SPORTS
Saint Jo baseball wins Diamond on the Red Tournament
The Saint Jo Panther baseball team won all three of their games and the championship at the Diamond on the Red Tournament last week.
The Panthers won close games against Healdton, Wilson and Mill Creek.
Saint Jo won 5-4 against Healdton in four innings. Payton Harris, Devin Stewart and Jonathan Diaz each drove in one run.
Harris came in and pitched 2.1 innings of relief and struck out five batters and allowed no runs after Headldton scored four runs in the first inning. Brice Durham came in to strike out the final two batters of the game.
Against Wilson, Saint Jo won 5-3 in three and half innings. Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the third Durham would drive in a run and Kile Thurman would later drive him in on a sacrifice bunt to go up by the deciding two runs. Besides them Matthew Butler-Everson also drove in a run.
Trevor Conner pitched all four innings, striking out five while giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits while walking two. The defense committed one fielding error.
The final game of the tournament was a 5-2 win against Mill Creek for the championship. This game went all seven innings and the Panthers probably should have scored more runs as the team finished with 12 hits.
Harris drove in three runs while Butler-Everson drove in one run and Conner drove in the other.
Collin Thomas got the start on the mound and pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits while striking out five. Durham pitched three innings and also struck out five while allowing one hit and no runs. Stewart came in to get the save in the final inning, allowing one run while striking out two batters.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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