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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.
A solid day was had by Montague county high school tracksters at the State Track and Field Meet May 16 in Austin.
Bellevue’s Mattie Broussard had a pair of second place finishes in both the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.41 and the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:31.33. Broussard also was 4th in the 1,600-meters with a time of 5:22.18.
Her teammate Brylie Hager was 9th in the 110-meter hurdles in 19.93.
Forestburg’s Brenna Briles was 4th in the triple jump with a 35’9 1’2” leap. Her teammate Jocelyn Rich was 4th in the pole vault with a 9’ leap.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie had a pair of top four finishes at the State Track and Field Meet May 14.
Sophomore Brayden Willett made it onto the medal stand, finishing 3rd in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:17.89. Bowie junior Tyler Richey finished 4th in the pole vault after a 14’6” effort.
The top two finishers from Holliday, also in Bowie’s district, celebrated with him after he crossed the finish line.
“It was kind of surprising,” Willett said about Ryder and Noah Stroman embracing him in a celebratory hug. “They’re good guys, so it was kind of cool.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
This past week found your outdoor scribe doing some rather mundane things such as yard work, vegetable gardening and repairs around the old cabin. Oh, I also wrapped up a couple of magazine articles. I always enjoy sharing my adventures with all of you in this column but to be perfectly honest, not nearly as much as my ‘field work’ hunting and fishing which is an iatrical part of any good outdoor column. If you’re like me, you much prefer reading about an adventure that you can also partake.
I am far more comfortable telling you about an outdoor experience I had firsthand knowledge of rather than the reporting part of my job as an outdoor communicator. So, this week, I’d do a bit of ‘reporting’ and share some planned adventures I have scheduled for the next couple weeks. By the time you’re reading this, I will have already been in the woods in quest of a fat ‘eater’ hog and probably have some freshly caught blue catfish fillets in the freezer, details will follow in the next couple of weeks.
I’ll kick things off early in the week heading down to my friend Jeff Rice’s Buck and Bass Ranch located on the upper end of Lake Fork. Jeff produces our weekly TV show “A Sportsman’s Life” which airs on Carbon TV and YouTube. Our plan is to film a segment of our show on stalking wild hogs. It will be a challenge to capture the shot with all the thick grown spring vegetation. It could happen fast and require a fast shot. We will be breaking in my CVA Cascade scout rifle in 308 caliber. This short barrel little rifle is light and easy to handle in thick cover, ideal for this type of hunting. Our plan is to hit the woods during the last couple hours of daylight and ease along the trails, watching and especially listening for hogs. Wild porkers are vocal critters and it’s common to hear them before seeing them. We will play the wind and attempt to get downwind and then close the distance for a shot but you can never guess how a hog hunt will unfold. Wild pork or not, Jeff and I always have a great time together and I plan to bring a side of wild pork ribs already slow smoked and covered in brown sugar and BBQ sauce with a side of camp baked beans!
After a tasty dinner we plan to get a good night’s sleep and head out the next morning for a planned fishing trip with guide David Hanson at Lake Tawakoni. Both channel and blue catfish are on a very good bite right but it’s hard to pass up those snow white blue catfish fillets when the bite is good. David is, to my knowledge, the most veteran catfish guide on the lake and became friends close to a quarter-century ago when we first began fishing
together. The plan is to use freshy cut shad in shallow water and target eater size blues weighing between 2 and about 10 pounds but as every catfish angler knows, it’s always possible to connect with a big trophy size blue when fishing Tawakoni.
Next week, I plan to join my long-time friend J.C. McCollough on the Red River below the Texoma dam. I’ve been fishing and hunting with J.C. for many years and look forward to getting with him again. I would describe this to catching big catfish in a barrel but in this case the deep holes in the river are comprised of several acres. The water level in the river below Texoma are dictated by the water release at the dam by the Corp of Engineers. When there is a current in the river, fish move upstream to feed on baitfish coming through the dam. When the water recedes, they fish move into the deeper holes where baitfish also seek refuge from the falling water. Catching will be fast paced with the chance to connect with some big fish as well as limits of “eater” size fish. We’ll be rigging with big live gizzard shad fished weightless on a free line, using medium spinning gear. The bigger fish will often nail the frisky live shad and the fresh cut bait is a sure way to connect with lots of smaller fish. There is something very exciting about fishing big live baits on a slack line. One minute your bait will be darting around and you will occasionally feel it taking up slack and the next when a big blue catfish grabs the bait, the rod will bow and the fight will be on. There is usually no ‘setting the hook’, by the time you feel the fish, it will already be hooked and making a strong run to the nearest submerged brush. Your job will be to keep the drag set just enough to keep pressure on the fish but not so much as to cause the line to break.
J.C. uses his airboat to access these deeper holes because of the very shallow water. While it’s not impossible to portage a kayak or small boat in the river, it often requires a few miles travel to get to these deep holes, this is best accomplished by experienced kayakers with plenty of endurance. There was a time when I was game for this type fishing but I much prefer to do my river fishing these days from a boat designed to negotiate the shallow waters.
Squirrel season is underway in many of the east Texas counties and there’s some pretty good fox squirrel hunting here close to home in Kaufman county and I’ve been thinking about how tasty a big skillet of smothered squirrel with rice, gravy and biscuits would be. Bream are on the beds now and my friend Edgar Cotton invited me to come do some ‘perch jerking’ with him and his son David-it’s in the plans! Well, hopefully next week I will have a ‘sure nuff’ adventure of two to relate you you-I’m ready to get some relief from all this work around the homeplace! LC
You can contact Tawakoni/Fork catfish guide David Hanson at 902-268-7391. Contact J.C. McCollough at 580-372-0320.
Listen to Luke’s podcast, “Catfish Radio” just about everywhere podcast are found.
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