SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOLS: Signing on the line
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Nocona High School athletes Miriam Diaz and Jaxon Phipps put pen to paper, signing with a pair of regional colleges, on Tuesday at the school.
Diaz will be joining both the cross country and track and field teams at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
“It’s a dream come true,” Diaz said. “I’ve always wanted to run on the college level. I love running. It’s really cool to see this hard work pay off.”
This weekend, Diaz was named to The Bowie News’ All-Montague County track and field team, capping a stellar scholastic career running on tracks and grass.
Phipps is set to play baseball at Murray State, a two-year junior college located in Tishomingo, Okla. A drive from Nocona to Tishomingo is roughly 96 miles according to Google maps.
“It’s always something I wanted to do, play college baseball,” Phipps said. “I’ve been working hard every year to get better.”
Phipps was a starter at Nocona in baseball for all four years. Jaxon said he will focus primarily on being a middle infielder at Murray State.
Murray State was eliminated from the postseason by Western Oklahoma State College, but the Aggies had a successful season with a 38-18 record.
The Aggies finished with a .317 team batting average and .415 on-base percentage.
Under head coach Zach Crabtree, Murray State won the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II World Series in 2013.
Murray State plays in the Bi-State Conference along with the likes of Seminole State and Rose State, which is where Bowie’s Dylan Slade, Cooper Cantwell and Coby Bentley will play on at the next level. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Jaxon Phipps (left) and Miriam Diaz of Nocona both signed on to play collegiate sports during a special ceremony on Tuesday in the school library. Phipps will play baseball at Murray State in Oklahoma while Diaz will run for nearby Midwestern State. (Courtesy photo by Todd Peterson/Nocona Independent School District)
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.
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.
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.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th 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.
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