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Prairie Valley vs Forestburg
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs were able to keep their playoff hopes alive by beating Forestburg at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs won 58-24 against the Lady Horns thanks to an increase in execution all around. Sydni Messer and Kincaid Johnson each scored 11 points as Prairie Valley made seven three-pointers.
“We were able to control the tempo of the game and shut down their key scorers which resulted in a big win for us,” Lady Bulldog Coach Jeannie Carpenter said. “This game helped our chance of earning a playoff spot.”
With improved results against the two top teams and two straight wins against Midway and Forestburg, Prairie Valley hopes they were ready when they faced Saint Jo on Friday as both teams are in position to get the third seed.
Gold-Burg vs Saint Jo
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears hosted Saint Jo on Tuesday in a low scoring, but competitive game.
The Lady Panthers were able to grab an early lead in the first quarter and never let go as they won 49-36.
Saint Jo led 16-9 in the first quarter, with Charity Brawner scoring 10 of her team high 16 points in the quarter. Neither team could break 10 points in the second quarter as the Lady Panthers led 23-14 at halftime.
Gold-Burg tried to answer back in the second half, but Saint Jo’s high scoring third quarter kept the game out of reach.
Besides Brawner, Emily Haney scored 14 points to help lead the Lady Panthers while Coach Taylor Klement thought her team played a good game fro the beginning.
The Lady Panthers game on Friday might decide their fate as they hosted Prairie Valley, a team also challenging for the third seed in the district and the final playoff spot.
Saint Jo had to beat them in overtime the first time they played.
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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