SPORTS
Lady Rabbits lose to Jacksboro, Iowa Park
The Bowie Lady Rabbits softball team lost district games against Jacksboro and Iowa Park earlier in the week.
The Lady Rabbits lost 20-2 against the Lady Tigers and 15-2 against the Lady Hawks.
Against Jacksboro, Bowie knew it was going to be tough against historically one of the best teams in the district.
The Lady Rabbits started the game well, limiting the Lady Tigers to one run in the first inning on defense. Bowie then responded with its bats.
Chloe Kinney led off with a single and Victoria Cox hit a fly ball that induced an error that put runners at the corners. Two batters later, Imala Walker came up and hit a single to right field that drove in Kinney to tie the game up at 1-1.
Jacksboro then had a big offensive inning in the second, scoring seven runs on three singles, two triples and two fielding errors to go up 8-1.
The Lady Tigers added three more runs in the third inning with three singles and a double to go up 11-1.
Bowie got on the board in the same inning as Serenity Klump drove in a run with a single to cut the lead to 11-2.
Jacksboro tacked on four runs in the fourth inning with a single, a double and two fielding errors.
In the fifth inning, the Lady Tigers scored five runs with four singles, a triple and two fielding errors.
The game ended due to run-rule after the Lady Rabbits could not get anything going in the bottom of the fifth inning, Jacksboro winning 20-2.
Klump and Walker drove in both runs, which were both scored by Kinney.
Bowie then played the Lady Hawks on the road on Tuesday afternoon. Iowa Park did most of its offensive damage in the second inning.
The Lady Hawks led 1-0 after the first inning, but thanks to six singles, two doubles, two walks and two fielding errors, Iowa Park scored 11 runs to go up 12-0.
Bowie’s defense did a good job go limit the Lady Eagles to only one and two runs the final two innings, but the hole was already big.
The Lady Rabbits offense found some success in the fourth inning. Klump led off drawing a walk. She stole second bases. Walker grounded out, but Klump came in to score.
Laney Oliver then hit a single and Sadie Britt followed by getting hit by a pitch. Sage Gossett then hit a single that drove in Oliver. Cox was later hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Bowie could not bring any more runs home.
After five innings, Iowa Park won 15-2 due to run-rule.
Walker and Gossett led the team with one RBI each.
Bowie’s defense cut down the errors from 10 in the first game to four in the second game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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