SPORTS
Bowie softball returns experience
The Bowie Lady Rabbits softball team officially started practice this week on Monday as their season looks to kick off the next couple of weeks.
The Lady Rabbits hope to have a good season as the team expects to return all but two players from last year’s squad, catcher Carrington Davis and pitcher Bailey Grant.
The team finished fourth in the district and fell to state-ranked Brock in the bi-district round of the playoffs.
The three teams that finished in front (Henrietta, Holliday and City View) all return the starting pitchers from last year that gave Bowie trouble beating them. Still, with most of the team back a year older along with team chemistry Coach Brant Farris said was the best he had been around last year, the team should looks better.
The outfield returns Jayci Logan, Jasmine Jones, Kylie Fleming and Hannah Love. Logan was named to the first team all-district team while Fleming was named to the second team and Love and Jones were honorable mention.
The entire infield received honors last year. Third basemen Gracie Bentley, short stop Chelsey Ketchum and second basemen Season Eudey all were named first team all-district. First basemen Addie Farris received newcomer of the year.
While the catcher position will be up for grabs, the leading front runner might be freshman Kinzie Short according to Farris.
The pitcher position is not so wide open. Alexa Holzer received more and more time on the mound as the season went along, enough to earn a second team all-district selection.
Who emerges as a second or third pitcher remains to be seen.
Farris’ teams have emphasized great defense and aggressive baserunning. With experience returning all around, he has high expectations the defense will be the strength of this team.
“If we can control the other team’s offense, then we’ve given outselves a chance to win,” Farris said.
The Lady Rabbits first scrimmage is at noon on Feb. 1 at home against Paradise.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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