SPORTS
NOCONA VOLLEYBALL: Revenge is a dish
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Nocona High School volleyball team lost to District 3A-9 rival Boyd in five grueling sets back in September.
Since then, the Lady Indians pointed toward their home match with the Lady Jackets as a time to make amends.
That’s exactly what Nocona did, defeating Boyd in straight sets by scores 25-19, 25-19, 25-21, on Tuesday at Nocona Middle School gymnasium.
With the victory, Nocona improved to 19-15 overall, 8-2 in 3A-9. The Lady Indians leapfrogged the Lady Jackets for second place in the district.
“We had a more aggressive approach the second time we played Boyd,” Nocona head coach Tiffany Clay said.
Clay said another difference was making Boyd commit unforced errors.
The third set proved to be the most competitive of the match as Boyd pulled within one point at 21-20.
The Lady Indians responded as Kady Hackley pounded down a kill. Then Nocona had a service error to make the margin one point again, 22-21.
But, the orange-and-black clad girls weren’t going to be denied against Boyd this time. Read more, including district standings, in The Bowie News.
Nocona’s Madilynn Cable delivers a kill over Boyd’s attempted block during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 match at Nocona Middle School gymnasium. Cable was one of many contributors to the Lady Indians’ three-set victory. Nocona is now second in 3A-9. (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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