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STORM CENTER: Dane’s recovery is ‘miraculous’
On the road to recovery in health, every moment is cherished.
That’s how it was last week when a physical therapist asked 11-year-old Dane Lancaster a series of questions. One of the questions the therapist asked Dane was this.
Therapist: “What’s the color of your horse, Rudy?”
Dane: “Brown.”
At that moment on July 11, Dane began talking and he pointed to his father, Diran, and said, “Dad.” Then he looked at his mother, Kelly, and said, “Mom.”
“We were floored,” Dr. Diran Lancaster said. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the place when it happened.”
Dane is currently undergoing rehabilitation at Our Children’s House at Baylor, which is located in Dallas. The facility is part of the Baylor Health Care System.
Our Children’s House is a licensed pediatric hospital where “care is comprehensive and healing is fun,” according to the facility’s website. Children from infancy to 18 years old receive various modalities for developmental or birth disorders, severe illnesses and traumatic injuries such as Dane’s.
Diran Lancaster said Dane is now sometimes speaking in complete sentences.
“He’s made remarkable improvement,” Diran said. “He can walk and stand with minimal issues. He still has some issues with balance.” Read more from this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Dane Lancaster (left) shares a moment with his horse “Rudy” earlier this month. Rudy visited Dane at Our Children’s House of Baylor in Dallas. Lancaster is making tremendous health strides from a rodeo accident he had on May 24 at a Future Stars event in Shawnee, Okla. (Photo courtesy Prayers for Dane Lancaster Facebook page)
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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