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Lady Rabbits lose in the final inning to City View
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a heartbreaker late in the game on Tuesday night in their final home game against City View.
The Lady Mustangs came back to win it in the final inning 6-5 in a game with a long lightning delay coming midway through the fourth inning.
It was senior night in Bowie and the team wanted to shake off the previous two losses against Jacksboro and Holliday while giving City View a better game than the first time, when the Lady Mustangs won 12-1 back in March.
It looked like it was heading that way to start the game. A fielding error and a walk put two runners on base with no outs for City View in the first inning. They would both come in to score, one on a double and the other on a groundout as the Lady Mustangs led 2-0.
Lady Rabbit leadoff batter Traycee Stewart was able to get on base thanks to an error. She would later steal second base and advance to third base on a groundout. Unfortunately the next two batters struck out.
The second inning saw Bowie’s defense have a 1-2-3 inning. Pitcher Kaylie Kinney only threw six pitches in the inning as City View batters grounded out quickly.
The Lady Rabbits again got some help to start their at-bats. Haley Webb led off and got hit by a pitch. Addie Farris followed by laying down a bunt. An error on the throw to first base allowed Farris and Webb to get to second and third base.
After a strikeout, Maddie Mandela came through by hitting a double into right field that drove in both runners to tie the score 2-2.
A bunt from Sadie Britt moved her to third base and Stewart was able to get on base thanks to a catcher interference call, but the next batter grounded out to end the second inning.
The Bowie defense again allowed no base runners in the third inning. Two at-bats resulted in groundouts early in the count and the other batter Kinney struck out looking.
The Lady Rabbits took the lead as Stephanie Allen hit a single into right field with one out. An error fielding the ball and then on subsequent throws into the infield allowed Allen to come all the way home to score a run and put Bowie up 3-2.
Webb followed by getting hit by a pitch. Unfortunately, an infield fly out and a groundout followed to end the third inning.
City View batters were eager to try and take back the lead and which resulted in the fasted half inning possible. All three made contact with the first pitch Kinney threw and all three ended up in Lady Rabbit gloves for outs.
It seemed like Bowie had momentum and things were looking good. Then the lightning delay came.
While little rain came with it, it did delay things for about two hours before the game started up again.
Bowie was up to bat trying to add to its lead. Mandela laid down a bunt and an error at first base meant she tried for second base. Unfortunately, the throw there was true and she was caught for an out. A dropped third strike and a groundout followed for outs two and three as the game moved to the fifth inning.
The Lady Mustangs got their first base runners since the first inning with a one out double. An error followed two batters later to put runners at the corners with two outs. Kinney got herself out of the jam with a strikeout.
The Lady Rabbit were able to get one runner on base as Allen’s groundball with two outs induced another fielding error from City View. Unfortunately, the other three Bowie batters struck out.
The Lady Mustangs again looked poised to score in the sixth inning. An error at first base put one runner on base. Two batters later a single moved the lead runner to third base. The throw to third base allowed the other runner to advance to second base to put two runners in scoring position with two outs. Kinney and the defense got out of it as the next batter flew out to right field.
Bowie could not add to its lead as two of the three batters struck out and the other one grounded out. The Lady Rabbits went into the seventh and final inning hoping to hold on to their one run lead.
City View batters had been knocking on the door every inning since the lightning delay and finally broke through with the game on the line.
The Lady Mustangs scored four runs thanks to three singles, two walks and a fielding error while trying to cover a bunt. City View led 6-3 heading into the Lady Rabbits final at-bats.
Bowie was not going to go down without a fight though. Stewart got on base first with a one out double. Kenzie Short followed with a bunt for a base hit. She was able to advance to second base thanks to defensive indifference. Following a strikeout for out two, Allen came through with a single that drove in both runners to cut the lead to 6-5.
Unfortunately, the next batter flew out for out three to end the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Indians were able to beat Saint Jo at home on Thursday night in a tight contest.
The Indians won 55-48 against the Panthers in a game where both teams played hard, but made plenty of early season mistakes.
Nocona came into the game following a low-scoring win against Bells earlier in the week 35-30. For a young Indians team that only has a few players with varsity experience this year, every early season win builds confidence.
For Saint Jo, the Panthers were still without several returning starters since football is still going on. Despite that, new Coach Jacob Nocktonick is trying to build what he can with his group of basketball first players that include several key players even when the football team is integrated.
Despite Saint Jo being the smaller school, overall it had the height advantage in the front line since Nocona features only one player, Kasch Johnson, who is built like a post player. That is nothing new for the Indians, who featured a short team the previous year as Coach Brody Wilson emphasizes full-court pressure on defense and pushing the ball in transition in his system that makes up for a lack of height and size.
Initially Nocona’s pace and energy, grabbing several offensive rebounds, got it the lead 9-3. Eventually, the Panthers adjusted and trailed only 12-11 after the first quarter.
Saint Jo got the lead early in the second quarter. Post Trent Gaston took advantage of his size advantage, especially when the Indians had Johnson out, and led 17-12. Both teams had trouble scoring in a rough second quarter as open perimeter shots just were not going in and shots at the rim were tough to convert.
The Panthers led 23-20 heading into halftime.
