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Lady Rabbits easily beat Henrietta
The Bowie Lady Rabbits rebounded after suffering their first district loss the previous game with a win at home against Henrietta to start off the second round of district.
The outcome was never in doubt from the end of the first quarter as the Lady Rabbits won big 45-17. While this was a big improvement from the first game which saw Bowie win 46-36, the energy was only there in spurts.
After taking an 8-2 lead in the first quarter, the Lady Rabbits were able to reel off seven points in the final three minutes to go up 15-2.
With a comfortable lead, Bowie’s energy went down as well on offense as well. The comfortable interior passes they were able to take advantage of in the first quarter went away with as the Lady Cats started bring help defenders to double post players when they got the ball.
Coach Chuck Hall made it a point to his team, to start calling out double teams during the game, to immediately pass out of those situations to an open shooter on the perimeter.
Unfortunately, the good three-point shooting from the Lady Rabbits previous game at Nocona did not show up for a repeat performance as Bowie made only one three pointer for the game.
Still, unlike the first game, the Lady Rabbits defense never slouched as they scored just enough to keep growing the lead to 25-6 at halftime and 33-9 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams picked up the pace in the final quarter as the Lady Cats were able to string together a few shots, almost doubling what they had scored through three quarters, which is not saying much.
Bowie still outscored them in the quarter on their way to win 45-17, but it was the type of blowout coaches do not like to see from their winning team, that it seems like it was a chore to get through.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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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