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Nocona baseball loses 12-2
Nocona baseball played what was probably its last game Tuesday at Breckenridge.
The Indians lost 12-2 in six innings due to run rule against the Buckaroos.
Breckenridge scored three runs in the first inning thanks to two hits, two walks and a dropped third strike. The Buckaroos then scored four runs in the second inning thanks to three hits, one hit batter, one walk and one fielding error.
Breckenridge led 7-0 and Nocona had so far failed to get a base runner. That was broken in the third inning as Charlie Fuller hit a one out single. The Buckaroos added one more run to up their lead to 8-0.
The teams exchanged scoreless fourth and fifth innings. The Indians got some help in the sixth inning as a dropped third strike allowed Fuller to get on. Despite him getting caught trying to steal second base, Carlos Castro was also allowed to get on base thanks to a dropped third strike.
After Trey Pepper drew a walk, Kooper Hansard hit a ground ball to second base that produced an error, allowing Jackson Nunneley, who subbed in for Castro, to score Nocona’s first run.
Two batters later Wesley Murphey hit a groundball that produced another error at second base and Pepper to score, cutting the lead to 8-2.
Breckenridge fired back in its next time at bat. Three hits, three fielding errors and one walk allowed the Buckaroos to score four runs to up their lead to 12-2. This was enough to end the game one inning early due to the run rule.
With only two hits in the game for Nocona, it was not enough to keep up with the Breckenridges bats. The Indians were able to take advantage of the string of errors, but did not have much luck outside of the sixth inning.
Coach Leslie Rinehart thought his team played hard the whole game while limiting the Buckaroos on offense while taking advantage of their mistakes in the sixth inning.
The team was supposed to play at City View on April 23, but inclement weather delayed that game. The plan was to play this Friday, but that game might have also been canceled.
If so, it ends the Indians season with a loss. Nocona did pick up district wins against the Mustangs in the first matchup against Henrietta in an extra innings nail biter the second time around.
The Indians and Rinehart were hoping to turn the programs fortune around this season. Unfortunately, the process might take longer than they would like.
Still, baby steps were made following a lost season that would have been very beneficial for the overall young team this season. Things should only get better even with the team losing three starters to graduation.
Hitting and fielding are the biggest areas in need of improvement heading into the future, but valuable playing time was earned this season.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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