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Baseball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Indians baseball team lost at Alvord on Friday after five innings due to run-rule.
The Bulldogs won 10-0 against the Indians to win the week long series against Nocona.
The Indians had lost by a bigger margin in their first game against Alvord 19-1. Nocona was hoping to play better and while the team still lost by double-digits, it did the second time around.
The two teams were tied after a scoreless first inning. The Bulldogs broke open the game in the second by scoring five runs in the second inning.
While Nocona did a better job defensively as the game went along, it still could not keep Alvord off the scoreboard in the final three innings.
The Bulldogs scored two runs in the third inning, one in the fourth inning and two in the fifth inning to end the game.
Alvord won 10-0.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost a heartbreaker at Chico on Friday.
The Dragons came back to score two runs in the final inning to win 6-5.
The Panthers won a close, low-scoring game against Chico earlier in the week 3-2, which was on the heels of a tough, one-sided series against Perrin-Whitt.
Saint Jo got the lead first when Logan Hoover hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning. The Dragons got the lead in the same inning when a two out fielding error in the outfield resulted in two runs scoring to go up 2-1.
After a scoreless second inning, the Panthers got the lead back in the third inning. Charlie Evans hit a two RBI double and then Trent Gaston drove in another run on a single to put Saint Jo up 4-2.
The Panthers added one run to the lead when Sam Martin hit a sacrifice fly ball to make it 5-2 for Saint Jo.
After two scoreless innings in the second and third, it was time for Chico to get some offense going again in response during the same inning. With the bases loaded and two outs, a Dragon player came through with a single that drove in two runs to cut the lead down to one run 5-4.
The score stayed the same as the teams exchanged scoreless fifth and sixth innings as the Panthers tried to hang on to their one run lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, Chico got something going. The Dragons drew back-to-back walks to start the inning. A wild pitch allowed both runners to advance into scoring position. A fly ball to center field was deep enough to allow one run to score and tie the game up at 5-5.
Saint Jo then did an intentional walk to put runners at the scorners. The next batter then hit another fly ball to center field for out two. Unfortunately, it was deep enough to allow the runner on third base to score.
Chico won 6-5.
Missing scores
The Bellevue scheduled baseball scores from Perrin-Whitt are not on the team’s GameChanger app.
To read the full story, pick up a copy the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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