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.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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