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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Hall, Hill are captains
By BLAKE WOOD
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Another Montague County boys’ basketball season wrapped up, with four of the seven area teams reaching the postseason, three of them winning at least one game.
The big story before the season began was the arrival of three new coaches to the county: Tyson Mankin in Nocona, Brian Blank in Saint Jo and Danny Pruett in Gold-Burg.
Mankin was succeeding coaching legend J.D. Mayo in Nocona, though he didn’t put too much thought into that aspect.
“I knew coming in the kids were going to be well-coached,” he said. “But we had a different gameplan; we wanted to put our own footprint on the program.”
Mankin brought a more offensive style of play with him, as evidenced by a 43-41 overtime win over Henrietta in January being the fewest points the Indians scored all season.
The non-district portion was a rollercoaster ride, featuring a three game win streak and four game losing skid.
“We had our struggles early on,” said the coach. “The learning curve was steep.”
However things began to go well for Nocona in district 3A-9 play. After a close win and a loss, the Indians rattled off a seven game win streak, including a 51-50 win over county rival Bowie.
“The first half of district was the best they played all season,” said Mankin. “They played at a much faster pace.”
The Indians cooled off afterwards however, entering their playoff game against Whitesboro with a loss. Their season would end against the Bearcats after a rough 100-70 loss. Read more in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Bowie’s Chase Hall (11, maroon jersey) was a Conference 3A all-region selection along with Nocona’s Kameron Hill. Both Hall and Hill serve as the all-county team captains. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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2024 HS sports year in review: Bellevue
The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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2024 HS sports year in review: Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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2024 HS sports year in review: Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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