SPORTS
Bowie softball season comes to an end
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost their final game of the season on Saturday at City View.
The Lady Rabbits lost a close game 7-5 against the Lady Mustangs, ending a tough district slate.
Bowie came in following a tough loss against playoff bound Holliday, but knew it had a chance against City View. The Lady Mustangs won only 6-4 the first time the two teams played several weeks back. With a playoff berth not possible, it was all about pride in the final high school game for several seniors.
Bowie took the lead at the beginning in the top of the first inning. With the bases loaded thanks to two walks, a hit batter and only one out, Kaylie Kinney drove in one run with a sacrifice fly ball to center field to make it 1-0.
City View wrestled the lead away in the same inning, getting helped by two infield errors that helped score two runs, giving the Lady Mustangs a 2-1 lead after the first inning.
The Lady Rabbits answered quickly as Kenzie Short drove in two runs with a double followed by Chloe Kinney who drove her in with a double. Bowie led 4-2.
The Lady Mustangs got one of those runs back and trailed 4-3. City View then one inning later in the fourth tied the score up by scoring one more run, making it 4-4 heading into the fourth inning.
After a scoreless fourth, the Lady Mustangs retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring one run to go up 5-4.
Bowie got the run back at the start of the sixth inning. Chloe Kinney drove in another run on a fielder’s choice to tie the score up at 5-5, but the Lady Rabbits failed to take the lead.
This kept the window open for City View as three straight fielding errors allowed two runs to score as the Lady Mustangs led 7-5 heading into the final inning.
Bowie failed to get any runner on base as the game ended.
City View won 7-5.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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