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Lady Rabbits let Iowa Park get away from them
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough match against Iowa Park on a game that was started on Tuesday and finished on Wednesday due to weather issues.
The Lady Hawks won 14-4 after six innings due to run-rule as the Lady Rabbits defense gave up 10 runs in the final two innings.
Bowie was hoping it could bounce back after a disappointing loss at Jacksboro the previous week, but knew it would be tough against Iowa Park.
With first-year varsity players Serenity Klump and then KP Rutherford getting time on the mound for the first time during district play, the change might hopefully spark something within the team.
The Lady Hawks struck first with a leadoff double and an RBI single that followed to go up 1-0. Thankfully, Bowie pulled out a double-play after a fly out to center field when the runner failed to tag up. The Lady Rabbits got the third out two batters later.
Bowie threatened to retaliate about as hard as it could in the same inning.
Chloe Kinney drew a leadoff walk and later Klump and Rutherford hit singles to load the bases up with one out.
Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits could not get any runners home as the game moved to the second inning.
Iowa Park bats added to its lead with four singles scoring two more runs to put the Lady Hawks up 3-0.
Bowie’s defense was able to blank Iowa Park in the third inning despite two runners getting on base, which left the door open for the Lady Rabbits offense to retaliate.
With two outs, Rutherford’s pop fly to the shortstop resulted in an error that sparked a two out rally. Laney Oliver then hit a single, advancing to second base on the throw home to put two runners in scoring position.
Sadie Britt then came through and hit a two RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2 before the rally and inning ended with a strikeout.
The Lady Hawks got one run back. A leadoff double came back to bite Bowie. After retiring the next two batters, the next one hit a single to drive in the runner to make it 4-2 for Iowa Park.
Bowie’s bats were going from the previous inning. Victoria Cox hit a one out single and Chloe Kinney followed with a double to put two runners on base.
After a strikeout, Klump came through with a single that drove in both runners to tie the game up at 4-4.
While the first four innings were competitive back-and-forth, with the Lady Rabbits grabbing the most recent momentum, the Lady Hawks broke the game open in the fifth inning.
Two singles, two doubles, four walks and a fielding error amounted to six runs score for Iowa Park to go up 10-4.
Lightning came during this time and the game was delayed until it was picked up the next day on Wednesday.
Despite having several hours to reset, the way the previous inning had gone seemed to have zapped the oomph out of Bowie’s bats.
Britt got on base thanks to an error with one out, but it did not lead to anything in the fifth inning.
The Lady Hawks seemed to pick up right where they left off the previous day in the sixth inning.
Two singles, a double, a triple and a walk allowed Iowa Park to score four more runs to put the team up 14-4.
The Lady Rabbits needed to score one run to prevent the game from ending early due to run-rule.
Kinney got on base thanks to an error at first base. Two batters later, Klump hit a single to put two runners on base with two outs, with the lead runner in scoring position.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out to end the game.
The Lady Hawks won 14-4.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie boys
The Bowie Jackrabbits had a good tournament back from the Christmas break last week, playing four games at Bridgeport.
The Jackrabbits went 3-1 overall, with the one loss coming against a bigger schools that is state-ranked.
Bowie started the tournament playing a small but athletic team in 4A Western Hills that liked to press on defense and shoot a lot of 3-pointers.
The Jackrabbits started the game out well, going up 14-6. Bowie was able to stay in control up 25-18 at halftime. The Cougars rode the hot outside shooting of one of their players, but the Jackrabbits had more of a team effort offensively throughout the game that never wavered.
Bowie won easily 51-38 to start off the tournament well. Rayder Mann led the team with 15 points while Gaige Goodman was second with 10 points and Adam Pickett had nine points.
The second game did not go well as the Jackrabbits were matched up with 4A state-ranked team Burkburnett.
Unlike the previous game, the Bulldogs press defense sped up the game to a pace Bowie did not want to be. After a close first quarter, Burkburnett had two quarters it scored more than 20 points that the Jackrabbits just could not match. The Bulldogs won 78-47.
Mann led the team with 17 points while Goodman was second with seven points.
The second day saw Bowie play previous Montague County rival Nocona for the first time since 2022.
The Indians led early 10-4, but the Jackrabbits cut into the lead and trailed only 20-16 at halftime. Bowie’s offense had a good third quarter, equaling its first half total on offense while limiting Nocona to seven points.
The Jackrabbits then made enough of their free throws in the fourth quarter to keep the Indians at bay as they won 41-34.
Mann led the team with 12 points while Bradly Horton was second with 10 points.
Bowie was able to take that win into its final game of the tournament, playing 4A Bonham. The Jackrabbits beat the Warriors 53-39 to close out the tournament on a good note.
Bowie girls
The Bowie Lady Rabbits came back from the holiday break and played a non-district warm-up game at Pottsboro on Friday to get back into shape.
The state-ranked 3A Lady Cardinals team won 56-35 against the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie had a great week heading into the Christmas break. The Lady Rabbits had started district 2-0 with wins against Iowa Park and Jacksboro. With district play waiting for the team this week, Bowie had one game to get its see legs back.
It did not start well for the Lady Rabbits. Pottsboro went ahead 19-6. Bowie had nowhere to go but up as it cut the lead to 25-15 at halftime.
Then the Lady Cardinals responded with a huge 24 point third quarter that put the game out of reach for the Lady Rabbits. Bowie finished strong with 15 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to make up the big lead.
Pottsboro won 56-35.
Parker Riddle led the team with 12 points while Hanna Bell was second with 11 points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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