By ERIC VICCARO
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The entire Nocona High School girls’ golf team and Bowie’s Chloe Polk will still be playing competitive golf in a couple of weeks.
The Nocona group of Josie Chism, Makenzie Breeze, Chloey Hamilton, Angel Rhudy and Kalyn Crow finished second to Jacksboro and Polk was seventh among individuals as the District 3A-9 tournament wrapped up at River Creek Golf Club in Burkburnett on Thursday.
River Creek plays as a 5,029-yard, par-71 for the girls and 5,713 yards for the boys. The teams competed at Runaway Bay on Tuesday during the first round.
The Conference 3A regional tournament is set for April 13-14 at Oak Hurst and Peach Tree Golf Courses in Bullard, which is between Tyler and Jacksonville in east Texas.
“The girls have worked hard in practice to improve every day,” Nocona head golf coach Bradley McGann said.
Chism finished with one of the top-seven scores, putting together a two-day composite of 214, two strokes ahead of Polk.
McGann said Chism played well because she managed both the course and her emotions well throughout the round.
Polk narrowly missed qualifying for the regional tournament last season, but wasn’t going to be denied here. Read more, and see all scores, in the Bowie News in print and with your electronic subscription.

Nocona’s Makenzie Breeze examines her fairway shot during Thursday’s District 3A-9 tournament at River Creek Golf Club in rural Burkburnett. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)