SPORTS
Lady Rabbits keep playoff hopes alive
The Bowie Lady Rabbits broke out of their slump as they swept their district series against City View last week and beat Holliday this week to keep themselves alive in the playoff hunt with one game left to play.
The Lady Rabbits run-ruled City View in both games 16-1 and 24-7 before beating Holliday 8-4 on Monday.
Bowie came into last week on the heels of losing three straight district series against Jacksboro, Iowa Park and Henrietta. The Lady Rabbits district wins came in its first series against Vernon all the way back in early March, when the team was still playing in their tournaments during the weekend.
Bowie had senior night after its first game against City View last week and the team made sure it was a happy one. The Lady Rabbits took care of the Lady Mustangs in four innings, winning by run-rule 16-1.
Hanna Bell led the team with four RBIs and she also hit her first home run of the season. Sadie Britt had three RBIs and the two seniors were able to bask in having great games leading into a celebration.
KP Rutherford allowed only two hits and one run (zero earned) while striking out six batters. The defense committed two fielding errors.
Bowie followed up the game with another dominant showing in the second game on the road. The Lady Rabbits scored every inning and led 13-2 in the sixth inning. City View showed some life, scoring five runs to avoid getting run-ruled and cutting the lead to 13-7.
Bowie then closed the game by scoring 11 runs in the seventh and final inning to make the final score 24-7.
Britt led the team with four RBIs and she hit a home run. Her and Bell had a team high five hits as the team racked up 25 in the game.
On the mound, Rutherford allowed seven runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out nine batters. The defense committed seven fielding errors.
While Bowie was glad to pick up district wins after so long, if the team wanted to keep its playoff hopes alive it would have to beat Holliday in its final series this week.
The first game was played on Monday.
The Lady Rabbits scored four runs in the first inning and held the lead until the top of the fifth inning when the Lady Eagles scored two runs to tie the score up at 4-4.
Bowie then rattled off four more runs to double their total and held on to win 8-4.
Laci Goodwin led the team with three RBIs while Britt and Bell each had two and Rutherford drove in one.
On the mound, Rutherford allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out three. The defense committed two fielding errors.
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Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
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After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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