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STORM CENTER: Hill recalls Nocona title
Adrian Hill sat in his room at Grace Care Center in Nocona on Wednesday morning and recalled memories from the Indians’ 1944 state championship team.
Reportedly, along with Hill, there are three members of that title team still surviving to this day.
One of those men is James Eastup, who nailed the game-winning shot.
When Hill saw the ball in the air he said, “I thought we were going to lose.” Then Eastup’s shot drained through the hoop, and Nocona defeated Mt. Vernon 33-32 in overtime.
Even 70 years later, Hill said he couldn’t believe what he saw. He said people in Nocona even turned off their radios before Eastup’s shot, thinking the Indians had lost.
But, that certainly wasn’t the case. Last year, Hill and Eastup caught up on old times at Yesteryear, an assisted living facility in Nocona. Eastup lives these days in Odessa.
Bill Teague, another member from the squad, lives in Abilene.
Pam Walker, Bowie, and Paula Tompkins of Spanish Fort were also present for the interview. The women reported Teague has suffered strokes, and that took away Bill’s ability to speak. Read more from sports editor Eric Viccaro’s column in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Nocona resident Adrian Hill, one of three surviving members of the Indians Conference A state boys basketball championship team. (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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