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HIGH SCHOOLS: Paradise sweeps Nocona baseball, softball

Published

12 years ago

04/05/2015

The Nocona High School baseball and softball teams didn’t have much luck on the road Tuesday at Paradise.
The Lady Indians suffered a 12-2 loss, in a game that was reduced to five innings due to the mercy rule.
Nocona’s baseball team could only muster four hits in a 9-0 loss.
It doesn’t get any easier on Friday with Bowie coming to town. Bowie’s baseball team is ranked in the top-20 in two different state polls and the softball girls are coming off a 12-run shellacking of Holliday.
Nocona softball stands at 4-12, 1-6, while the Indian baseball team saw its record drop to 6-6, 2-3.

Softball
Paradise 12, Nocona 2
Katelynn Walker scored Nocona’s first run on a Sherese Price groundout to the pitcher. That cut the Paradise lead to 3-1.
Karlie Pepper, whose rounding into form as one of Nocona’s best hitters, doubled in the fifth inning to score Claire Walker.

Baseball
Paradise 9, Nocona 0
Paradise slowly built its lead throughout the course of the game, until the Panthers erupted for a six-run sixth to put Nocona away for good.
Nocona had chances early to score.
Jeremy James reached first on a Paradise, but he was left stranded there in the opening inning. Read more, and see complete box scores, in the weekend Bowie News.

Claire Walker gets her bat on the ball during a recent District 3A-9 game against Wichita Falls City View. (News photo by Blake Wood)

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Jacksboro defeats Lady Rabbit VB, 3-1

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).

The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.

Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.

The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Gold-Burg gives it a go, falls to Perrin 35-32

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.

It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.

The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.

Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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XC teams compete in Prairie Valley, Lubbock

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.

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Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10^th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.

Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.