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Nocona volleyball plays in first tournament
The Nocona Lady Indians played in their first tournament last week in the Advantage Sports Complex Tournament in Carrollton.
Playing mostly teams from a higher classification, the Lady Indians received some early season challenges.
In pool play, Nocona first played 6A Plano West’s junior varsity team. The tournament did not start out well as the Lady Indians lost 25-18 and 25-15.
Statistical leaders were Averee Kleinhans with eight kills, Ella Nunneley with five kills and Trystin Fenoglio with 14 assists.
The second game in pool play was against 4A Sanger. The game was much more competitive as the scores reflected, but Nocona could not come through with a win, losing 25-21 and 25-19.
Statistical leaders saw Kleinhans lead the team with 11 kills and four digs while Fenoglio led the team with 20 assists.
Not wanting to leave pool play empty-handed, the Lady Indians played 4A Caddo Mills from East Texas. This time is was Nocona who was able to put the Lady Foxes away in straight sets, winning 25-17 and 25-20.
Statistical leaders included Nunneley leading the way with nine kills, Fenoglio with 20 assists, Kleinhans with six kills and five digs, while Laci Stone and Jessica Dingler each had four kills.
After going 1-2 in pool play, the Lady Indians advanced to the silver bracket on Saturday. First up was 6A Plano’s JV team. They proved too much for Nocona as it lost 25-20 and 25-17.
Statistical leaders included Fenoglio with 16 assists, Kleinhans with 11 digs and six kills, Nunneley with five kills and three aces.
Needing a win to continue towards the consolation side of the bracket, Commerce stood in the way. After losing a close first set that slipped away 25-22, the Lady Indians were able to grit their teeth and win the second set 25-22 to force a third set.
The final set could have bounced either team’s way, but it went the way of the Lady Tigers 25-23.
Statistical leaders were Kleinhans with 12 kills and 12 digs, Nunneley with six kills and two blocks, Laci Stone with five kills and 15 digs, Taylor Newmon with four kills and Fenoglio with 27 assists and eight digs.
Nocona’s next tournament is at Graham on Aug. 16-17.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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