SPORTS
Bowie falls to Paradise
A strong first inning did not lead to a win for the Bowie baseball team on Tuesday in a cold, windy game at home against Paradise.
Paradise scored enough in two innings to win handily 7-2.
The first inning was all Jackrabbits. Payton Price got the start on the mound and forced the first two batters to ground out to third and first before striking out the third batter looking.
Leadoff hitter Taylor Pigg came up to bat. After taking two balls, he drilled a pitch into the gap and legged out a sliding triple.
Next batter Keck Jones also took two balls before getting a pitch in the zone. He hit it hard down the left field foul pole fair for a two-run home run to put them up 2-0. Next batter Price drew a walk on five pitches.
With no base runners in their first time up to bat and pitcher that had not been able to throw a strike without it getting hammered so far, the Panthers looked like they might be in trouble against Bowie.
Unfortunately, after a mound visit, Paradise pitcher Mikey Passariello got on track and did not let up for the rest of the game. The next three Jackrabbit batters all struck out to end the inning, stranding Price on second, which he stole earlier. It was a warning for things to come.
Price was still going good on the mound as he worked ahead in counts by throwing first pitch strikes. He struck out the first three batters swinging, but a dropped strike three on the third one allowed the runner to advance to first.
The base runner stole second, but Price forced the next batter to line out to second to end the scoring chance.
Leadoff hitter Chance Tomlinson was able to get on base with an error by the second basemen. The next batter struck out looking, but Juan Mares drew a walk while Tomlinson also stole second.
The second out came when the next batter struck out, but Jones was able to load the bases by drawing a walk. Unfortunately, the next batter also struck out.
The Panthers leadoff batter singled on a hit to second basemen Mares. After a sacrifice bunt, the base runner was now on second with one out. The next batter got hit by a pitch to reach first, setting up the next player to hit a double into the gap.
It was deep enough that both base runners were able to get around and score to tie the game 2-2. Paradise took the lead when the next batter hit a line drive single that scored the runner on second.
After a bloop single out of reach for the short stop, the ball got past the center fielder allowing the Panthers runners to advance to second and third with one out.
Price stepped up and struck out the next two batters swinging to end the inning only trailing 3-2.
Price and the defense kept the game close. After striking out the first batter, the next one got on base with a walk. Price forced a line out to left field and a pop out to first base to end the inning scoreless.
Unfortunately, Bowie batters still could not touch Passariello as all three batters struck out swinging to end the fourth inning still down 3-2.
Paradise hitters were starting to catch on to Price on the mound. After the leadoff grounded out to third, the next two batters hit singles. After a ground out, both base runners moved to second and third with two outs.
A passed ball saw the runner on third try to score, but catcher Jones got the ball to Price covering home in time for the final out, keeping the game a one run deficit.
The first two batters from Paradise were able to battle Price with several foul balls until they were both able to draw walks.
The next batter advanced them with a sacrifice bunt. Price then struck out a batter for the second out, but the next batter hit a line drive into right field.
Both runners scored and the batter ended up on second. After a hit batter, Partridge came in to pitch.
The next batter again lined a double to right field. It scored two more runs to put the Panthers lead up to 7-2 before Partridge was able to strike out the next batter looking for the third out.
In the bottom of the sixth, batters continued to not be able to touch Passariello as the first two batters struck out swinging. The third batter got contact, but lined out to second base to end the inning still trailing.
Partridge was able to force two ground outs to first base to begin the seventh inning. After a walk, the next batter grounded to the short stop, but it got past him for an error. With two base runners on, Partridge was able to get out of the inning with a strike out swinging.
Needing five runs to continue the game, it was not meant to be for the Jackrabbits.
To read more, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
A solid day was had by Montague county high school tracksters at the State Track and Field Meet May 16 in Austin.
Bellevue’s Mattie Broussard had a pair of second place finishes in both the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.41 and the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:31.33. Broussard also was 4th in the 1,600-meters with a time of 5:22.18.
Her teammate Brylie Hager was 9th in the 110-meter hurdles in 19.93.
Forestburg’s Brenna Briles was 4th in the triple jump with a 35’9 1’2” leap. Her teammate Jocelyn Rich was 4th in the pole vault with a 9’ leap.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie had a pair of top four finishes at the State Track and Field Meet May 14.
Sophomore Brayden Willett made it onto the medal stand, finishing 3rd in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:17.89. Bowie junior Tyler Richey finished 4th in the pole vault after a 14’6” effort.
The top two finishers from Holliday, also in Bowie’s district, celebrated with him after he crossed the finish line.
