SPORTS
Saint Jo teams lose games on Tuesday
The Saint Jo Panthers lost a close game at home against Perrin-Whitt on Tuesday.
The Pirates won 4-3, taking the lead in the sixth inning and not letting go.
Saint Jo took the early lead with runs scored in the second and third innings. Jonathan Diaz executed a sacrifice bunt to score Payton Harris first. Collin Thomas would then score on a steal to home plate to put the Panthers up 2-0.
Perrin-Whitt would come back to tie the score up in the fourth inning. An RBI single and a sacrifice groundout scored two runs to make the score 2-2.
In the fifth inning, the Panthers regained the lead. Matthew Butler-Everson led off with a walk. After stealing second base and advancing to third base on a passed ball, Jace Johnson then drove him in with a single to put Saint Jo up 3-2.
The Pirates answered back in the sixth inning. Trying to prevent a steal at third base with two runners on base, an error allowed the runner to score and the other to advance to third. A passed ball would then allow that runner to score and put the Pirates up 4-3.
Saint Jo tried to rally in the seventh inning. Thomas led off and was hit by a pitch to get on base. Butler-Everson followed and hit a single to put the winning run on base.
Unfortunately, the next batter hit into a double play and the next batter grounded out to end the game. Perrin-Whitt won 4-3.
Softball
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers had a rough double-header against 2A Muenster on Tuesday.
The Lady Hornets won both games 22-1 and 18-0, both games being three innings long due to run-rule.
The Lady Panthers one run scored in the first game came in the final inning of that game. Krista Reeves scored on the basepaths thanks to a fielding error, which was opportunistic since the team failed to get a hit in the two games and still found a way to score.
Coach Kelly Skidmore said it was mostly bad luck as her team made contact, but just it would go right to a Muenster player.
Defensively the team committed six fielding errors in the first game and three in the second. Unfortunately, the team gave up 15 free bases in each game that drove in a lot of runs with few hits needed.
Playing any 2A school for Saint Jo would be tough, but it is equally so for this team in the program’s first full season playing softball.
Skidmore likes how her girls are coming along as they head into the final month of the season.
Saint Jo is next scheduled to play at 11 a.m. on April 15 at Collinsville.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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