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Lady Indians win area playoff; first time since 1995

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The Nocona Lady Indians were able to evade a long drought on Friday as their area playoff win against Merkel at Graham High School breaks a two-decade streak for the program.
The Lady Indians took control in the second half on their way to an easy 63-47 win against the Lady Badgers, marking the first time the Nocona girl’s basketball team has won an area playoff game since 1995 according to the team.
The opening minutes saw the Lady Indians come out to claim a 6-2 lead in the first two minutes. The game slowed down a bit the next three minutes as Merkel came back to tie the game at 8-8.
Both teams traded four-point bursts and made one free throw each, but the Lady Badgers made a three-pointer to put themselves up 16-13 heading into the second quarter.
It was a physical game with not many fouls called in the first half as both teams raced up and down the floor. In the half court, Merkel tried to score by getting close shots passed to them from their post players who were set up in the high post.
Nocona had to deal with top scorer Averee Kleinhans getting the personal guard treatment even without the ball.
They could get her the ball if needed and she still was able to get to the basket anytime she wanted as she scored 14 of her teams 16 points in the second quarter.
The Lady Indians were able to push the ball with long outlet passes off of forced turnovers and rebounds to open up a 22-17 lead. They were able to keep that margin heading into halftime, leading 29-24, but the lead was far from comfortable.
The third quarter was where Nocona established complete control over the game. Everything the Lady Indians did in the second quarter to establish their little bit of a lead was multiplied. The defense was tighter, which allowed more opportunities to push the ball. More fouls were called, which meant more free throw attempts Nocona was able to take advantage.
The effort plays and 50-50 plays were mostly going the Lady Indians way and as the lead got into the double digits. The hope was going away for the Lady Badgers.
Kleinhans scored 15 of her teams19 points in the quarter, punctuated by a circus layup she maid falling to the ground as she got fouled. Nocona’s 48-33 lead felt much better heading into the fourth quarter.
Merkel would not only need a huge quarter to come back, but also need help from the Lady Indians laying an egg.
Early attempts in the quarter to hold the ball from Nocona saw the Lady Badgers cut the lead to 53-42, but with only 3:20 left, time was running out. Merkel was forced to foul and hope the Lady Indians missed their free throws.
Unfortunately for the Lady Badgers, Nocona was able to make 10 points worth of free throws to end the game as the Lady Indians won 63-47.

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Jackrabbits blow out City View

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The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.

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Baseball Roundup

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The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.

Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.

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Bowie softball season comes to an end

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The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.

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