SPORTS

Lady Rabbits lose to Henrietta

Published

3 years ago

03/17/2021

After picking up an opening district win earlier last week, the Bowie Lady Rabbits lost against Henrietta on Friday.
The Lady Cats won 14-0 in five innings as it was a game the Lady Rabbits can only hope to get better from.
Henrietta did half its damage in the first inning. Thanks to four free bases, two base hits and two fielding errors, the Lady Cats led 7-0 before Bowie had even taken an at-bat.
The Lady Rabbits drew two walks from Addie Farris and Layla Felts with one out and threatened to score with both moving into scoring position. Unfortunately they were left stranded there as the game moved to the second inning.
Henrietta added one run in the second inning as a player was able to score on an inside the park home run thanks to an error in the outfield. The Lady Cats led 8-0.
Rylie Vieth got on base thanks to a one out single to try and spark something with Bowie. The next two batters struck out to end that chance as the game moved to the third inning.
Four singles and another fielding error in the outfield allowed Henrietta to score four runs in the inning to up its lead to 12-0. Bowie’s offense failed to get a base runner on as all three batters were struck out.
The fourth inning saw the Lady Rabbits hold the Lady Cats to no runs, despite walking a batter and a fielding error. Gracie Duke had the best play of the day for Bowie as she hit a triple into left field with two outs. Unfortunately, she was left stranded there.
Henrietta added two more runs in the fifth inning with a single, a hit batter, a fielding error and a walk with two outs to extend its lead to 14-0.
Bowie needed to score at least five runs to prevent the game from ending after five innings due to run rule. Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits failed to get a base runner on and the game ended.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

SPORTS

Buffest entertains crowd

Published

2 days ago

05/11/2024

bowienews

(Photo by Benjimen Barker from J Bar S Photography)

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.

SPORTS

Forestburg track set school records this year

Published

2 days ago

05/11/2024

bowienews

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.

SPORTS

Prairie Valley names Caruthers as new athletic director

Published

2 days ago

05/11/2024

bowienews

Kent Caruthers poses with his grandson Kasey and wife Rosie. (Courtesy photo)

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.