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Bowie baseball loses to Jacksoboro; softball loses at Holliday
Baseball
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a tough district game against Jacksboro on Monday.
The Tigers won 8-6 after getting out to a big lead in the first two innings.
The Jackrabbits were feeling confident coming into the game following a good run at the Walker Stallcup tournament.
Jacksboro split the two games last season against Bowie so it was going to be a big game no matter what.
The Tigers made a statement in the opening inning though. A single, a walk and an error loaded the bases up. With two outs, a two RBI single was followed up by a two RBI double. A flyball to right field produced an error to allow another run to score before the Jackrabbits got out three, but the Tigers led 5-0.
A leadoff single in the second inning for Jacksboro proved troublesome. Following a steal and a groundout to get the runner on third, an error at third base allowed the runner to score and make it 6-0.
Bowie tightened up its defense in the next two innings and got its first run across the board in the bottom of the fourth.
Leadoff hitter Troy Kesey was able to reach first thanks to a dropped third strike. Two wild pitches followed that led Kesey advance to third base. Kynan DeMoss then hit a fly ball to left field that produced an error, but allowed Kesey to score.
Jacksboro got the run back in the fifth inning. The Tigers loaded the bases with one out and hit a sacrifice fly to score one to make it 7-1.
The Jackrabbits bats were hitting now though. Cade Thompson led off and got hit by a pitch. Colton Richey then hit a double to drive Thompson in.
The next two batters got out and base runner A.J. Whately advanced to third on a passed ball. Carson Sanders drove him in on a single. An error fielding the ball allowed him to reach third base. A wild pitch later allowed Sanders to score and cut the lead to 7-4 before the third out.
The Tigers’ bats could not be silenced. In the top of the sixth inning, a one out double and single put runners at the corners. Another sacrifice fly allowed one run to score and up the lead to 8-4.
Outside of a drawn walk with one out, Bowie did not have an answer with its bats and the game moved to the final inning.
The Jackrabbits limited Jacksboro to a two out double that did not lead to anything before heading into their final at bats down four runs.
Brody Armstrong led off and got on second base thanks to an error on the throw to first base. A strikeout and a groundout followed that moved him to third base, but got Bowie down to its last out.
Kesey drove him in with a single. Jake Fallis followed with a single to left field.
An error by the outfielder allowed Kesey to score and Fallis to reach second base.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out to end the game. Jacksoboro won 8-6.
Softball
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough game at Holliday on Tuesday.
The Lady Eagles won 15-0 in four innings due to run-rule.
The Lady Rabbits were hoping to compete well after coming off two district losses where they played good at the beginning and the end.
On Tuesday there was not much good to take away.
Kenzie Short led off for Bowie and drew a walk in the game’s first at-bat. That would be the Lady Rabbits only base runner the rest of the game.
Holliday scored three or more runs in each of the four innings, thanks to wracking up 17 hits and Bowie committing five fielding errors.
Then again, the Lady Eagles are coming off a season where they made a run to the state tournament and are ranked in the state.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie boys
The Bowie Jackrabbits had a good tournament back from the Christmas break last week, playing four games at Bridgeport.
The Jackrabbits went 3-1 overall, with the one loss coming against a bigger schools that is state-ranked.
Bowie started the tournament playing a small but athletic team in 4A Western Hills that liked to press on defense and shoot a lot of 3-pointers.
The Jackrabbits started the game out well, going up 14-6. Bowie was able to stay in control up 25-18 at halftime. The Cougars rode the hot outside shooting of one of their players, but the Jackrabbits had more of a team effort offensively throughout the game that never wavered.
Bowie won easily 51-38 to start off the tournament well. Rayder Mann led the team with 15 points while Gaige Goodman was second with 10 points and Adam Pickett had nine points.
The second game did not go well as the Jackrabbits were matched up with 4A state-ranked team Burkburnett.
Unlike the previous game, the Bulldogs press defense sped up the game to a pace Bowie did not want to be. After a close first quarter, Burkburnett had two quarters it scored more than 20 points that the Jackrabbits just could not match. The Bulldogs won 78-47.
Mann led the team with 17 points while Goodman was second with seven points.
The second day saw Bowie play previous Montague County rival Nocona for the first time since 2022.
The Indians led early 10-4, but the Jackrabbits cut into the lead and trailed only 20-16 at halftime. Bowie’s offense had a good third quarter, equaling its first half total on offense while limiting Nocona to seven points.
The Jackrabbits then made enough of their free throws in the fourth quarter to keep the Indians at bay as they won 41-34.
Mann led the team with 12 points while Bradly Horton was second with 10 points.
Bowie was able to take that win into its final game of the tournament, playing 4A Bonham. The Jackrabbits beat the Warriors 53-39 to close out the tournament on a good note.
Bowie girls
The Bowie Lady Rabbits came back from the holiday break and played a non-district warm-up game at Pottsboro on Friday to get back into shape.
The state-ranked 3A Lady Cardinals team won 56-35 against the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie had a great week heading into the Christmas break. The Lady Rabbits had started district 2-0 with wins against Iowa Park and Jacksboro. With district play waiting for the team this week, Bowie had one game to get its see legs back.
It did not start well for the Lady Rabbits. Pottsboro went ahead 19-6. Bowie had nowhere to go but up as it cut the lead to 25-15 at halftime.
Then the Lady Cardinals responded with a huge 24 point third quarter that put the game out of reach for the Lady Rabbits. Bowie finished strong with 15 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to make up the big lead.
Pottsboro won 56-35.
Parker Riddle led the team with 12 points while Hanna Bell was second with 11 points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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