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CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: Skinner takes 12th at Reunion Run
Nocona High School’s Brayden Skinner earned a medal at the Decatur Reunion Run in Joe Wheeler Park on Saturday.
Skinner was 11th in a time of 17 minutes, 22.9 seconds.
Luis Rico recorded a 23rd-place finish in a time of 18:25. Dylan Parker was 46th (19:20). Nash Parker also ran for the Indians.
Prairie Valley also ran at the event, with Chase Edwards the top Bulldog in 74th (21:05) and Dakota McClain was one spot behind in 75th. Shane Roof, Lane Roof, Kaden Fleming, Kadin Ramsey and William Winkler also ran for the Bulldogs, who finished with 357 team points.
Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky recorded a time of 19:55.
In the seventh-grade race, Landry McCasland earned a medal – taking third in a time of 13:16. Wyatt Guerin earned 19th and Hank Ulbig was 27th. Manuel Rico was 21st in the eighth-grade race (12:49) with Cooper Harris 51st and Samuel Martin in 55th.
Maria Hernandez received a medal for taking 10th in the varsity 3,200-meter race, clocking in at 12:46.
Crystal Duarte was 38th (13:51), Flor Gomez 51st, Daisy Ibarra 55th and Yesenia Duarte 62nd. Nocona was seventh among the 13 teams with counted scores, with 208 points.
Avery Hawthorne, Lexi Roof and Taylor Carter were 83rd, 87th and 99th, respectively, for Prairie Valley.
Gisel Hernandez took 21st and Trinity Franklin 27th in the junior varsity girls’ race. Kara Kirby ran for Forestburg, claiming 38th.
Saint Jo competes in Denison
Ashley Reyling recorded a time of 14:40, which was good enough for 16th in the varsity girls’ 3,200-meter race at the Denison Invitational on Saturday.
Caitlyn Holley was next among Lady Panther runners, taking 21st in a time of 15:08. Katrina Noble was 24th (15:23), Emily Haney 26th (16:04) and Destiny Diaz 29th (16:24).
Juan Sanchez was the lone Saint Jo boy to compete on varsity with a time of 19:31, which was good enough for 28th.
In the junior high division, Hunter Garrett earned a medal – taking 10th in a time of 13:11. Logan Morman was 26th and Owen David 43rd.
As for junior high girls, Paityn Holley was eighth in a time of 14:13. That was good enough for a medal. Kassidy Pittman also medaled in 15th (14:29). Traci Corley posted a career-best time of 16:09, in 36th. Tori Lardizable was 78th to round out the Lady Panther performances. Read more from this notebook in the mid-week Bowie News.
Saint Jo Junior High School runner Logan Morman runs during the Saint Jo Invitational from Sept. 26 at Willa Walla Shooting Range in Dye Mound. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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