SPORTS
Bowie softball falls in district opener
The Bowie Lady Rabbits started district play on Tuesday playing a chilly game at Henrietta.
The Lady Cats won 10-0, winning by run-rule a half inning earlier than a full game.
Bowie came into the game after a tough tournament the previous weekend playing at Iowa Park.
The Lady Rabbits got one person on base in the opening inning when Chloe Kinney hit a single up the middle with one out.
Unfortunately, the other three batters at the top of Bowie’s lineup struck out, which would be a common occurrence.
The Lady Rabbits struck out 15 times during the six innings as they struggled to even touch Henrietta’s Kirstyn Barnard pitches.
The first inning hit also proved to be the only one for Bowie all game, although Chloe Kinney as well as Kaylie Kinney each drew walks to get some base runners on during the game.
The Lady Cats only scored in three innings, but when they did they scored several runs. The first inning saw two doubles, two singles, a walk and a fielding error score four runs to put Henrietta up 4-0
The Lady Rabbits then held for the next three innings, allowing only one base runner and no runs.
Unfortunately, the fifth inning was another explosion of hits from the Lady Cats, as a sole home run, a double, a single, a fielding error, a walk and a sacrifice ground out scored four more runs.
Bowie changed pitchers from Kaylie Kinney to Sadie Britt during the inning.
In the sixth inning, two singles, a fielding error and a fielder’s choice drove in the final two runs to end the game early in the bottom of the sixth inning. Henrietta won 10-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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