“It was kind of surprising,” Willett said about Ryder and Noah Stroman embracing him in a celebratory hug. “They’re good guys, so it was kind of cool.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
This past week found your outdoor scribe doing some rather mundane things such as yard work, vegetable gardening and repairs around the old cabin. Oh, I also wrapped up a couple of magazine articles. I always enjoy sharing my adventures with all of you in this column but to be perfectly honest, not nearly as much as my ‘field work’ hunting and fishing which is an iatrical part of any good outdoor column. If you’re like me, you much prefer reading about an adventure that you can also partake.
I am far more comfortable telling you about an outdoor experience I had firsthand knowledge of rather than the reporting part of my job as an outdoor communicator. So, this week, I’d do a bit of ‘reporting’ and share some planned adventures I have scheduled for the next couple weeks. By the time you’re reading this, I will have already been in the woods in quest of a fat ‘eater’ hog and probably have some freshly caught blue catfish fillets in the freezer, details will follow in the next couple of weeks.
I’ll kick things off early in the week heading down to my friend Jeff Rice’s Buck and Bass Ranch located on the upper end of Lake Fork. Jeff produces our weekly TV show “A Sportsman’s Life” which airs on Carbon TV and YouTube. Our plan is to film a segment of our show on stalking wild hogs. It will be a challenge to capture the shot with all the thick grown spring vegetation. It could happen fast and require a fast shot. We will be breaking in my CVA Cascade scout rifle in 308 caliber. This short barrel little rifle is light and easy to handle in thick cover, ideal for this type of hunting. Our plan is to hit the woods during the last couple hours of daylight and ease along the trails, watching and especially listening for hogs. Wild porkers are vocal critters and it’s common to hear them before seeing them. We will play the wind and attempt to get downwind and then close the distance for a shot but you can never guess how a hog hunt will unfold. Wild pork or not, Jeff and I always have a great time together and I plan to bring a side of wild pork ribs already slow smoked and covered in brown sugar and BBQ sauce with a side of camp baked beans!
After a tasty dinner we plan to get a good night’s sleep and head out the next morning for a planned fishing trip with guide David Hanson at Lake Tawakoni. Both channel and blue catfish are on a very good bite right but it’s hard to pass up those snow white blue catfish fillets when the bite is good. David is, to my knowledge, the most veteran catfish guide on the lake and became friends close to a quarter-century ago when we first began fishing
together. The plan is to use freshy cut shad in shallow water and target eater size blues weighing between 2 and about 10 pounds but as every catfish angler knows, it’s always possible to connect with a big trophy size blue when fishing Tawakoni.
Next week, I plan to join my long-time friend J.C. McCollough on the Red River below the Texoma dam. I’ve been fishing and hunting with J.C. for many years and look forward to getting with him again. I would describe this to catching big catfish in a barrel but in this case the deep holes in the river are comprised of several acres. The water level in the river below Texoma are dictated by the water release at the dam by the Corp of Engineers. When there is a current in the river, fish move upstream to feed on baitfish coming through the dam. When the water recedes, they fish move into the deeper holes where baitfish also seek refuge from the falling water. Catching will be fast paced with the chance to connect with some big fish as well as limits of “eater” size fish. We’ll be rigging with big live gizzard shad fished weightless on a free line, using medium spinning gear. The bigger fish will often nail the frisky live shad and the fresh cut bait is a sure way to connect with lots of smaller fish. There is something very exciting about fishing big live baits on a slack line. One minute your bait will be darting around and you will occasionally feel it taking up slack and the next when a big blue catfish grabs the bait, the rod will bow and the fight will be on. There is usually no ‘setting the hook’, by the time you feel the fish, it will already be hooked and making a strong run to the nearest submerged brush. Your job will be to keep the drag set just enough to keep pressure on the fish but not so much as to cause the line to break.
J.C. uses his airboat to access these deeper holes because of the very shallow water. While it’s not impossible to portage a kayak or small boat in the river, it often requires a few miles travel to get to these deep holes, this is best accomplished by experienced kayakers with plenty of endurance. There was a time when I was game for this type fishing but I much prefer to do my river fishing these days from a boat designed to negotiate the shallow waters.
Squirrel season is underway in many of the east Texas counties and there’s some pretty good fox squirrel hunting here close to home in Kaufman county and I’ve been thinking about how tasty a big skillet of smothered squirrel with rice, gravy and biscuits would be. Bream are on the beds now and my friend Edgar Cotton invited me to come do some ‘perch jerking’ with him and his son David-it’s in the plans! Well, hopefully next week I will have a ‘sure nuff’ adventure of two to relate you you-I’m ready to get some relief from all this work around the homeplace! LC
You can contact Tawakoni/Fork catfish guide David Hanson at 902-268-7391. Contact J.C. McCollough at 580-372-0320.
Listen to Luke’s podcast, “Catfish Radio” just about everywhere podcast are found.
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