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Lady Rabbits lose to Jacksboro
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough game on Friday at home against Jacksboro.
The Lady Tigers won 23-3 after four innings due to run rule.
The Lady Rabbits were hoping to try and hang with Jacksboro, but has had a tough district stretch trying to compete.
The Lady Tigers scored five runs in the first inning before Bowie had a chance to bat. The Lady Rabbits got no batters on base before Jacksboro scored four more runs in the second inning.
Bowie responded. Haley Webb got on base with a leadoff single. A fly ball to right field from Kaylie Kinney induced an error, but Webb was out advancing to second base.
Victoria Cox then hit a single to put two runners on base. The Lady Rabbits tried to execute a double steal, but lead runner Kinney was thrown out at third base for out two.
Laney Oliver then came through with a double to left field that drove in Cox, cutting the lead to 9-1.
It did not slow down the Lady Tigers as they scored five more runs in the third inning, but Bowie showed some fight with its bats.
Sage Gossett led off with a single. Maddie Mandela followed and a fly ball to left field again induced an error allowing her to get on base, but the lead runner was out at second again. Kenzie Short then hit a single up the middle to put two runners on base.
Chloe Kinney hit a pop fly to third base that again induced an error. It allowed Mandela to score. Short tried to score as well, but was called out at home. Through all the chaos, Kinney did advance all the way to third base.
Webb then came through as a groundball to right field induced another error that allowed Kinney to score, cutting the lead to 14-3.
Unfortunately, Jacksboro went for the jugular, scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to up the lead to 23-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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