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Bowie baseball wins first district game
The Bowie Jackrabbits won broke a three-game losing streak to win their first district game at Vernon on Tuesday night.
The Jackrabbits won 8-2 against the Lions, with a couple of big offensive innings leading the way.
Bowie was coming off close district losses against Jacksboro and Iowa Park and then fell in a non-district game to Paradise by one run. The Jackrabbits needed not just a win, but a good one to get them back on track in a competitive district.
Bowie started the game on the right note when Tucker Jones hit the second pitch of the game over the left field fence for a solo home run. The Jackrabbits offense could not capitalize besides drawing a walk in the inning, but Bowie led 1-0.
Vernon answered in the same inning. The Lions first two hitters hit singles early in the count to get on base. Pitcher Edmond De Leon struck out the next two batters.
Then a groundball to the shortstop resulted in an error that allowed one run to score and the Lions tied the game up at 1-1.
Neither team scored in the second inning before things picked up for Bowie in the third inning.
Jones did it again, leading off the inning and hitting his second solo home run of the game to put the Jackrabbits back up. Unlike the first inning, his teammates followed and added a couple of more runs.
Troy Kesey hit a single. Following a fielder’s choice out, Rayder Mann drew a walk. De Leon then hit a double that drove in one run. Hayden Rodriguez followed with another double that drove in the other runner to put Bowie up 5-1.
Vernon bats again answered. A leadoff walk and a later wild pitch put the runner on third base. A fly ball out into right field was deep enough to drive the runner in after he tagged up to cut the lead to 5-2.
The fourth, fifth and sixth innings saw neither team score any runs, though both had chances. Bowie had the bases loaded and one out in both the fifth and sixth innings, but hit into the dreaded inning ending double-play the first time and could not come through the second time.
In the final inning, Rodriguez drew a walk to lead things off for the Jackrabbits. Cy Egenbacher laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him to second base. Will Cross hit a groundball to second base that resulted in an error that put runners on the corners.
A wild pitch allowed Rodriguez to come in and score a run.
A groundout moved Cross to third base and a wild pitch allowed him to come in and score.
Boston Farris was then hit by a pitch and would steal second base before Kesey drove him home with a single to left field.
Bowie was up 8-2 heading into the final at-bats for the Lions.
Egenbacher came in to get the save on the mound. After forcing a groundout at second base and striking out the next batter, Vernon got a two out single to try and start something.
A wild pitch allowed the runner to advance to second base, but Egenbacher induced a fly out to right field to end the game.
The Jackrabbits won 8-2.
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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