SPORTS
Nocona goes 2-3 at Ryan tourney
The Nocona High School volleyball team advanced to the Emerald Bracket championship game on Saturday before falling to Denton Calvary at the Denton Ryan Tournament.
The Indians lost in four games by scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-10.
After the tournament, Nocona has a record of 2-4.
In the Emerald Bracket championship game, Sherese Price pounded down a team-best eight kills.
Chloey Hamilton was a perfect 16-for-16 on serves with four aces. Jamie Carpenter distributed a team-high 13 assists. Magye Fenoglio recorded 13 digs to lead the Indians and Makenzie Breeze notched three ace blocks.
Earlier during Saturday, Nocona trounced Greenville 25-22, 25-11, 25-18 and bounced Hillcrest 25-12, 25-14, 25-11.
In the win over Greenville, Carpenter dished out 10 assists and served up three aces, while Price had eight kills and Mackie Trumbull two ace blocks. Fenoglio scooped up a team-best five digs.
Carpenter was accurate on all 17 of her serves with eight aces to go with 13 assists in the win over Hillcrest. Both Price and Trumbull registered eight kills and Fenoglio had six digs.
Nocona lost both of its matches on Friday, first falling to Red Oak in four games 25-20, 17-25, 25-16, 26-24, and then Nolan Catholic in the same amount of sets, 25-9, 22-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Hamilton and Carpenter combined to go 21-for-21 on their serves to go with 18 assists versus Red Oak. Price racked up 12 kills against Nolan Catholic.
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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