SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Boyd too much for Bowie again
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Bowie High School first-year head coach Brant Farris credits Boyd’s togetherness as a reason why the Lady Jackets are such a formidable team.
That esprit de corps was omnipresent on Tuesday as Boyd defeated Bowie for the second time this season, 11-2, in District 3A-9 action.
“They are all familiar with each other and they’ve been playing softball at a high level,” Farris said.
Bowie dropped to 13-12, 6-3 in the district. Boyd stands at 7-2 in 3A-9, tied with Holliday.
Many of Boyd’s girls play club softball as a means of betterment. Like Bowie’s baseball team, a slew of Lady Jackets have signed on to play college softball. Boyd is currently ranked in the top-25 of the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll.
Chelsea Arlington kept Bowie to single runs in the first and second innings en route to the win.
“She works both sides of the plate and she goes hard at hitters,” Farris said of Arlington, who threw 93 pitches in a complete-game performance.
Arlington struck out five and walked one. Only one of the two runs Arlington surrendered was earned. She scattered four Bowie hits.
Taylor McCarty had success against Arlington, the only Lady Rabbit with a multiple-hit game. She also walked once. Addy Cook and Petie Wolsey went 1-for-3.
Braxton Deford and Wolsey both scored for Bowie. Wolsey scored on Courtney Brady’s RBI groundout in the opening inning. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the weekend Bowie News.
Petie Wolsey tags out a Boyd runner during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 game against Boyd. The Lady Rabbits suffered an 11-2 loss to the Lady Jackets. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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