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Jackrabbits lose close non-district game to Paradise
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a close non-district game, playing at noon on Friday at home against Paradise.
The Wildcats won 4-3 in a game where they led the entire time with the Jackrabbits nipping at their heels.
Bowie came into the game following two tough losses to open district against Jacksboro and Iowa Park. The Jackrabbits were hoping they could play well, get a win and get back on track with mostly a district schedule ahead of them this season.
Paradise got on the board in the top of the first inning. A leadoff single against starting pitcher Troy Kesey was rescinded when he picked him off for an out during the next at-bat.
A single followed with the next batter. Trying to prevent him from stealing second base resulted in an error that allowed the runner to advance to third base. After a walk, a groundout allowed the runner to come in and score to put the Wildcats up 1-0.
It looked like Kesey was in trouble again in the second inning. The leadoff batter got on base after a dropped third strike. A walk and single loaded the bases up with no outs.
Kesey induced a fly ball into shallow left field that did not bring any runners home for out one. Catcher Tucker Jones then picked off the runner at third base for out two. Finally, a groundball to third base resulted in out three to get out of the jam.
Three fielding errors in the outfield allowed Paradise to score two runs in the third inning to go up 3-0.
Bowie’s bats had no success until the bottom of the fourth inning when Jones led off with a double.
A sacrifice bunt moved him to third base and Rayder Mann drove him as he grounded out to the shortstop. The Jackrabbits cut the lead to 3-1.
The Wildcats got the run back in the fifth inning. With one runner on base and two outs, a single got two runners on base.
They then executed a double-steal. A fielding error at catcher allowed the lead runner to come in and score to put Paradise up 4-1.
Bowie had its most successful offensive inning to follow in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Edmond De Leon led off with a double. Two batters later Seth Mann hit a single to put runners at the corners. Cy Egenbacher followed with a single to right field that drove in one run.
Cooper Hammer then loaded the base with a groundball single down the third base line. Jones then hit a single to right field that drove in one run to cut the lead down to one run.
Unfortunately for Bowie, the next batter then hit into an inning ending double-play. The Jackrabbits trailed 4-3.
Kesey and the defense shut down Paradise in the final two innings, allowing only one base runner to get on with a walk in the seventh inning. Bowie’s bats did not have much more success.
Kesey hit a one out double in the sixth inning to try and start something, but besides eventually reaching third base and being 90 feet away from tying the game, the Jackrabbits could not get him home.
The Wildcats held on to win 4-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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