SPORTS
Lady Rabbits lose on the road
The Bowie Lady Rabbits let the game get away from them at Jacksboro on Friday.
The Lady Tigers won 10-0 after five innings due to run-rule against the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie was coming off a loss against Henrietta, but the team had been competing better and even won two of its last four games.
The first game against Jacksboro also had gone only five innings, but the Lady Tigers scored a district high 20 runs in the game.
With Bowie playing better, the team was hoping it could compete better and at least avoid losing by run-rule like it had been against good teams.
The first two innings saw the Lady Rabbits defense shut Jacksboro down to keep them in the game despite not having much success with their bats.
Pitcher Kaylie Kinney allowed a walk and a single to get on base in the first inning, but came through with a groundout to shortstop to get out of that jam.
In the second inning, a fielding error in the outfield that put a runner on second base with two outs did not morph into anything horrific for Bowie’s defense. A groundout to second base and a strikeout followed to end the scoring chance.
Unfortunately, the third inning is when the luck ran out for the Lady Rabbits’ defense.
After walking two batters with one out and forcing a groundout, it looked like Kinney and Bowie would get out of the jam again. A groundball to the shortstop resulted in an error that allowed one run to score.
The next batter hit a fly ball to right field then resulted in another fielding error that allowed two more runs to score to put Jacksboro up 3-0. Thankfully, another fly ball into the outfield was caught for out three.
The Lady Rabbits got their first hit in the fourth inning with Serenity Klump hitting a single. Unfortunately, it did not lead to anything for Bowie.
The Lady Tigers followed up the third inning with a fourth inning the Lady Rabbits would like to forget.
Five singles, a triple, a walk and a fielding error allowed Jacksboro to add six runs to its lead as it broke open the game 9-0.
Bowie’s offense could not answer besides Sadie Britt getting hit by a pitch with one out in the fifth inning.
The Lady Tigers entered the inning needing to score one run to end the game due to run-rule.
A one out single was the beginning of the end. The base runner then stole second base before her teammate drove her in with a single to end the game.
Jacksboro won 10-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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