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OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Alligator gar fishing returns
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reopening fishing for alligator gar.
It will be reopened in portions of the river between the Texas Highway 31 Bridge near Trinidad and the Highway 7 Bridge near Crockett.
This is effective as of June 11.
The TPWD temporarily prohibited taking or attempting to take alligator gar to protect spawning. Alligator gar is a species of conservation concern in the Trinity River.
Water conditions identified by the department – which included the presence of a flood level at moderate stage by the United States Geological Survey – caused prohibition.
Officials believe most of the alligator gar spawning has most likely occurred by now.
The temporary prohibition did not affect alligator gar fishing in parts of the state other than those areas of the Trinity River from Trinidad to Crockett.
BugFest set for River Bend
The River Bend Nature Center will have BugFest from 6-9 p.m. on June 19 at the center in Wichita Falls.
Children will be able to make crafts.
There also will be face painting, games and concessions will be available.
Oklahoma State University’s entomology department will have an interactive display with all sorts of insects.
Admission is $5 per person, and $4 for RBNC members. Children one year old and under are admitted free.
For information, call the River Bend Nature Center at 1-940-767-0843.
Alligator gar fishing has returned to the Trinity River south of Dallas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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