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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie exits playoffs

Published

11 years ago

05/05/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Bowie High School’s Jayde Brezina represented the game-tying run at the plate as the Lady Rabbits mounted a furious late rally against Howe in the Conference 3A bi-district playoffs.
Earlier in the seventh inning, Courtney Brady tripled to score three runs and Addy Cook walked, putting runners on the corners for Brezina.
Torrey Stubblefield threw Brezina a change-up high in the strike zone. The bat stayed on her shoulder, as the umpire’s right arm elevated signaling a strike.
Bowie’s season was over, and Howe advanced in the 3A postseason with a 9-6 victory over the Lady Rabbits at Darwin Fields on the campus of North Central Texas College in Gainesville.
Bowie finished the season 15-16. Howe will play the winner of a best-of-3 series between Glen Rose and Scurry-Rosser.
“We battled, we fought,” first-year Bowie head softball coach Brant Farris said regarding the Lady Rabbits’ rally.
Farris said Howe won the game because the Lady Bulldogs made adjustments at the plate before the Lady Rabbits did.
“They found a way to adjust to our pitchers, when it comes down to it,” Farris said.
Bowie finally chased Howe starting pitcher Madison Hargrove in the seventh. In hindsight, Farris hoped the Lady Rabbits were more selective while hitting during the early innings. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Courtney Brady slides into third base with the second of her two triples during Thursday’s Conference 3A Bi-District playoff game at North Central Texas College’s Darwin Field in Gainesville. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Saint Jo volleyball beats Sam Rayburn

Published

2 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.

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Forestburg VB falls to Chico in four games

Published

2 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady Rabbits defeat Vernon Northside

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2 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.