SPORTS
Prairie Valley hosts cross country meet

Cross country meets were happening all over on Wednesday as the area schools competed at Lindsay, Brock and Prairie Valley.
The team highlights included the Bowie boy’s winning first overall at Lindsay, the Gold-Burg boy’s winning first at Prairie Valley and both Saint Jo teams finishing in the top 10 at the big meet in Brock.
The Jackrabbits were led by Isaac Renteria and Brayden Willett, who finished first and second leading the team. Renteria had a time of 18:39 and Willett finished one second later. Both were more than a minute ahead of third place.
Bowie’s top five runners also include Monte Mayfield (9th), Jackson Frie (12th) and Hayden Sutton (14th).
Also in the boy’s race, Nocona, Bellevue and Forestburg had runners competing individually since they did not have a full team. The top Indian runner was Andrew Perez who finished fifth overall with a time of 21:00. The Longhorns only runner was Jesse Wadsworth who placed 11th with a time of 21:37. The Eagles first runner was River Trail who got 25th with a time of 25:25.
In the girls race at Lindsay, the Bellevue team finished third overall. Mattie Broussard was the team and meet’s top runner, finishing first with a time of 15:27. The Lady Eagles top five runners included Brittany Gill, (22nd), Mary Grace Broussard (23rd), Kaycee Conner (25th) and Tristan Shook (28th).
The Bowie girls’ team finished fourth overall. The Lady Rabbits top finisher was Ollie Gaston who placed sixth overall with at time of 16:41. The team’s top five runners included Bella Lozano (17th), Harlei Hudson (31st), Brilee Lemons (37th) and Isabella Caswell (38th).
The Nocona girls had one runner compete in the race. Bayler Smith finished second overall with a time of 15:38.
Prairie Valley hosted its own cross country meet and competed directly with Gold-Burg.
In the boy’s race, the Bears finished first overall. Claudio Segura was the team’s top runner who got first with a time of 18:27. Gold-Burg’s top five runners included Isaiah Willett (3rd), Jorge Montes (5th), Efren Villegas (6th) and Brady Allen (7th).
The Prairie Valley boy’s top runner was Josh Stout who got second with a time of 19:32. The Bulldogs top five runners were Dayne Sadler (4th), Aiden Clopton (8th), Sawyer Bray (10th) and Brody Tournay (12th).
The girl’s race had only two competitors. Linzie Priddy from Prairie Valley won first with a time of 14:20. Alyson Rojas from Gold-Burg got second with a time of 17:30.
Saint Jo participated in a huge meet at Brock that had at least 20 complete teams in each race.
The Lady Panthers placed ninth overall. The team was led by Savannah Hill who finished 32nd with a time of 13:49. Saint Jo’s top five runners were Abigail Carter (45th), Taylor Patrick (50th), Kaycee Clark (67th) and Jordyn O’Neal (95th).
The Saint Jo boy’s team got 10th overall. The team’s top runner was Jayden Curry who finished 20th with a time of 18:15. The Panthers top five runners were Barrett Johnson (24th), Elijah Young (26th), Julian Luna (57th) and Ayden Giambruno (98th).