Both teams had better offensive success pushing the ball when it could in the second half.
Saint Jo broke Nocona’s press and punished the Indians with quick baskets. Nocona ran whenever it could and seemed to put up an array of perimeter shots and drives, getting offensive rebounds it seemed at will to keep the pressure up and infuriate the Panthers coach.
The Indians got a big push from Landon Fatheree in the second half. After scoring eight points in the first half to lead the team, he scored 10 of his team’s 14 points in the third quarter.
Nocona got the lead back, but only led 34-33 heading into the final period.
The Indians had a comfortable lead up 44-36 when Saint Jo’s Gaston fouled out with 4:56 left in the game. Still, the Panthers did not give up and a minute later had whittled Nocona’s lead down to one basket 44-41 with 3:45.
The game stayed a one-possession game for the next two minutes as Saint Jo had several chances to tie or take the lead not go through.
Nocona made its free throws down the stretch to win with a little more comfort, with the final score being 55-48.
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Nocona senior Meg Meekins signed her official letter of intent to play college basketball at Lubbock Christian University on Wednesday. Meekins, the daughter of Brandi and Lance, is a four-year starter on the volleyball and basketball court. She has earned several accolades like being named to the All State Teams for TGCA, TABC, Associated Press and was selected to the All Tournament Team at the UIL State Basketball Tournament in San Antonio last year.“The coaching staff and the community of the LCU program and just knowing you have a staff that coaches you, but also looks over you just like Coach (Kyle) Spitzer did here was a huge part in the recruiting process,” Meekins said. She plans to pursue a degree in either physical or occupational therapy.
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The Bowie Lady Rabbits got more than they bargained for when they traveled to Bellevue on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits escaped with the win 44-40, taking the lead with less than a minute to go after trailing whole game.
Bowie came into the game confident. The larger 3A school was supposed to play Windthorst, but had to reschedule because the Lady Trojans volleyball team was playing in the state tournament.
Finding a last minute replacement, the Lady Rabbits thought they would have an easy game playing the 1A program down the road. Little did they know.
Bellevue had a couple of players out with injury to limit its depth a bit and a new coach in Celsey Hoffman, but the Lady Eagles were coming off of nearly beating a Nocona team the previous week. While the Lady Indians were missing four starters who were still in volleyball, it still showed this was not a 1A team to take lightly.
Bellevue came out fast showing tough defensive pressure despite giving up size at nearly every position. Within a few minutes the Lady Eagles had used that pressure to force turnovers and convert those steals into transition opportunities.
Also, the energy showed in other areas as Bellevue seemed to grab every loose ball and fought for offensive rebounds despite lacking in height compared to Bowie.
After a little more than four minutes into the game the Lady Eagles led 15-0. The Lady Rabbits had barely been able to set up their offense or attempt a shot against the pressure.
Bowie Coach Matthew Miller had to reset his shell-shocked team during multiple timeouts. The young ballhandlers was reminded how the team was going to break the press defense so it could set up its offense.
Bellevue led 19-4 after the first quarter, led by Mary Grace Broussard and Brittany Gill who each scored six points.
The Lady Rabbits settled down and made some good progress in the second quarter. Their defense switched between man-to-man and 1-3-1 to keep the Lady Eagles off balance. With them taking care of the ball better, there were less chances for Bellevue in transition and the Lady Eagles offense struggled to consistently find ways to score against Bowie’s length.
The Lady Rabbits offense found some success as well. Five different players made at least one basket and the team made two 3-pointers.
While the game was physical from the start, now that Bowie knew what type of game it was in the team responded back. It was not pretty and only enough fouls were called to make the game watchable, but individual foul trouble affected Bellevue harder than the Lady Rabbits in the second quarter.
The Lady Eagles still led heading into halftime, but Bowie had gotten it down to single digits trailing 25-19.
The third quarter was more even between the two teams as both had trouble consistently scoring baskets. Bellevue made three baskets and a couple of free throws to keep ahead.
The Lady Rabbits got a big lift from Lanie Moore, who knocked in all three of her 3-pointers in the quarter, scoring nine of the team’s 12 points.
Bowie still trailed, but had cut the lead down to one point earlier in the quarter and one basket 34-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bellevue grew the lead to 38-32 early in the final period. The Lady Rabbits struggled to get anything going offensively and trailed 40-34 midway through the quarter.
Bowie’s Kendall Fallis made a 3-pointer in transition to cut the lead to one basket 40-37.
The score stayed there for the next several minutes even as the Lady Eagles had two starters, Karis Denson and Mattie Broussard, foul out of the game.
With a little more than a minute left, the Lady Rabbits drew up and out of bounds play that got Laney Segura an open shot in the corner. Despite not having made a basket all game, she sunk the 3-pointer to tie the game at 40-40 with a minute still to play.
Bowie had been in a pressure defense for the second half of the fourth quarter to prevent Bellevue from passively running clock. Still in the defense, the team next stole the in-bounds pass and Railey Martin made the undefended layup to give the Lady Rabbits their first lead of the game 42-40 with 48 seconds left.
The Lady Eagles could not tie the score on their next offensive possession. Bowie would made two more free throws to make the final 44-40.
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