SPORTS
Lady Rabbits play final tournament
The Bowie Lady Rabbits softball team saw a big improvement last weekend at their second tournament in Wichita Falls.
The Lady Rabbits went 2-1 at the Sunrise Tournament overall in the frigid temperatures.
Bowie first took on Wichita Falls High School on Thursday. The Lady Coyotes struck first in the bottom of the first inning. A wild pitch allowed the first the run to score from third. Three batters later a double scored another run as Wichita Falls led 2-0.
The Lady Rabbits answered back in the top of the second. Gracie Bentley was able to drive in a run grounding out to the shortstop to cut the lead to 2-1.
In the next inning Bowie was able to tie the score. Chelsey Ketchum hit a triple to center field with one out. Next batter Carrington Davis was able to get her home as she grounded out to the shortstop to make it 2-2.
The Lady Coyotes were able to retake the lead in the bottom of the fourth. They strung together four hits and took advantage of a fielding error to score two runs to go up 4-2.
The Lady Rabbits immediately answered. They loaded the bases before Davis hit a sacrifice fly ball to score one of the runners.
Two batters later Hannah Love drove in a run on a single to tie the game up. Next batter Bentley hit a double to right field that scored the remaining two base runners that gave Bowie a 6-4 lead they were able to keep the rest of the way as they won.
With such a fun win behind them, the Lady Rabbits had to turn right around and play Burkburnett. For whatever reason Bowie got hit early and never recovered. The Lady Bulldogs scored nine runs in the first inning and ended up winning 12-0 as the Lady Rabbits mounted no offense and struggled all around.
Bowie was able to recover as they came back Friday morning to play Rider. The Lady Rabbits offense came alive on this day. RBIs from Bailey Grant, Bentley and Kimber Clower got Bowie a 3-0 in the first inning. The Lady Raiders cut the lead to 3-1 in the second inning, but that was as close as they got.
The Lady Rabbits scored two runs in each of the next four innings while Rider scored once more as Bowie ended up winning big 11-2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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