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Lady Rabbits struggle in losses to Holliday and Vernon
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a tough week with losses against Holliday and Vernon.
The Lady Rabbits to lost to the Lady Eagles 41-18 and at the Lady Lions 50-40.
Bowie came into the week hoping to snap a two-game losing streak and end the season on a good note with the playoffs still within reach.
The Lady Rabbits had lost a close game at Holliday the first two times the teams met. On Jan. 28, it was not as close of a game.
Bowie tried to not allow the Lady Eagles to get the ball inside to their big posts, but Holliday still found a little success and took the early lead because the Lady Rabbits struggled to score. The Lady Eagles led 8-3 after the first quarter.
Holliday found more success getting the ball inside despite Bowie’s best efforts and was able to play off of that as the Lady Eagles offense found some rhythm and made two 3-pointers. The Lady Rabbits offense continued to struggle against Holliday’s zone defense.
Bowie trailed 21-9 heading into halftime.
The Lady Rabbits had dealt with Holliday’s halfcourt pressure well all game, but as the game went along and Bowie got more desperate, turnovers started to happen. The Lady Eagles lead continued to grow as the game went on.
Holliday won 41-18.
Laney Segura led the team with six points while Parker Riddle was second with five points. Laney Enlow grabbed a team high six rebounds.
The Lady Rabbits knew they did not play well against Holliday, but knew they could hang with any team in the district on any given night.
Bowie tried to keep that in mind as it traveled to Vernon on Friday night.
The first time the teams played saw the Lady Rabbits lost 48-40.
The first half was a stalemate as the teams were tied at 14-14 after the first quarter and 22-22 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Lady Lions defense force a bunch of turnovers which allowed them to get the lead 35-28.
Despite Bowie scoring better in the fourth quarter, the Lady Rabbits could not get enough stops on defense to make up the lead.
Vernon won 50-40.
Segura led the team with nine points while Enlow was second with eight points. Hanna Bell grabbed a team high six rebounds and had three assists to go with seven points.
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Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
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Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
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Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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