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STORM CENTER: Nocona given economic boost

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The sports editor was treated to an eye-opening experience on Wednesday evening as he watched opening ceremonies for Little Dribblers at Nocona High School.
The 2015 Little Dribblers Continental National Tournament is taking place at several venues throughout Nocona and Saint Jo through today.
And, as tournament director Lance Meekins said, the tournament wouldn’t be possible without the seemingly long list of corporate sponsors.
Teams descended upon Nocona from everywhere, places like Anderson-Shiro – whose high school participated in the Buckle Up Lane’s Sake volleyball tournament last fall – Frankston, Grapeland, La Poynor, Martin’s Mill and Normangee. The sports editor is proud of all the Nocona Little Dribblers players representing the city as well as all of Montague County in the tournament.
On Wednesday, five of six Nocona teams opened tournament play with victories. Now that’s a great start.
Three years ago at Nocona, the hometown Nocona played in the Continental Major Boys final falling to New Waverly. Read the rest of this column in the weekend Bowie News.

Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.

Members of the Nocona Major Girls team put their right hand on their heart while First Baptist Church of Nocona Pastor Dave Woodbury sings the national anthem during opening ceremonies at the Little Dribblers Continental Division tournament at Nocona High School gymnasium in Nocona on Wednesday. (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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