SPORTS
CROSS COUNTRY: Nocona girls win at Assault At Eagle Summit
The Nocona High School girls’ cross country team – spearheaded by Maria Hernandez’s first-place performance – won the Assault at Eagle Summit in Decatur on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Hernandez clocked in with a winning time of 12 minutes, 59.82 seconds.
Crystal Duarte backed up Hernandez’s effort, getting second in 13:41.72. And Daisy Ibarra also placed in the top-10 for Nocona. (7th, 14:33.55).
Overall, Nocona won the 1A-3A meet with 30 points, 50 less than Vernon. Saint Jo was sixth with 130 points. The course covered 3,200 meters.
Saint Jo’s Emily Haney provided the Lady Panthers with their best effort, grabbing 21st in a time of 15:46.50.
Nocona didn’t have enough runners for a counted score on the boys’ side.
Joan Gomez, Luis Rico and Brayden Skinner all raced in with top-10 performances. Gomez was seventh (19:23.93), Rico eighth (19:24.64) and Skinner ninth (19:37.21).
Skyler Sandusky from Forestburg ran in the junior varsity division, and he picked up fourth place with a time of 21:58.62. Read more, and see complete statistics, in the weekend Bowie News.
Members of the Nocona High School cross country team celebrate their accomplishments after competing at The Assault On Eagle Summit in Decatur on Sept. 12. They ran on one of the toughest courses in the region. (Courtesy photo)
Jackrabbits
A day after football season ended and the Bowie boy’s basketball team played its first game of the season and is working towards a new goal this season.
The Jackrabbits lost that first game against Sanger on Nov. 9, 70-36 before bouncing back a few days later after some practice to beat Bridgeport on Nov. 12, 56-51.
Bowie comes into this season after falling just short of making the playoffs last season.
The team graduated two of its three double-digit scorers along with an experienced post player from its starting rotation last season.
Rayder Mann is the team’s most proven scorer from last season, but other players will be counted on to step up according to Coach Ryan Dykes, who enters his second season at Bowie.
“Rayder Mann and Bradly Horton will need to be the floor generals for us to be successful,” Dykes said. “Boston Farris will be counted on to be a productive player and Gaige Goodman will need to be a factor in the paint on both the offensive and defensive end.”
In the first game against Sanger, Mann led the team with 13 points while Goodman was second with eight points.
The offense was much better overall against Bridgeport. Horton had 15 points, Mann had 14 points and Farris had nine points as Bowie scored in double-digits in every quarter of the game.
Lady Rabbits
In the second week of the season the Bowie Lady Rabbits had up and down performances.
The Lady Rabbits lost at Bridgeport on Nov. 9, 68-30 but bounced back to win at home on Nov. 12 against Boyd 55-42.
Against Bridgeport, Bowie gave up too many three-pointers on defense as the Sissies made 12 in the game.
It was too much for the Lady Rabbits to keep up with.
Parker Riddle led the team with 14 points while Payton Holt was second with five points.
The offense was more successful overall and balanced against Boyd, pulling away in the second half. Hanna Bell led the team with 13 points while Holt was second with eight points and Lanie Moore had seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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