SPORTS
Bowie baseball wins 10-0, softball loses 7-3
Bowie
The Bowie Jackrabbits team beat Henrietta on Friday night at home.
The Jackrabbits won 10-0 in five innings due to run-rule to finish off the first round of district play.
Kawlyer Swearingin got the start on the mound and ran into some trouble in the first inning. The Bearcats hit three singles in the inning. Thankfully, the left-handed Swearingin was able to pick off one for an out and a fly out at center field. Following a single to right field, the runner on second base was trying to score. Devin Melton gunned down the runner at home for the third out.
The Jackrabbits were able to take the lead in their first times up to bat. Cade Thompson hit a single with out. After stealing second base, Carson Sanders drove him in following a bunt somehow.
After Swearingin’s first inning, Henrietta’s only other hit came in the fifth inning. The only other baserunners for the Bearcats came from drawing three walks the next four innings.
Bowie added to its lead in the third inning. Swearingin drove in two runs on a single with the bases loaded to go up 3-0.
The Bearcats best chance to score again came in the fourth inning. Two straight walks and a wild pitch put two base runners in scoring position with only one out. Swearingin struck out the next batter and forced a groundout at first base to get out of the jam.
The Bowie bats really woke up in the same inning. Kynan DeMoss drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. Thompson hit a single that drove in a run. Brody Armstrong scored on a passed ball and Thompson later did on a wild pitch. Melton drew a walk with he bases loaded for another run. Finally, Jake Fallis scored on a wild pitch to make it 9-0 before the third out.
The Bearcats tried to get a two-out rally going with their first hit since the first inning, but it did not lead to anything.
The Jackrabbits needed to score only one run to end the game early. With the bases loaded and only one out, Fallis came through with a single that drove in that run to end the game due to run-rule.
Bowie won 10-0.
Softball
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a competitive game against Henrietta at home on Friday night.
The Lady Cats won 7-3 after taking the lead in the fourth inning and never giving it up.
The two teams went back and forth in the first two innings scoring one runs.
Kenzie Short led off for the Lady Rabbits drawing a walk and made it around to third base before a passed ball allowed her to score in the first inning.
In the second inning, Maddie Mandela hit a line drive single with two runners on base that drove in one to tie the score at 2-2.
The Lady Cats would take the lead scoring one run in the fourth inning, two in the fifth and two more in the seventh inning to take a 7-2 lead.
Bowie would need to score five runs or more to comeback, but it had the top of its lineup coming up. Short led off and hit an inside the park home run to cut the lead to 7-3 and give her team a morale boost.
Unfortunately, two of the next three batters struck out and none were able to get on base as the game ended.
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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