SPORTS
Softball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits’ softball team played their final tournament last week at Iowa Park to get ready for the start of district play.
The Lady Rabbits went 1-4 against tough competition.
Bowie first got a rematch against Muenster. The Lady Rabbits won earlier in the week against the Lady Hornets. This game went a little differently at the end.
Bowie was up 9-6 with Muenster having two more innings to bat. The Lady Hornets were able to score two runs each to inning win the game 10-9.
Stephanie Allen and Maddie Mandela each drove in two runs for the Lady Rabbits while both also hit a triple.
The second game of the first day went Bowie’s way. The Lady Rabbits easily blew out Vernon 13-2 in three and half innings.
Sadie Britt, Laney Oliver and Mandela each drove in a two runs. Kaylie Kinney pitched four innings and struck out nine batters.
The third game was against Tascosa. The Lady Rebels scored four runs in both the first and fourth inning as they won 10-2.
Mandela and Oliver both scored runs in the third inning thanks to an error.
Bowie played another big school in Rider next. The Lady Raiders won 15-6 in four and half innings.
The Lady Rabbits scored all six of their runs in the third inning. Kenzie Short, Allen and Mandela each drove in a run. Mandela also finished with two triples.
The final game of the tournament was against Sweetwater.
The Lady Mustangs won 10-0 after four innings. Short got both hits for the Lady Rabbits in the game.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians went 3-1 at last week’s Hirschi tournament, playing in the JV division against bigger schools.
Nocona won big against Knox City 16-0, beat Olney 13-8 and whooped up on Hirschi 18-3. The Lady Indians lone loss was 16-2 against Haskell.
Tobi Cable led with her bat, hitting 11 RBIs and one home run during the tournament. Reagan Phipps drove in five runs while stealing eight bases.
On the mound Phipps also struck out 13 through 10.2 innings. Sydnee Mowry struck out seven batters through five innings.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers played at the Gorman tournament last week.
The Lady Panthers went 0-4 against some tough teams.
Saint Jo lost to De Leon 15-0, to Graford 15-8, Gorman 9-1 and Santo 20-5.
With the Lady Panthers trying to complete their first season in school history after 2020’s season ended early due to COVID-19, results are expected to be rough for Coach Kelly Skidmore and her team.
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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