SPORTS
Bowie wins 16-1
The Bowie Jackrabbits picked up an easy district win on Friday against City View.
The Jackrabbits won by run rule 16-1 in the fifth inning to close out a good week.
The Mustangs were able to take advantage of some Bowie mistakes in the first inning. Their leadoff hitter got on base with a single. One batter and a stolen second base later, an infield error allowed the runner to score and give City View a 1-0 lead.
It would not last long.
The Jackrabbits scored six runs in the first inning. Devin Melton, Kynan DeMoss and Logan Hutson all drove in one run. With the bases loaded, Hutson would score thanks to an error at second base on the base paths. A hit from Tucker Jones into the outfield produced an error and allowed the other two base runners to score.
In the second inning, the Mustangs were able to get one base runner on due to another infield error from Bowie with one out. Fortunately, pitcher Cade Thompson struck out the next batter and induced a fly out into the outfield.
The Jackrabbits offense picked up right where it left off. Melton led off with a hit. The bases were loaded after a fly out as both batters were hit back-to-back.
Colton Richey then came through with a bases clearing double to drive in all three runs. A wild pitch allowed him to advance to third base where Jake Fallis drove him in with a single to make the score 10-1.
Jones followed with a single, but the next batter would ground into an inning ending double-play.
The third inning was a rare three-up, three-down for both teams as neither had any luck getting any base runner on to initiate any offense. Bowie repeated it in the fourth inning, but its offense picked back up again.
With Thompson and Kawlyer Swearingin hitting singles and both stealing bases to be in scoring position, Fallis drove them in with a single.
Following a walk, A.J. Whatley would then drive a run in on a single. Melton then hit a ball into the outfield. Fielding errors from City View would allow both Whatley and Melton to score to make the score 16-1.
The Mustangs batted one more time, but pitcher Troy Kesey struck out the side the end the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie sports banquets was on Monday night. Olivia Gill and Tucker Jones were named Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year. Pick up the mid-week paper for all of the sports team awards and pictures.
The 72nd Chisholm Trail Rodeo was a big success on Friday and Saturday nights at Nocona.
The rodeo had big crowds and saw some good competition from both local and far reaching talent.
Winners in the events included Zach Hibler in bareback riding, Lindsey Muggli in barrel racing, Ashley Goforth in breakaway roping, Leanardo Lima in bull riding, Cody McCartney in calf roping, Thomas Moellering in ranch bronc riding, Wacey Hathcock in saddle bronc riding, Renato Finazzi in steer wrestling, Rowdy Jones and Rance Doyal in team roping.
To see full results and more pictures, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The regional tennis tournaments were late last week in North Richland Hills and a doubles team is moving on to state.
The Saint Jo girl’s doubles team Kyler Dunn and Taylor Patrick won the 1A region III tournament and will return to state for the second straight year.
The pair rolled through teams from Morgan, Dodd City, Priddy before beating a Graford team in the finals. The pair did not lose a set and only lost five of the 53 games it played, never losing more than one in a set.
The team made it to state last year after finishing second at regionals and won a match at the state meet against a team from Vernon Northside. They then lost to the eventual state champion team from Utopia and finished tied for third place.
They will be the only tennis players from Montague County playing at state this week as others did not have as successful regional tournament.
The Saint Jo teammates and fellow girl’s doubles team Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson won their first match against Ector 6-1, 6-4, but fell in their next match against Lometa, 6-1, 6-1.
From Prairie Valley, Case Carpenter was competing in boy’s singles. His first match was a draining two and half hour battle against a player from Strawn Carpenter came through in the three-set battle, winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Unfortunately, the magic was not there in the second game. Paired against the eventual tournament champion from Gustine, Carpenter lost 6-0, 6-1.
From Gold-Burg, Alyson Rojas and Jimena Garcia competed in girl’s singles. Rojas won her first match against a girl from Avinger 7-6, 6-2. Unfortunately, the next match she lost to a girl from Graford 6-0, 6-0 to end her tournament.
Garcia lost a tough first match against a player from Ector. Both sets could have gone either way with the scores being 6-4, 7-5 to the winner.
The mixed doubles team from Forestburg, Jesse Wadsworth and Alli Cisneros, also did not make it through.
From Nocona, Kaygan Stone was playing in the girl’s singles 2A region II tournament.
Unfortunately, she got paired against the player who would go on to win the tournament in the first round to end her season.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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