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TRACK AND FIELD: Local teams shine at Nocona meet
Nocona Junior High School had its second track and field meet of the season at Jack Crain Stadium on Wednesday.
Nocona, Holliday, Montague and Gold-Burg all competed in the event.
This was not a team-scored meet.
Here’s a rundown by school and gender.
Nocona
(Top Indians finisher
in each event)
Girls
Shot put, seventh grade: Kyclen Contreras, third; Discus, seventh grade: Cheyenne McCulloch, fourth; Shot put, eighth grade: Karissa Durham, second; Discus, eighth grade: Karlee Keck, second; Long jump, seventh-grade: Mallory Melton, 11-10; High jump, eighth grade: Grayson Trumbull, third; Trinity Franklin, fourth; Long jump, eighth grade: Rachel Patrick, second; Pole vault, eighth-grade: Rachel Patrick, first, 7-feet; Triple jump, eighth grade: Rachel Patrick, fourth; 2,400-meter run, seventh grade: Claudia Espinoza, first, 10:07.09; 2,400 run, eighth grade: Maria Hernandez, 9:36.3; 400 relay, eighth grade: Nocona, second; 800 run, seventh grade: Mallory Melton, third; 800 run, eighth grade: Grayson Trumbull, third; 100 dash, seventh grade: Haley Whitfield, third; 100 dash, eighth grade: Taylor Richards, third; 400 dash, seventh grade: Bethany Roberts, fourth; 400 dash, eighth grade: Andrea O’Neal, second; 200 run, seventh grade: Mallory Melton, first, 31.86; 200 run, eighth grade: Rachel Patrick, 30.14; 1,600 run, seventh grade: Claudia Espinoza, second; 1,600, eighth grade: Maria Hernandez, first, 6:03; 1,600 relay, eighth grade: Nocona, second.
Boys
Shot put, seventh grade: Jason Sparkman, second; Discus, seventh grade: Brady York, first, 79-feet, 9-inches; Shot put, eighth grade: Conner Barrett, fifth; Discus, eighth grade: Conner Barrett, first, 99-5; High jump, seventh grade: Jase Davis, second; Long jump, seventh-grade: Francisco Garcia, first, 16-feet flat; High jump, eighth grade: Lane Guerin, no mark given; Long jump, eighth grade: Carter Lemons, second; Triple jump, seventh grade: Saylor Fenoglio, first, 27-5 ½; Triple jump, eighth grade: Joan Gomez, first, 30-10 ½; 2,400 run, seventh grade: Cooper Harris, second; 2,400 run, eighth grade: Nash Parker, third; 400 relay, seventh grade: Nocona, first, 53.38; 400 relay, eighth grade: Nocona, first, 51.82; 800 run, seventh grade: Miles Keith, first, 2:34.6; 800 run, eighth grade: John Womack, first, 2:34; 100 dash, seventh grade: Francisco Garcia, first, 12.39; 100 dash, eighth grade: Joan Gomez, third; 800 relay, seventh grade: Nocona, second; 800 relay, eighth grade: Nocona, first, 1:54.5; 400 dash, seventh grade: Dalton Fechtler, first, 1:18.6; 400 dash, eighth grade: Manual Hernandez, third; 300 hurdles, seventh grade: Issiac Ryan, first, 57.12; 300 hurdles, eighth grade: John Womack, first, 55.81; 200 run, seventh grade: Jase Davis, second; 200 run, eighth grade: Lane Guerin, first, 26.89; 1,600 run, seventh grade: Miles Keith, 5:57.9; 1,600 run, eighth grade: John Womack, first, 5:59.11; 1,600 relay, seventh grade: Nocona, first, 4:30.4; 1,600 relay, eighth grade: Nocona, first, 4:21.9.
Montague
Girls
400-meter relay (Mikey Jordan, Trystin Fenoglio, Destinee Kittrell and Hope Howard), second; 100 dash: Hope Howard, first, 14.94 seconds, Mikey Jordan, second; 400 dash: Trystin Fenoglio, second; 200 dash: Kittrell, second, Jordan, fourth.
Boys
400 relay (Kaden Maness, Connor Sears, Dalton Atteberry and Kodiak Jordan), third; 800 run: Dalton Atteberry, fifth; 100 dash: Kodiak Jordan, third, Connor Sears, fifth; 800-meter relay (Reagan Wilson, Sears, Jordan, Atteberry), third; Discus: Sears, fifth.
Gold-Burg
Girls
Discus: Brianna Davis, third; Triple jump: Hinsley Franklin, fourth; 800 run: Rachel Tinerella, fourth; 100 dash: Hinsley Franklin, fourth; 200 run: Demi Parr, sixth.
Boys
Shot put: William Hamilton, second; Discus: Ryan Downs, fourth; Long jump: Brandon Lee, first, 15-feet, 6 ½ inches; 100 dash, seventh grade: Ethan Lyons, fourth; 100 dash, eighth grade: Brandon Lee, first, 12.74 seconds; 400 dash: Brandon Lee, first, 1:02 flat.
Nocona’s Miles Keith competes in the 800-meter run during the Nocona Relays on March 11 at Jack Crain Stadium. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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