SPORTS
Boy powerlifters compete at regional meet
The Bowie and Nocona boy powerlifting teams competed at the regional meet at Alvord on Friday.
With lifters from 33 schools, the competition was fierce with the Jackrabbit team finishing 15th and the Indians finishing 23rd.
Bowie’s team had two lifters finish in the top five in their weight classes that led to points for the team. Roman Rivas and Coleton Price both finished fourth overall, Rivas in the 132 pound weight class and Price in the 275 weight class.
Rivas set a season best total weight, breaking the 1,000 total weight barrier with 1,025 pounds lifted. He did it by lifting season highs on the squat and deadlift, lifting 400 pounds on each lift.
Price also easily had his highest total of the season as well, lifting 1,260 pounds. The biggest improvement came in his squat, lifting a season best 550 pounds, a more than 50 pound increase than he had lifted all season.
For Nocona, Dorian Ellis was the only lifter to finish in the top five in his weight class. Ellis finished fifth in the 123 pound weight class. He was tied with fourth place, but the other lifter from Whitesboro weighed in a tenth of a pound lighter to finish ahead.
While Ellis did not set or equal his best weight total of the season, he did set a new season high on the bench press lifting 165 pounds.
Neither team had a lifter qualify for the state meet, which was postponed until May 2 due to the threat of COVID-19. Still, it was a solid season as both programs had solid participation, which is all coaches want in the end.
For full results from Bowie and Nocona lifters. 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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