SPORTS
Saint Jo baseball beat Pirates; Lady Panthers lose to Muenster
Baseball
The Saint Jo Panthers’ baseball team was able to get revenge from earlier in the week with a win at Perrin-Whitt on Friday.
The Panthers won 4-1 in a game where they dominated more so than what the final score said.
Saint Jo racked up 11 hits in the game that probably should have produced more runs, but it all came together in the fourth inning.
Devin Stewart drove in a run with a single. Collin Thomas and Matthew Everson-Butler followed with RBI singles. Jace Johnson then hit a single that would have moved Everson-Butler to third base. An error handling the throw into the infield allowed him to score the fourth run of the inning to go up 4-0.
The Pirates scored their only run in the sixth inning on an RBI single following and error that allowed the runner to get on base.
That would go on to make the final score 4-1.
Softball
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a tough one against 2A Lindsay on Friday.
The Lady Knights won 17-2 after three innings due to run-rule in a game where free bases again killed the Lady Panthers.
Most of the runs Lindsay scored came in the second inning. Saint Jo limited the Lady Knights to only four hits and committed only two fielding errors. Unfortunately, 14 walks and three hit batters were just too much to overcome.
The Lady Panthers scoring came in their final inning. Presley Deweese drew a one out walk to get on base. Krista Reeves followed by getting on base thanks to an error fielding her groundball.
Deweese would steal third base and Elaina Everson hit a groundball that induced another error that allowed her to score the team’s first run. Kayden Skidmore followed and hit into a fielder’s choice, but it allowed Reeves to score the team’s other run.
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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