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LITTLE DRIBBLERS: Nocona junior girls take national title

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11 years ago

04/15/2015

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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Bowie, Nocona compete in VB scrimmages

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6 days ago

08/13/2026

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Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.

Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.

“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”

Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.

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

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Rabbit netters beat Graham

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6 days ago

08/13/2026

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Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.

In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.

Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.

In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.

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

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New Nocona gym nearing completion

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2 weeks ago

08/06/2026

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Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.

The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.

Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.

Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.

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