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LITTLE DRIBBLERS: Nocona junior girls take national title

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The Nocona Little Dribblers’ Junior Girls team won its division on Saturday at the Continental National Championship.
Nocona defeated Martin’s Mill 30-26 in the championship game at Nocona Elementary School.
Junior division games are played with an 8½-foot goal.
The team is comprised of Tobie Cable, Cambria Crowson, Bren Fenoglio, Carmen Gomez, Makaylee Gomez, Megyn Meekins, Koda Ray, Karagan Ritchie, Jayce Rose, Tamira Skinner and Skyler Smith.
Lance Meekins and Sommer Smith serve as the coaches for this team.
Nocona played in all three championship games on the girls’ side.
The senior girls suffered a 47-22 loss to Martin’s Mill at Nocona High School in the final game of the entire tournament.
Snook tripped up the Nocona major girls’ team in the title game by a count of 23-21.
All of Nocona’s boys’ teams reached the final four. Neches rallied from a third-quarter double-digit deficit to defeat Tenaha 55-54 at the high school in the senior boys’ championship. Neches won the game with a free throw with no time left. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

A Neches player prepares to hit the game-winning free throw on Saturday afternoon in the boys senior division championship at the Little Dribblers Continental National Tournament. Neches rallied for a 55-54 victory. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro) 

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2024 HS sports year in review: Bellevue

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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

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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

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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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