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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 wrapped up their first playoff berth since 2005 with a dominant win against Chico on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 10-0 in four and half innings due to run-rule to earn the district’s final playoff spot and break a nearly two decade drought.
Nocona was in a similar situation last year after beating Chico in the first game before losing twice more to the Dragons, once in the regular season finale and then in the play-in series.
The Indians won the first game earlier in the week 9-4, but knew they could play better. On Thursday they then proved it.
In the bottom of the first inning, Nocona got the scoring going as Wesley Murphey hit an RBI double. Two batters later, Landon Fatheree drove in two runs with a double.
Konnor Harrington followed with a groundout that scored another run as the Indians led 4-0.
In the second inning, Nocona kept up the pressure. Brody Langford drove in a run with a single. Later with the bases loaded, Caden Belcher was hit by a pitch that scored a run. A later passed ball allowed one more run to score as the Indians extended their lead to 7-0.
Nocona got one more run in the third inning. With the bases loaded, Wesley Murphey grounded into a fielder’s choice out that scored one run to make it 8-0.
The Indians got the final two runs they needed in the fourth inning. Walker Murphey and RJ Walker hit back-to-back RBI singles to put Nocona up 10-0.
Chico needed to score at least one run to prevent the game from ending early due to run-rule. Instead Walker Murphey completed the shutout performance by retiring the next three batters to end the game and the Dragon’s season.
The Indians won 10-0 and earned the district’s final playoff spot.
Wesley Murphey and Fatheree drove in two runs each to lead the team. Walker Murphey led the team with three hits. The team finished with 11 hits and drew six walks.
Walker Murphey also allowed zero runs and one hit while striking out five batters and walking none. The defense behind him committed only one fielding error.
Coach Zach Denson was beyond proud of this team for breaking the playoff drought.
“The amount of growth that they have shown throughout the year has been the most incredible I’ve seen in 13 years of coaching,” Denson said. “We went on a little skid in the middle of the year and that could have derailed our young team, but it actually brought us closer together as a unit.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Jackrabbits were able to clinch the final playoff spot on Thursday with a senior night home win against Henrietta.
The Jackrabbits won 6-1 in a game where all of the offensive action happened in the first three innings for both teams.
Bowie came into the game needing to win. Failing to do so would mean setting up a series with the Bearcats for the final playoff spot. If the Jackrabbits just took care of business against a team they had already beaten once pretty easily then they could avoid that whole situation.
Henrietta knew it was playing for the future of its season and struck first. A one out double followed by a single two batters later put the Bearcats up 1-0 against Bowie’s top pitcher Edmond De Leon on the mound.
The offense responded in the same inning with a two-out rally. Troy Kesey hit a single and Hayden Rodriguez drew a walk. De Leon then hit a double to drive one run in.
Cooper Hammer was then hit a by a pitch to load the bases up. Rayder Mann then drew a walk that scored one run and the Jackrabbits led 2-1 before the next batter popped up for out three.
Bowie added to that lead in the second inning. Boston Farris led off with a triple. Tucker Jones then hit a groundball to second base that resulted in an error that allowed Farris to score and make it 3-1 for the Jackrabbits.
Bowie then extended the lead in the third inning. Hammer hit a one-out single. Mann and Cy Egenbacher followed with hits that resulted in fielding errors for the Bearcats. The Jackrabbits scored one run on the second error.
Farris then hit a single that drove in another run. After a strikeout, a wild pitch then allowed another runner to score as Bowie was up 6-1. Another strikeout ended the scoring for the Jackrabbits.
The next three and half innings saw neither team score runs, though both had several chances with two runners getting on at times.
Henrietta’s best chance came in the fifth inning with two singles, but De Leon and Bowie’s defense shut that down. De Leon retired the final seven batters he faced as the Jackrabbits won 6-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Last week all of the area schools competed in their district’s tennis tournament and several schools had athletes qualify for the regional tournament.
In the end, 10 athletes finished second or better at district to move on for a chance to qualify for state.
Unfortunately, no players from Bowie were able to break through and qualify.
Many faced early seeding opponents from tennis power Vernon that ended their tournament.
The highest finish for a Bowie player was Lily Hodges who placed fourth in girls singles.
From Nocona, one girl was able to break through as Kaygan Stone finished second in girls singles to qualify for regionals.
Stone has had a tough year, dealing with shoulder problems that shortened both her volleyball and basketball seasons, but she bounced back this spring to qualify for regionals in tennis.
Her teammate Melissa Segura was not so lucky, as she finished third in girls singles and just missed the cut, having to settle for an alternate spot
At the 1A tournament, several schools had multiple athletes in one division qualify.
From Saint Jo, last year’s state qualifying girl’s doubles team of Kyler Dunn and Taylor Patrick won the division.
They beat out the second place finisher and their teammates, the girl’s doubles team of Maxey Johnson and Bailey Nobile, who also qualified for regionals.
From Gold-Burg, Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles to move on to the regional tournament.
Other schools only had one team or individual.
From Forestburg, the mixed doubles team of Jesse Wadsworth and Alli Cisneros finished second as they qualified for regionals.
From Prairie Valley, Case Carpenter finished second in the boys singles division.
To read the full story and see pictures of all of the qualifiers, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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