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Boys Roundup

Published

2 years ago

02/26/2022

Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost a tough bi-district playoff game against Peaster on Tuesday night.
The Greyhounds won 55-42 in a game that was much closer than many outsiders expected it to be.
Peaster came into the game ranked ninth in the state in the most recent poll and had just lost out on winning its district title with a loss against similar state power Brock. The Eagles chose to give the Greyhounds the first seed in order to avoid City View until later in the playoffs, which is how Peaster ended up playing Nocona.
The Indians had had an up and down district performance, beating teams that finished better in the standings like Holliday and Bowie, but also losing to non-playoff teams like Henrietta and Breckenridge.
This landed them in the fourth seed and playing a team no one outside of Nocona thought it could beat.
The Greyhounds like to employ a full-court press defense and get the pace of play up. This year’s team also had tall post player Noah Drenth that could score in the post as well.
It was a slow paced first quarter as Nocona ball handlers, outside of a couple bad turnovers, handled the press well and got into the Indians offense.
With Peaster up only 7-4 more than halfway through the quarter, the Greyhounds then went on a 7-2 run in the next minute and half to build their lead. Nocona trailed 14-8 heading into the second quarter.
It was the best stretch of play for the Indians all game. Nocona got a big boost from sophomore Brady McCasland who scored nine of his team’s 11 points in the quarter.
Thanks to lock down defense, at one point the Indians even led 17-16, but the Greyhounds took back the lead before halftime 22-19.
Unfortunately, Nocona could not keep up that level of defense to start the second half. Peaster seemed to play with a bit more fire that got it starting off well, but the Indians were still only down 28-24 after the opening minutes.
Nocona got dealt a rough blow as senior point guard Lyndon Fenoglio went down with a leg injury early in the quarter.
The Greyhounds started making shots and got a boost from Tramar Gilbert who scored 10 of their 18 points in the quarter.
Fenoglio was able to come back into the game late in the quarter and finish the game with no apparent problems, but by that time Peaster had built a double-digit lead. The Indians trailed 40-27 heading into the fourth quarter.
It was a more competitive final period, which did not bode well for Nocona. Employing a full-court press to prevent the Greyhounds from stalling, both teams started to rack up a lot of fouls which led to free throw attempts.
The Indians fought hard until the bitter end, but just could not make up any of the deficit as the teams both scored 15 points in the fourth quarter.
The Greyhounds won 55-42.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost to Perrin-Whitt on Tuesday night in their bi-district round.
The Pirates came out hot and did not stop as they won 65-33 against the Panthers.
Saint Jo was hoping to have a successful playoff run after finishing third in the district and while coming off a good win against a state-ranked Electra team in the warm-up game.
Instead Perrin-Whitt came out ready to play, getting out to a 9-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
The Pirates finished with 15 made 3-pointers, which was going to be trouble for Saint Jo even if it had played well on offense.
Instead, some old issues that have plagued this team all year on offense came up again. Mostly shot selection and finishing around the rim.
The Panthers were down 36-19 at halftime, but did chances to cut into the lead.
Unfortunately, that momentum would be altered with a timely 3-pointer from Perrin-Whitt.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Jackrabbits blow out City View

Published

3 days ago

04/24/2024

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The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Baseball Roundup

Published

3 days ago

04/24/2024

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Nocona
The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.

Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Bowie softball season comes to an end

Published

3 days ago

04/24/2024

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The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.