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.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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