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Lady Rabbits win high scoring game

Published

6 years ago

12/26/2018

The Bowie Lady Rabbits closed out the pre-Christmas slate with a 70-61 win against the Lindsay Lady Knights on their home court Friday afternoon.
Despite the Lady Rabbits coming out on top in the high scoring matchup, it wasn’t all smooth sailing as changes in the Lindsay offense throughout the game forced Bowie to adapt their defensive strategy.
Lindsay’s full court press at the start of the game was aimed at getting the ball to their big post player, but Bowie was able to guide the press and hurt the visiting team as they ended the first quarter ahead 16-13.
The two teams matched each other point for point in the second with the Lady Rabbit’s taller players the only ones able to answer against the Lindsay defense as Aslyn Davis put up five points, Hope Howard, six, and Lexi Kirkham and Landra Parr, two each. However, the Lady Knights put up 19 points of their own to force the Lady Rabbits to head into the locker room at halftime trailing by one.
“We played sort of like our season has been. I think we were really up and down. There were times we did a lot of things that were good as a group and individually, but I don’t think we ever put it all together,” explained Bowie Lady Rabbits Coach Chuck Hall. “It caused the game to be closer than it should have been.”
The coach gave credit to the Lady Knights and their style of play.
“If you can handle their style of play you can score a lot of points, but if you don’t, they can keep themselves in the game because of their big girls,” explained Hall.
However, the Lady Knights had other tricks up their sleeves than just their size advantage. The Lady Rabbits focused on the bigger post players and were able to edge out to a seven-point lead with six minutes to go in the third quarter, but unfortunately it didn’t last.
Lindsay began shooting from the outside and Bowie’s Aslyn Davis, who was the second leading scorer of the night with 17 points, went out temporarily with an ankle injury as the Lady Knights crept back into the game, wrapping up the third quarter tied 48-48.
“When we got them down we had focused so much on their big girl, then all of a sudden they started making three pointers and outside shots so their comeback was not because of their big girl, their comeback was because of their guards. We had to stop and readjust again and play different defensively,” said Hall.
The game wasn’t doomed for the Lady Rabbits, who had something up their sleeve as well, and that something was Abbi Gamblin.
Coming from seemingly nowhere after not scoring a single point in the first half, Gamblin sank nine points in the third, including one three-point shot, and another 10 points in the fourth with her second three to lead the Lady Rabbit offense with 19 points. Together with a solid defense, the Lady Rabbits were able to cruise to the largest lead of the game and seal the win 65-59.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th

Published

4 days ago

07/13/2024

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Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.

See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.

Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.

Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher in the Firecracker 5K.

Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, came in as the top female finisher in the Firecracker 5K.

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MLB All Star Week underway Metroplex

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4 days ago

07/13/2024

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Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

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Bullfighter starts early training for his future dream job

Published

7 days ago

07/10/2024

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By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.

Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.

Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.

CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.