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Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won a match against 2A Poolville at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won 3-1, letting the third set get away from them as the Lady Monarchs kept them honest.
Saint Jo was coming off a great showing at their hosted tournament the previous week, coming in second place and playing up to where it hopes it can be, but also with more room to grow.
Poolville had the size at the net to make the Lady Panthers work and showed that to start the match.
The Lady Monarchs got the early lead 4-1, but Saint Jo answered back and slowly crept at Poolville’s advantage before tying things up at 15-15.
Then both teams exchanged great 5-0 serve runs to tie the score back up at 20-20. The Lady Panthers were able to play the cleaner stretch in the end game to win the first set 25-22.
That momentum from closing out such a competitive set seemed to propel Saint Jo in set two and the Lady Monarchs showed little resistance. The Lady Panthers started the set up 8-2. Poolville came back to make it a little close 9-6.
Then Saint Jo went on a 14-1 run to break the set open. The Lady Panthers won easily 25-10 to go up 2-0 and with all of the momentum in the world.
Saint Jo then started set three 5-0 and things looked like it was going to be a repeat of set two. The Lady Monarchs came back initially to cut the lead down to 11-9, but the Lady Panthers were still in control 15 points later up 19-16 heading into the end game.
Then Poolville tied the score up at 20-20 and things seemed to get real. Saint Jo was going to have to dig a bit deeper than it thought to pull out a set that could go either way in the final 10 points.
The Lady Panthers held a narrow 23-22 lead, but unfortunately it was the Lady Monarchs that came through to win two of the next three points. Poolville took the set 26-24 to force a fourth set, right when everybody thought it was about to end early and easily.
Saint Jo knew it let the end of the match slip from its grasp. To not let the match further slip away and give the Lady Monarchs more hope to potentially come back and win whole thing in five sets, the Lady Panthers would have to show up well from the start of set four.
The first 10 points were a competitive back-and-forth as neither team looked to get much of an advantage, with the score tied at 5-5. Then Saint Jo went on a 4-1 run and got the opening it needed.
The Lady Panthers were able to keep the Lady Monarchs at bay with a three or four point lead for the next 10 points before Saint Jo started to pull away. Up 18-12, the Lady Panthers won another five-point exchange 4-1 to extend their lead by double-digits and everyone knew it was close to over.
Saint Jo easily closed the set with little drama 25-14, winning the match 3-1.

Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough district match at Iowa Park on Tuesday night.
The Lady Hawks won 3-1 as the Lady Rabbits were able to win a close third set to keep the match alive and give them hope of coming back.
Bowie was coming into the match after starting district playing the defending district champs Henrietta at home. The Lady Rabbits were not able to come through against the Lady Cats and they were hoping to get their first district win on the road.
From the first point of the match, Bowie was tested when outside hitter Madison Fulmer went down with a knee injury during a rally that sidelined her for the match.
It was a competitive first set, but ultimately it was Iowa Park that pulled away as it wore on, winning 25-17 to take the early lead.
It felt worse when in set two the Lady Hawks started out on a roll that Bowie just could not recover from. Iowa Park won set two by a big margin 25-10 and looked like it was going to take the match easily.
The Lady Rabbits rallied back and in set three competed like they knew they could against the Lady Hawks. It was point-to-point throughout and neither team could get much of a lead. Down to the wire, it was Bowie who came through, winning 25-22 to keep the match alive.
The Lady Rabbits had some hope, with the route ahead for a comeback now set and the team believing they could do it.
Unfortunately in set four, Bowie just could not find its rhythm to stay with Iowa Park in the final stretch of the set. The Lady Hawks were able to close out the set, winning it 25-18 and the match 3-1.

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost a tough match on Tuesday at 5A Wichita Falls Memorial.
The Lady Mavericks won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Indians as they struggled to hang with the bigger school.
The set scores were 25-15, 25-15 and 25-12 in a game Nocona would most like to put behind itself. Coach Kara Lucherk did not think her team played its best.
“I thought we struggled with what the other team was able to do offensively from the first few touches,” Lucherk said. “We could never pull ourselves out of the hole mentally to get much going on our side of the net.”

Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns picked up a big five-set win at home against Perrin-Whitt on Tuesday night.
The Lady Horns escaped near disaster, holding off the Lady Pirates’ furious comeback attempt to win 3-2.
Forestburg was coming off its toughest tournament of the season in Saint Jo, rallying during bracket play to take home some hardware in the consolation side.
The start of the match did not go well for the Lady Horns. Perrin-Whitt got out to an 11-4 lead and was playing well. Forestburg was able to swing things around dramatically, closing on a 21-4 run to win the set 25-18.
The second set was one of the closest of the match. In the end, the Lady Horns were able to execute in the end game to win it 25-20 and take a 2-0 lead.
Then the Lady Pirates started to up their intensity and Forestburg just could not match it. Perrin-Whitt won sets three and four by the one-sided score 25-11 to tie the match up at 2-2 with all the momentum in the world on its side.
Set five exists in its own universe, not always swayed by two sets worth of one-sided play from one team now that the end of the match is near for both sides.
It held true on Tuesday night as the Lady Horns were able to shake off its fog from the previous two sets and play the most competitive stretch of the entire match from beginning to end. Like it was in set two, it was Forestburg that held its poise and won the close set 15-12 to seal its victory it almost let slip away.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles lost a tough match at Olney on Tuesday night.
The Lady Cubs won 3-1 against the Lady Eagles.
Bellevue was coming off the Saint Jo tournament that showed some promising results after getting second in the silver bracket.
The Lady Eagles started off the match well, winning 25-18 to take the early lead. Unfortunately, Olney was able to rally and win the next three competitive sets 25-19, 25-17 and 25-22 to take the victory.

Missing scores
The Bowie News did not receive scores from Prairie Valley’s match on Tuesday. Gold-Burg did not play earlier in the week.

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Nocona
The Nocona Indians ended their regular season with a sweep of Alvord to secure a number one seed heading into the playoffs.
The Indians won 13-6 and 3-1 to earn the top seed in the big school division in the playoffs.
With that much on the line despite already securing a playoff spot the previous week, Nocona had a lot to play for in its final regular season series.
The Bulldogs got on the board first with two runs, but the Indians answered with nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to retake the lead 9-2.
Both teams scored one run in the third inning before Nocona scored three runs in the fourth inning to go up 13-3. Alvord was able to extend the game and avoid getting run-ruled by scoring two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth inning.
The Indian bats were cold in the final three innings, but the defense bounced back to shut out the Bulldogs in the seventh inning to win 13-6.
RJ Walker and Jayce Lehde each drove in three runs to lead the team while Ladon Fatheree and Zyrus Moreno both drove in two runs. Nocona finished with nine hits and drew nine walks during the game.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched six innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on 12 hits while striking out one and walking two.
The second game was more a pitcher’s duel that had far less action scoring runs.
The Indians scored first in the second inning with one run, but Alvord tied the game with one run in the fourth inning. Nocona answered with two runs in the fifth inning and held on to win 3-1.
Lehde and Fatheree drove in one run each while Murphey scored the other run on the basepaths thanks to a wild pitch. Nocona had only two hits while the team drew seven walks.
Walker helped carry the team on the mound, pitching the whole game while giving up one run on four hits and striking out 13 batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles ended their season on Monday this week, losing some tough games on the way out before closing with a win.
The Eagles lost to Perrin-Whitt 13-1, to Bryson 17-2 before beating Saint Jo 7-2 to end the season on a high note.
Bellevue struggled against the two other 1A teams in its district in its previous matchups as both teams are heading towards the playoffs. Both the Pirates and Cowboys proved it once again in the final matchup on April 22 and Monday before playing a team more on its level.
The Eagles and Panthers were 1-1 against each other this season. Playing after Bellevue’s loss to against Bryson right before on Saint Jo’s home field, the Eagles wanted revenge.
Bellevue got it with a 7-2 win against the Panthers to end both team’s season and this year improve the series 2-1 in the Eagles favor.
River Trail led the team with two RBIs while Hunter Blackburn had a team high two hits.
The team finished with seven hits and drew 10 walks.
On the mound, Bryce Ramsey allowed two runs on nine hits while striking out seven and walking five. The defense committed one fielding error.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers had a tough final week to their disappointing season.
The Panthers lost to Bryson 10-4 before losing to Bellevue 7-2 to close out their season.
Saint Jo knew it was out of the playoff hunt and was playing for pride as it hoped to end the season with its head held high.
The Panthers played the Cowboys on April 22 and were put behind the eight ball when Bryson rallied off seven runs in the third inning. Saint Jo closed the game well, but could not overcome that bad inning as it lost 10-4.
Sam Martin, Charlie Evans, Mathew Sampson and Jayden Curry each drove in one run each. Saint Jo had nine hits and drew six walks during the game.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo’s defense allowed 10 hits and nine walks while committing five fielding errors.
The Panthers then waited a week before ending their season on Monday, due to rain causing the game to be rescheduled, against Bellevue. Each team had beaten the other so far this season and with both teams out of the playoffs, it was a game about local pride more than anything.
Unfortunately for Saint Jo, it did not go its way on Monday. The Eagles scored in every inning besides the first and seventh inning while the Panthers only scored in the fourth inning. Bellevue won 7-2.
Devin Stewart led the team with two RBIs on a double he hit. The team finished with eight hits and drew six walks, but it was not enough to hang with the Eagles.
The pitching staff allowed only four hits, but three fielding errors and nine walks allowed Bellevue to rack up the runs.

