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Bowie volleyball loses tough game to Boyd
The Bowie Lady Rabbits did not have a good showing on Tuesday when they hosted state-ranked Boyd.
The Lady Yellowjackets stung the Lady Rabbits, beating them in straight sets in a one-sided nature.
Bowie was coming off its first tournament at Burkburnett the previous week where the first tries of figuring out the team’s rotation saw the Lady Rabbits going 4-2 and finishing fourth overall.
Despite still trying to figure the lineup out, Bowie was hoping it could give its first big test of the season, state-ranked Boyd, a challenge and maybe even go for the upset with the home crowd behind them.
That never happened.
The Lady Rabbits fell behind in the first set and once the Yellowjackets lead grew from 6-4 to 10-5 there was no looking back. Boyd won 25-13 to win the first set.
The second set was more of the same. The Yellowjackets went on a 14-1 run to go up 19-6 at one point as Bowie was struggling to get anything positive going.
The Lady Rabbits showed some life, going 8-2 during the next 10 points to cut the lead to 21-14. Even though Bowie came up short of pulling off the big come back, the team still made the final set score 25-20 respectable.
Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits could not carry that momentum into the next set for long. With Bowie leading 8-7 after a competitive start to set three, Boyd would win almost every point for the rest of it. The Lady Rabbits were frustrated by the end as they lost 25-8 and the match 3-0.
Olivia Gill led the team with seven kills, while four other players each had two kills. Kinley Russell had a team high 11 assists.
On defense, Melenie Cantu had a team high 10 digs while Hanna Bell and Ella Richey each had two blocks.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The 16th Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K is coming to Saint Jo next week on July 4. Welcoming hardcore runners or those looking for a long walk, the race starts and ends at Saint Jo’s Square. You can register online at runsignup.com/Race/TX/SaintJo/ or you can go to Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K Facebook page. Participants 18 and under will cost $15 to register while those older will pay $30. This is a chip timed race on a certified 5K course for those looking to set a new personal record. The race will start at 8 a.m. After the race, for the first time there will be a Li’l Firecracker Run for kids aged six and under. The course will be much shorter as the young kids will also get a T-Shirt and medals. Registration for that event will be on site the day of the event.
Recently graduated Gold-Burg athlete Jayon Grace got invited to play in the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association all-star football game last weekend. Playing in the division II game on the victorious west team, Grace was named the games offensive most valuable player. He scored three touchdowns and had more than 100 yards of total offense despite only touching the ball four times during the game. “It was my last guaranteed game so I had to show out a little bit,” Grace said. “It was fun to be able to see what I am capable of against some guys who can keep up.”
As a part of the Jim Bowie Days celebration, the youth rodeo was on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
The first night consisted of speed events like barrel racing, pole bending and goat tying.
The second night was all about roping events which included breakaway roping, calf roping, ribbon roping and team roping.
In the barrel racing event, Blayklee Smith won the six-and-under category, Grace Laurence won the 7-10 age range, Lyndee Harsche won the 11-14 category and Hevenli Scribner won the 15-19 age division.
In the pole bending event, Ruth Ann Hutchinson won the 7-10 age category, Hadley Spence won the 11-14 age range and Hevenli Scribner again won the 15-19 division.
In the goat tying event, Ainsley Turner won the six-and-under group, Myles Turner won the 7-10 category, Rylie Marie Pollard finished first in the 11-14 division and Maddie Gaynor won the 15-19 age group.
On the second night it was all about roping events.
The only results for the 13-and-under group that was listed on the jimbowiedays.org website on Friday was for the ribbon roping event which was won by Lincoln Laminick. The rest of the results were for the 14-19 age division.
In the ribbon roping event for 14-19 was won by Cade Belen.
The breakaway roping event saw Allye Stark narrowly win.
Calf roping was won by Rendon Dowledge.
Finally, the team roping first place winners went to the team of Conley Kleinhans and Bren Fenoglio.
To see full results and see pictures from both nights, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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