SPORTS
Now that’s better for Nocona
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Now that’s a near-perfect performance.
The Nocona High School football team had only one turnover and produced several scoring plays as the Indians wrapped up scrimmages on Thursday playing Olney at Jack Crain Stadium.
“I thought we did well the whole scrimmage,” Nocona head football coach Brad Keck said. “We had no false starts, and one turnover on a ball that shouldn’t have been thrown. But, that’s correctable.”
The Indians looked more cohesive here than last Saturday’s scrimmage against Windthorst. Both Olney and Windthorst are Conference 2A schools.
Experience mattered, too.
Nocona’s players know what to expect since Keck has been in charge of the Indians program for several seasons. Meanwhile, Olney is starting over again with new coach Mark Young. The Cubs were winless last season.
“When we went to the live quarter, I thought Olney played with a little more hesitation,” Keck said.
During the live quarter, Gavin Johnson opened the scoring with a 14-yard touchdown run. Read the weekend edition of The Bowie News for more.
A Nocona football player extends the ball for additional yardage during the scripted plays portion of Thursday’s scrimmage at Jack Crain Stadium in Nocona. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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