of the day came against Stephenville.
Bowie did a good job of limiting the Yellowjackets to only a few runs each inning instead of surrendering a lot, but the Lady Rabbits did not have much of an answer with their bats.
The team had only four base runners and two hits in three innings as Stephenville won 6-0.
Saturday started out well for the Lady Rabbits. Bowie won big 17-3 with most of the damage coming in the first inning. The Lady Rabbits scored 11 runs in the first inning and added six more in the final inning.
Bowie’s last game of the tournament ended in disappointment after a promising start. The Lady Rabbits scored four runs in the first inning and led 7-4 heading into the final inning.
The Lady Bobcats then reeled off five runs to take the lead 9-7 and Bowie could not answer with its bats.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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