To see results for all area high school runners, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Girls basketball all-district list released

Bowie
First team: Laney Segura
Second team: Hanna Bell
Honorable mention: Parker Riddle, Railey Martin, Lanie Moore, Laney Enlow, Sadie Weaver
Nocona
Superlatives: Meg Meekins, most valuable player; Reagan Phipps, defensive MVP
First team: Aubree Kleinhans, Jolie Rose
Second team: Avery Crutsinger, Bayler Smith, Jasmine Olivares
Honorable mention: Paige Davis
Academic all-district: Kaygan Stone, Ayden Patton, Paige Davis, Bayler Smith, Jasmine Olivares, Avery Crutsinger, Aubree Kleinhans, Reagan Phipps, Jolie Rose, Meg Meekins
1A Awards
Superlatives: Taylor Patrick, Saint Jo, District MVP; Mary Grace Broussard, Bellevue, offensive MVP; Brenna Briles, Forestburg, defensive MVP; Tatum Morman, Saint Jo, sixth woman of the year; Mattie Broussard, Bellevue, newcomer of the year; Celsey Hoffman, Bellevue, coach of the year
First team: Brittany Gill, Bellevue; Tristan Shook, Bellevue; Jocelyn Rich, Forestburg; Payzlie Cervantes, Saint Jo; Jordyn O’Neal, Saint Jo
Second team: Karis Denson, Bellevue; Chloe Broussard, Bellevue; Isabella Lawson, Forestburg; Braylee Briles, Forestburg; Aubrey Morman, Saint Jo; Krista Reeves, Saint Jo
Honorable mention: Brooklyn Shook, Bellevue; Megan Bain, Forestburg; Taylor Griggs, Forestburg; Linzie Priddy, Prairie Valley; Natalee Young, Prairie Valley; Renee Stout, Prairie Valley; Kamron Skidmore, Saint Jo; Abigail Carter, Saint Jo; Savannah Hill, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Brittany Gill, Tristan Shook, Mary Grace Broussard, Karis Denson, Ella Broussard, Mattie Broussard, Brooklyn Shook
Forestburg: Braylee Briles, Jocelyn Rich, Isabel Lawson, Taylor Griggs, Brenna Briles, Megan Bain
Prairie Valley: Linzie Priddy, Natalee Young, Renee Stout
Saint Jo: Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Morman, Krista Reeves, Mercedes Diaz, Payzlie Cervantes, Kaycee Clark, Tatum Morman, Kamron Skidmore, Jordyn O’Neal, Abigail Carter, Savannah Hill, Olivia Johnson
SPORTS
Softball Roundup

Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits softball team started off last week with an opening district win against Vernon before struggling at a tournament in Iowa Park over the weekend.
The Lady Rabbits won by run-rule against Vernon at home on Feb. 25, but then lost five games at the tournament playing some tough teams.
Bowie opened up district play hoping to do well since the team has missed the playoffs the last several years.
Against the Lady Lions the Lady Rabbits did most of their offensive damage in the fourth and sixth inning, scoring six and five runs.
Chloe Kinney led the team with three RBIs while Serinity Klump drove it two runs.
Sadie Britt had a team high three hits as the team finished with 10 in the game while drawing four walks.
On the mound, Klump struck out 10 batters while giving up three hits and three runs, two earned and walking two batters. The defense committed three errors overall.
Bowie took that good win into the tournament at Iowa Park where unfortunately wins were hard to come by.
Against Petrolia, the Lady Rabbits lost 8-4, with most of the damage done in the fourth inning before the game was called. Kinney led the team with two RBIs while Britt had two hits.
The next game against Caprock did not go well. The Lady Horns won 15-0 after four innings and not much went right for Bowie.
The second day started against Canyon. While the Lady Rabbits played a bit better, the Lady Eagles won 10-2 after four and half innings. KP Rutherford and Kinney both drove in one run on offense.
The last day of the tournament started against Amarillo. Bowie gave up 10 runs in the first inning and could not recover, losing 17-2 after three and half innings. Klump drove in both runs and had two hits. The Lady Rabbit defense committed only one fielding error in the game as well.
Bowie ended the tournament playing Wichita Falls Legacy and played a competitive game it almost won.
The Lady Rabbits led 5-0 heading into the bottom of the second inning when the Lady Leopards scored nine runs. Bowie answered with two runs in the third inning, but the game was called and the Lady Rabbits lost 9-7.
Four different players drove in one run each while Klump had two hits to lead the team.
Nocona
The Nocona softball schedule had to juggle around the basketball team’s march to the state championship last week, but the Lady Indians played and won one game last week.
Nocona won another high scoring game, this time against Bryson on Feb. 26, 34-24.
After winning earlier in the season a game with the final score of 35-34, the Lady Indians are not opposed to marathon games with lots of twists and turns.
After three innings, Nocona was down 16-8, but even though the team trailed for the majority of the game the Lady Indians hung around enough to stay within range.
Entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Nocona was down 24-21. The Lady Indians then scored 13 runs, the last one on a passed ball, to win the game by run-rule 34-24.
Nocona took advantage of Bryson’s pitching accuracy, drawing 30 walks in the game. That meant all nine hits in the game from the Lady Indians were impactful. Tinley Cable led the team with six RBIs and hit a home run. Skye Kirby, Kylea Wallace and Evelyn Marquez were second with four RBIs each.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers started their season with tough games against Lindsay and Era.
The Lady Panthers lost 18-0 against the Lady Knights and 17-1 against the Lady Hornets.
Saint Jo only had a week’s worth of practice as a full team heading into a tough game in the best of circumstances against 2A Lindsay on Friday.
