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Bowie baseball/softball roundup
The Bowie Jackrabbits played well during three days of at their hosted American Cancer Society tournament last week.
The Jackrabbits went 3-1 overall as the team picked up wins in competitive games, blowouts and in between.
Bowie first played Peaster to start the tournament. It was a back and forth game, with the Jackrabbits up 2-0 before the Greyhounds scored six runs in the third inning.
Bowie was trailing 8-5 heading into what would be the final inning when the team took advantage of fielding mistakes to score four runs to win the game 9-8.
Edmond DeLeon led the team with two RBIs while Hunter Rodriguez, Troy Kesey and Rayder Mann drove in one run each.
The second game of the tournament against Whitesboro was much different. Bowie scored every inning and won 10-0 after only three and half innings.
Kesey hit a triple and drove in three runs to lead the team. Tucker Jones also hit a triple and drove in two runs. DeLeon pitched all four innings and allowed only one hit and walked one batter while striking out five.
On the next day the Jackrabbits played a tough Muenster team. The Hornets took control, scoring four runs in the second inning.
Bowie answered with five runs combined in the second and third innings to take the lead before Muenster tied the score in the fourth inning. The Jackrabbits added one run each in the final two innings to get the win 7-5.
Cooper Hammer hit two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the team. Boston Farris, Will Cross, Case Curry and DeLeon each drove in a run. Trae Seigler pitched four innings and allowed two runs, zero earned, while striking out three and allowing five hits.
On the final day of the tournament, Bowie got punched in the mouth against Van. After two scoreless innings, the Vandals scored in the remaining four innings. While the Jackrabbits drew four walks, the team only finished with two hits and were shut out. Van won 11-0.
Bowie softball
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a tough tournament at Iowa Park during the weekend ahead of the start of district play.
The Lady Rabbits went 0-4-2 during the three days of games.
Bowie first played Windthorst in a game that ended in an unsatisfying 7-7 tie after four innings. Sage Gossett led the team with two RBIs while Imala Walker and Victoria Cox each drove in one run.
On the mound Kaylie Kinney allowed three earned runs while striking out five and walking six batters.
The next game that day was not pleasant as Muenster won 14-0 in three innings. The Lady Hornets scored all of their runs in the first inning and the Lady Rabbits could not muster up any type of offense besides drawing two walks.
The next day started better. Bowie was up most of the game against Archer City and led 4-1 heading into what would be the final inning in the sixth. There, the Lady Cats scored three runs to tie the game up at 4-4. The Lady Rabbits could not respond and the game ended in another tie.
Walker and Britt each drove in one run each. Kinney allowed three earned runs on six hits while she struck out seven batters.
The next game against Borger was another one to forget. Bowie lost 10-0 after five innings. The Lady Rabbits had three hits and drew one walk as offense was hard to come by while the defense committed five fielding errors.
The final day of the tournament started against West Plains. While Bowie lost 12-5, there were some bright moments for the team on offense. Britt led the team with two RBIs while Walker and Serenity Klump each drove in one run. Klump also had a team high three hits, with two of them being doubles as she scored each time she got on base.
The tournament ended against Caprock in another game the Lady Rabbits will hope to forget. The Longhorns won 15-0 after three innings. Bowie’s offense had one hit and drew one walk, while the defense committed five fielding errors and Caprock had 15 hits.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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