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Bowie
The Bowie Jackrabbits baseball team had an up and down performance at the American Cancer Society Tournament last week.
The Jackrabbits went 2-2 during the three day tournament.
Bowie first played Muenster on Thursday and won 7-5. Carson Sanders led the team with two RBIs and two hits. Edmond DeLeon pitched six innings allowed one run on six hits while striking out eight batters.
The next game against private school Covenant Christian was the worst loss of the season for the Jackrabbits.
The Cougars won 19-1 after four innings, with 10 runs coming in the third inning.
Seth Hall drove in the only run of the game on a triple. It was a day to forget on the mound as four pitchers allowed 17 hits and walked seven batters.
Bowie bounced back the next game against former district foe Breckenridge. It was back and forth throughout the game, but in the end the Jackrabbits held on to win in the final inning 7-6.
Kynan DeMoss went 3-3 and drove in four runs to lead the team to the win. Sanders pitched four innings and allowed four earned runs before Edgar Regalado pitched the final three and allowed one earned run in the final inning.
The last game of the tournament saw the team lose to another private school, this one Southwest Christian School, 8-0 after five innings played.
A.J. Whatley got the only hit for Bowie in the game with a double and the team drew five walks, but that was it for the Jackrabbits offensively.
Brody Armstrong pitched three innings on the mound and allowed four earned runs before Trae Siegler came into to pitch the final two innings and allowed one earned run.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians played at their hosted Nokona American Ball Glove Classic tournament.
Only one game the Indians played was recorded on GameChanger which was a 14-9 win against Electra that was played for three and half innings.
Nocona scored nine of its 14 runs in the second inning to take control of the game.
Charlie Fuller along with Wesley and Walker Murphey each drove in two runs each to lead the team, with Walker hitting two triples.
Wesley pitched the whole game and allowed only one earned run despite not allowing a hit as the defense committed nine fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers had a good tournament at Era last week.
The Panthers went 3-0 during their play, winning all of their games handily.
Saint Jo first played S&S Consolidated and won 13-5 after three and half innings. The Panthers scored 10 runs in the third inning and were up 13-0 heading into the fourth inning.
Brice Durham led the team with three RBIs while Matthew Butler-Everson drove in two runs. Durham also pitched three no-hit, scoreless innings while striking out six.
Saint Jo’s next game against Sam Rayburn was a bit closer, but the Panthers won 9-3 after four and half innings thanks to Saint Jo scoring six runs in the fourth inning.
Trevor O’Neal led the team with three RBIs while Butler-Everson drove in two runs. O’Neal pitched three innings and Durham pitched two and combined to allow two earned runs and struck out seven batters.
The final game was a 7-1 win against Poolville after five innings. The Panthers led 3-1 heading into the final inning when they scored four runs to put the game away.
Logan Hoover led the team with two RBIs as five different players drove in one run each. Collin Thomas was one of those who also led the team with three hits.
Thomas also pitched four innings and allowed one earned run. Cooper Henson pitched the final inning and struck out three of the four batters he faced.

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District awards for 1A released

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Bellevue’s Bryce Ramsey was named his district’s newcomer of the year.

With the baseball and softball seasons over for the area 1A schools, district awards have been released.
Listed below are those earned honors on the field and in the classroom for Saint Jo and Bellevue.

Softball
Saint Jo
Honorable mention

Utility player: Taylor Patrick; Catcher: Jordyn O’Neal

Baseball
Superlatives
Offensive MVP: Devin Stewart, Saint Jo
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue

Pitcher: Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Jayden Curry, Saint Jo

Second team
Pitcher: Charlie Barclay, Saint Jo
Infielder: Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; Sam Martin, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Rylan Forrester, Saint Jo
Catcher: Charlie Evans, Saint Jo
Utility: Logan Hoover, Saint Jo
DH: Amzy Barclay, Saint Jo

Honorable mention
Cody Gaston, Saint Jo; Xander Joyner, Saint Jo

To see academic awards from Saint Jo players, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Forestburg coach retiring

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Forestburg boys basketball coach Eldon Van Hooser helped lead the program to its first playoff win in nine years in his last year coaching.

Eldon Van Hooser is leaving Forestburg better than he found it.
The head boy’s basketball coach is retiring after more than 30 years, spending the last five at Forestburg.
Van Hooser did not come to this decision because of a lack of fire or feeling tired after decades in the profession. He had to for family reasons.
“My wife has MS (multiple sclerosis) and it’s a disease where you have trouble standing and walking and she needs help,” Van Hooser said. “I am able to so I am going to step away from teaching and coaching to be there for her.”
Van Hooser was hired in 2019. Along with being the boy’s basketball coach, he also was the football team’s defensive coordinator.
There were some lean years for Forestburg on the boy’s athletic side, with numbers being low and the available athletes being mostly underclassmen.
For two years, the Longhorns’ boy’s basketball team won few games and one of those seasons saw the team field five players on the high school team.
“One of those years we had COVID-19 and the other we had five kids,” Van Hooser said. “It was very rough. After that we worked with the kids and we had a good freshman group coming up. Next year they are going to be seniors.”
That group has helped to turn the program around. Last year the young Longhorns team contested for a playoff spot and just barely missed it finishing fifth in the district.
This season, that same group took a leap and finished second in district with a record of 7-5.
Despite losing its last two regular season games in dramatic fashion heading into the playoffs, the team stepped up in the bi-district game.
Playing against an athletic Newcastle team, Forestburg led for most of the game.
Unfortunately, the previous game against Bellevue saw the Longhorn team blow the lead late in the fourth quarter against a hard pressing style team and they were suffering the same fate against the Bobcats down the stretch.
Fortunately, Forestburg held on just enough to win 53-46. It was the first boy’s basketball playoff win in nine years for Forestburg.
“It was huge for our program,” Van Hooser said. “This new year we will have new goals. The new coach will have some goals of his own, but I set some for the team and think that we have come a long way.”

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Bowie Sports Banquet

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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.

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