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Jackrabbits end season with series sweep

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Bowie baseball Coach Jason McCoy picked up his 100th career win during the team’s senior night win last week.

The Bowie Jackrabbits finished their season last week with a dominant series sweep against Vernon.
The Jackrabbits won both games by run-rule 13-2 and 11-1 against the Lions.
Bowie came into the week with its playoff hopes shot after splitting with Holliday. The Jackrabbits were playing for pride and knew they had what it took to win decisively against Vernon and made sure to show it.
Game one did not start off great as the Lions scored two runs in the first inning, but Bowie answered with three runs of its own in the same inning, taking the lead 3-2 and never looking back.
The Jackrabbit defense shut down Vernon the rest of the game while scoring three runs in the second and fourth innings and four runs in the third inning.
It was enough to end the game early after four and half innings, Bowie winning 13-2 in its final home game on senior night.
Edmond De Leon led the team with four RBIs while Boston Farris, Trae Seigler and Jorge De Leon each had two RBIs. The team finished with 10 hits and drew seven walks as the team consistently found ways to score every inning of the game.
Farris got the start on the mound and allowed two runs on six hits while striking out seven and walking four during five innings of work. The defense committed no fielding errors.
The second game was on the road, but the Jackrabbits made sure not to start slow like they did in game one. Edmond De Leon blasted a three-run home run in the first inning to put Bowie up 3-0.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits scored three runs in the third and fifth innings and two runs in the fourth inning. With the Lions scoring only one run in the third inning, that was all the run support Bowie needed to end the game early again after five innings.
The Jackrabbits won 11-1.
Edmond De Leon led the team with three RBIs while hitting a home run and a triple. Seigler and Austin Cheney drove in two runs. Bowie finished with 10 hits and drew six walks.
On the mound, Seigler pitched four innings and allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out and walking one batter. The defense committed three fielding errors.

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Saint Jo softball loses to Knox City 21-7 in the playoffs

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Saint Jo catcher Tatum Morman tags a Knox City player out at home base to prevent a run from scoring.

The Saint Jo Lady Panthers season ended on Thursday night in the bi-district round of the playoffs against Knox City.
The Houndettes won by run-rule 21-7 after six innings, ending the Lady Panthers year since the series was condensed to just one game.
Saint Jo came into the series after winning the district title, but knew Knox City would be tough. Still, the Lady Panthers had played in and won several games with high scores which gave them hope they could hang with whatever the Houndettes to could bring.
Knox City got on the board first, scoring on a three-run triple to go up 3-0. Saint Jo answered in the same inning with Kamron Skidmore driving in two runs on a single to cut the lead to 3-2.
In the third inning the Houndettes drove in five runs on a single, double and home run to increase their lead to 8-2. The Lady Panthers got one run back in the same inning thanks to a fielding error at third base that drove in one run to make it 8-3.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Knox City added to its lead in the fifth inning. A fielding error allowed one run to score and a three RBI triple added three more to make it 12-3.
In the sixth inning, the Houndettes reeled off nine runs to as it looked like the end was near for Saint Jo. Down 21-3, the Lady Panthers needed to score nine runs to avoid getting run-ruled.
Down to the final out, Saint Jo started a two-out rally. An error at short stop resulted in two runs to score. Jordyn O’Neal then ripped off a two RBI triple as the Lady Panthers had more than doubled their score.
Unfortunately that is where it would end. The next batter grounded out for the final out.
Knox City won 21-7.
Skidmore led the team with three RBIs while O’Neal was second with two. The team finished with seven hits and drew two walks, but it was not enough to keep up with the Houndettes who had 13 hits and drew 12 walks. Saint Jo committed two fielding errors.

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