SPORTS
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: More stars for NCTC game
North Central Texas officials announced Wednesday that University of Oklahoma senior Lauren Chamberlain and former Texas A&M All-American Amanda Scarborough have been added to the NCTC Softball Alumni Games.
The games will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Darwin Field on the NCTC campus in Gainesville.
The game will raise money for both the NCTC Angels in the Infield Scholarship Fund and the Softball Family Benefit Fund.
Chamberlain and Scarborough join other prominent softball dignitaries Jennie Finch, Lauren Lappin, Danielle Lawrie and Taylor Hoagland.
There will be two alumni games, and a home run derby in between.
Tickets to the game will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children, sold at the gate.
Cheri Kempf, the commissioner of the National Pro Fastpitch League, will also be in attendance.
Chamberlain paced the Sooners to the 2013 national championship, and a top-3 candidate for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.
This past season, Chamberlain powered through for a .950 slugging percentage and she has racked up 72 career home runs. She plays for Team USA.
Scarborough was the Big 12 Conference co-pitcher of the year as a junior and helped the Aggies reach the College World Series in Oklahoma City, Ok., twice. She has also served as an analyst on ESPN softball broadcasts.
North Central Texas College. (Logo provided by North Central Texas College)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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