With it being the start of the season, the only things that went right for the Lady Panthers was giving up only one fielding error in the game. The Lady Knights won 18-0, ending the game after three innings due to run-rule.
Nevaeh Spann got the team’s only hit and Symbri Evans drew a walk to mount some offense.
Saint Jo then played at Era on Monday afternoon. The Lady Panthers got off to a good start on offense.
Jordyn O’Neal drew a walk and after she stole two bases, Maxey Johnson drove her in with a single. Saint Jo led 1-0.
The Lady Hornets answered with three runs before having a big second inning scoring 10 runs.
The Lady Panther bats had no answer and Era tagged on two more runs in each of the next two innings to win 17-1 after four innings by run-rule.
Saint Jo struggled throwing strikes, giving up 22 walks in the game that fueled the Lady Hornets offense.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Baseball Roundup

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles picked up their first win of the season and of its most recent history against Vernon Northside on Feb. 27.
The Eagles won 9-1 to jump start this season after struggling last year in the program’s inaugural season after many decades of no baseball.
Bellevue dominated from start to finish as the game went six innings. Bryce Ramsey struck out 17 batters on the mound while giving up one run on three hits and one walk. Most importantly, the defense committed no fielding errors.
With the bats, River Trail and Brycen Bancroft led the team two RBIs each. Ryan Jones led the team with three hits.
Bowie
The Bowie Jackrabbit baseball team had a great weekend hosting the American Cancer Society Tournament.
The Jackrabbits went 3-1 overall, winning some close games as they start to come together as a team.
Bowie started the tournament against Archer City.
The Jackrabbits took control scoring four runs in the first inning to lead 4-1. After that, Bowie’s offense slowly added more runs the next four innings while shutting out the Wildcat offense. The Jackrabbits won 9-1.
Edmon De Leon and Caden Belcher led the team with two RBIs each, with De Leon hitting a home run.
On the mound, Rayder Mann pitched most of the game and struck out nine batters while giving up two hits, two walks and one run (zero earned).
Bowie’s second game came a day later against Whitesboro. It was a pitcher’s dual that went down to the final batter. De Leon pitched seven complete shut out innings while giving up one hit and striking out 17 batters.
In the bottom of the seventh inning with one runner on third base and one out, Weston Walker hit a groundball to third base which induced an error that allowed Hunter Rodriguez to score and the game to end. Bowie won 1-0.
The final day of the tournament did not start great for the Jackrabbits. Playing a tough Muenster team, the Hornets were up 4-0 after four innings and Bowie was having trouble scoring giving its limited chances. The Jackrabbits did score one run in the sixth inning, but the game was called before the seventh inning could start. Bowie lost 4-1. Boston Farris drove in the one run for the Jackrabbits.
Bowie was able to bounce back and end the tournament on a fun note. Playing an overmatched Electra team, the Jackrabbits easily beat the Tigers 16-0 after three and half innings played.
Four different players drove in two runs apiece to lead the team as Bowie finished with 13 hits. On the mound, Trae Siegler struck out seven batters in three innings of work while giving up no runs and one hit.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians only got to play two games on the final day of the Jacksboro tournament last week on Saturday due to the state basketball consuming the whole community.
The Indians went 1-1 and competed well in both of their games.
Nocona first played Comanche and won a good game 10-5 after five and half innings played. RJ Walker, Brody Langford and Miller Jhett each drove in two runs to lead the team.
Walker struck out 11 batters and allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits while walking two batters. The defense committed two fielding errors.
The Indians then played Wichita Falls Memorial JV team. It was even after four innings with the score tied at 5-5, each run Nocona scoring being answered by the Mavericks within the same inning.
The Indian offense failed to score any runs in the fifth inning and Memorial was able to score one run on a walk-off single to end the game. Nocona lost 6-5.
Landon Fatheree led the team with two RBIs and three hits while Walker drove in one run. Three different pitchers threw for the Indians and the defense committed only one fielding error.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers struggled in their three games played at the Era tournament last week.
The Panthers did not win, but showed flashes of good play.
Saint Jo first played Callisburg last week and lost 8-2. Tren Gaston and Sam Martin led the team by driving in one run each offensively.
The Panthers then played Tioga and lost 17-8. Charlie Evans and Martin led the team with three RBIs each.
The final game against Sam Rayburn was close, but Saint Jo lost 5-1. Rylan Forrester drove in the one run for the Panthers in the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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