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Bowie baseball loses series to Henrietta
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their series against Henrietta last week as they search for their first district win.
The Jackrabbits lost to the Bearcats 10-0 and 9-5.
Bowie was coming off two series losses to Jacksboro and Iowa Park, but hoped it could compete better against a team not quite on those teams’ level.
The first game saw Henrietta jump out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning due to a fielding error and an RBI single. In the third inning, an RBI double and a fielding error at first base allowed two more runs to score as the Bearcats led 4-0.
The fourth inning saw Henrietta load the bases and score twice on drawn walks and hit two separate two RBI singles to extend its lead to 10-0.
Bowie needed to score at least one run to avoid getting run-ruled in the fifth inning, but besides drawing a two out walk, the Jackrabbits could not come through.
Bowie got hits from Boston Farris, Rayder Mann and Edmond De Leon, but those were the only hits in the game for the Jackrabbits.
On defense the team allowed 11 hits on the mound and had two fielding errors.
Bowie could only play better in the second game which was at home as well.
The Bearcats scored in the first inning on an RBI single to kick off the game. They added to it in the second inning, scoring two runs on a fielding error at third base and another run on a RBI double to go up 4-0.
The Jackrabbits answered in the bottom of the second inning. With the bases loaded Caden Belcher grounded into a fielder’s choice for an out at second base, but an error on the throw home allowed two runs to score. Later with a runner on third base, Austin Cheney laid down a bunt that scored a run and he was able to reach first safely to cut the lead to 4-3.
It did not stay close for long. Henrietta had a big fourth inning, scoring on an RBI single, two RBI double and a walk with the bases loaded as the Bearcats lead extended to 8-3
Henrietta added one more run in the fifth inning, hitting a sacrifice fly ball following a triple to make the score 9-3.
The score was the same entering the bottom of the seventh inning and Bowie down to its last three outs.
With runners at the corners, Mann tried to steal second base. An error on the throw allowed Mann to reach not just second base, but third base safely as Hayden Rodriguez scored from third base with no issue.
Next batter Trae Seigler struck out, which would have ended the game but it was dropped. He beat out the throw to first base which meant Mann’s run home counted and cut the lead to 9-5. Unfortunately, the next batter did strike out to end the game.
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It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
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Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
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Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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