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Lady Rabbits have great week
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a great week last week, winning a district game and going 3-1 in their final tournament at Graham.
The Lady Rabbits were able to pick up their second district win against Vernon 10-2 before going on a much needed run of wins.
Bowie traveled to Vernon on March 5. The Lady Rabbits had played the Lady Lions the previous week to start off district and easily won 13-3, but since then a string of tough losses at the preceeding tournament soured the memory.
Bowie started the game well, scoring one run in three of the first four innings to go up 3-0. Vernon cut into the lead in the fourth inning, scoring two runs. The Lady Rabbits answered by turning up the heat with their bats, scoring three runs in both the fifth and seventh innings as Bowie pulled away. The Lady Rabbits won easily 10-2.
Sadie Britt led the team with three RBIs while Victoria Watson drove in two runs. KP Rutherford got the start on the mound and was dominant, striking out 16 batters and allowing two runs (zero earned) on three hits while Bowie’s defense committed two fielding errors.
The Lady Rabbits then traveled to Graham on March 6-7 and played four games and were able to keep up the good play.
Bowie started off playing Windthorst. After exchanging one run in the first two innings, the Lady Rabbits scored three runs in the third inning to take the lead. The Lady Trojans cut the lead to one in the same inning. Bowie added one run in the final inning to its lead. Windthorst answered with one run, but came up short. The Lady Rabbits won 5-4.
Chloe Kinney led the team with two RBIs in the game. Rutherford pitched and allowed four runs on six hits while striking out seven batters and walking two. The defense committed three fielding errors.
Bowie next played Bridgeport. It was a close and low-scoring game the first four innings. The score was tied at 1-1 when the Lady Rabbits scored four runs in the fifth inning.
The Sissies could not answer and Bowie won 5-1 after five innings.
Laci Goodwin led the team with two RBIs while Britt and Kinney each had two hits to lead the team. Rutherford struck out 11 batters and allowed one run on four hits. The defense committed no fielding errors in the game.
The second day of the tournament saw the Lady Rabbits play the tournament host Graham. The Lady Blues had a successful run of scoring in four of the innings as they led 5-0 entering the sixth inning. Bowie’s offense showed some life, scoring three runs, but it was not enough. Graham won 5-3 after five and half innings played.
Britt and Goodwin both had one RBI to lead to the team. Britt had three of the team’s six hits. Rutherford allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits while striking out five batters. The defense committed one fielding error.
Bowie finished the tournament with a high-scoring game against Jonesboro. The Lady Rabbits scored three runs in each of the first three innings as they led 9-5. Bowie then scored four runs in the fifth inning and held on as the Lady Eagles also scored five runs. Thankfully, the Lady Rabbits held them off to win 13-10 after five innings of play.
Serenity Klump led the team with three RBIs while Rutherford was second with two RBIs. The team finished with 11 hits and drew four walks.
On the mound, Rutherford allowed 10 runs (four earned) on seven hits while striking out seven and walking nine batters. The defense committed five fielding errors.
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Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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