SPORTS
SPORTS IN BRIEF: Ray Walker Tournament is Saturday
The Ray Walker Memorial co-ed softball tournament is set for 8 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the American Legion Baseball Complex.
The entry fee is $200.
T-shirts will be for sale, and sponsorships are available.
There also will be a home run derby halfway through the event, $10 for 10 swings. Concessions also will be provided.
Alumni softball game Sept. 12
The Bowie Lady Rabbits softball alumni will be having a game at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12.
Lunch and T-shirts will be provided.
The game is for any Bowie High alumni softball player.
Nocona to have baseball tourney
Premier Player Sports will have its first-ever Nocona All-American Fall Classic baseball tournament at the American Legion Complex in Nocona.
The classic will take place on Sept. 19-20, with teams from 7-under through 18-under.
There will be a wiffleball home run derby, tournament awards for first- through third-place teams and first- and second-place individuals. Players and coaches also will be supplied with goodie bags.
Each division’s winning team will receive a “Winner Take All, Next One’s On Us” tournament entry coupon to enter any Premier Player Sports tournament within a season – it essentially serves as an entry fee waiver.
This is a qualifying even for the Super Series Baseball Winter Nationals set for Round Rock in November.
This tournament also will serve as a fundraiser for the Nocona Youth Sports Association, helping generate money to improve their facilities.
For information, log onto premierplayersports.com or email info@premierplayersports.com.
Sports in brief. (Graphic assembled by The Bowie News)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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