SPORTS
Bellevue hosts first baseball game since 1998
The Nocona Indians spoiled Bellevue’s first home opener since 1998 on Tuesday night in what was still a celebration for the Eagles.
The Indians won 21-4 after four innings due to run-rule, but the night belonged to the Bellevue community welcoming back baseball.
The Eagles honored members of the 1964 team before the game, as the team won its bi-district title 60 years previously. Then a member, Gary Johnson, threw out the game’s first pitch.
With the field being worked on since before the beginning of the school year, for it to be playable and in good condition to host a game is an accomplishment in itself.
The same could be said for the Bellevue team, with many of the 12 players not having much baseball experience before this season.
The game itself was not much of a celebration for the Eagles as the bigger 2A Nocona team dominated. The team’s had played the previous week and the Indians had won 20-2 and things went similar on Tuesday.
After Bellevue limited Nocona to only one run in the first inning, the Indians scored 12 runs in the second inning to bust the game open. Nocona had six singles, four doubles, three walks and two hit batters.
The Eagles answered in the same inning. With the bases loaded, Bryce Ramsey hit a ground ball that induced an error that scored a run. Blake Reese then drew a walk to score another run followed by Ryan Jones hitting a single that drove in the team’s third run. River Trail drew a walk to drive in one more run to cut the lead down to 13-4.
Nocona then added six more runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth inning while Bellevue could not get any more runs to come across.
The Indians won 21-4 after four innings due to run-rule.
Nocona’s Walker Murphey led the team with four RBIs while RJ Walker was second with three RBIs. Four different players had two RBIs each for the Indians. As a team they finished with 19 hits while drawing seven walks and three hit batters.
Caden Belcher came in for relief on the mound for Nocona and allowed one hit and no runs while striking out five batters.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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