SPORTS
Nocona’s football slate certainly has challenges
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Editor’s Note: This is the start of a five-part series on high school football schedules, beginning with Nocona. All other football teams will have stories on their 2014 season slate.
Every two years, the University Interscholastic League realigns districts in the sport of football.
This time around, the process certainly didn’t do any favors for Nocona High School as the Indians were placed in an eight-team district.
“We didn’t get a good draw,” Nocona head coach Brad Keck acknowledged. “They added two more teams to what was a six-team district. It’s going to be a whole lot tougher.”
Nocona will play as a member of Conference 3A Division II District 2. The district features a near murderer’s row with the likes of Cisco, Eastland, Henrietta and City View (Wichita Falls). Cisco, Eastland and Millsap are new district foes.
Jacksboro and Holliday also comprise this formidable district.
Keep in mind, all former Conference 2A schools are now 3A, as designated by the UIL.
The Indians lost non-district games with Archer City and Valley View. Keck said Nocona has played both towns for several years.
Nocona will open the regular season slate at Alvord on Aug. 29, and follow that up with another road game at Muenster on Sept. 5.
The home opener is set for Sept. 12 versus Ponder, and the district opener will also be the Indians’ homecoming against Henrietta.
Cisco is a defending state champion, defeating Refugio 56-36. The Loboes feature two preseason all-state players in offensive lineman Baily Edwards and defensive back Kotie Hoover. For more and a complete Nocona schedule, read the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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