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SPORTS IN BRIEF: Geer golf tournament Oct. 10

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The first-ever Minnie Lou Geer Memorial Scholarship Tournament is set for 9 a.m. on Oct. 10 at Twisted Oaks Golf Course.
Geer was a longtime educator for several school districts in Montague County, and the surrounding area.
This will be a four-person scramble formatted tournament.
The cost is $60 per person, and includes range balls, lunch and fun on-course contests.
For information, call Twisted Oaks superintendent Chad Thummel at 1-940-872-4000.

‘Pink Out’ in Nocona Oct. 2

The Nocona High School volleyball team will have its annual “Pink Out” game on Oct. 2.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Lady Indians will be honoring survivors and those who have battled during Friday’s match.
There will be a pep rally on Friday at noon leading up to the match at 5 p.m.
Students and staff are urged to wear pink to the match between Nocona and Holliday, two teams in the upper half of the standings in District 3A-9.

Rodeo finals are set for Sunday

The finals of the “Fat Stacks of Cash” Kyani rodeo series are set for 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the 4X Bucking Bulls Arena.
The arena is located 4½ miles west of Nocona off United States Highway 82.
This is an open-buckle series, with a $60 entry fee.
The draft will take place at 1 p.m., with riding one hour later.
Josh Cain leads the series right now with 217 points while Lin Bradley is second with 125 points.
Tuff Brumley and Sonny Dutchover are third and fourth, with 80 and 77 points respectively. The series started on Aug. 30.
For information, log onto the website 4xbuckingbulls.com, call 1-501-944-1907 or email: 4xBuckingBulls@gmail.com.

Arrowhead truly for the birds

The Texas Ornithological Society will have a bird-watching event on Oct. 10 at Lake Arrowhead State Park in rural Wichita Falls.
It will begin at 8 a.m.
The walk lasts one hour, and will cover about one-half mile.
Normal park entry fees apply. The fee for adults is $3. Children 12 years old and younger are admitted free for the walk.
For information, call the park of 1-940-528-2211.

Minnie Lou Geer was a respected local educator who passed away earlier this year. A golf tournament will take place in her honor on Oct. 10. (News photo by Eric Viccaro) 

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
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Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
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Baseball Roundup

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RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.

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