SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Nocona opens season with own tournament today
By ERIC VICCARO
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Both the Nocona High School baseball and softball teams will open the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The baseball team opens with its own Nokona Gloves Tournament, with the Indians playing Notre Dame at 6 p.m.
On Feb. 26 in the Nokona Gloves Tournament, Nocona plays Petrolia at 2 p.m. and then Tioga at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, the tournament wraps up with games based on performance from pool play.
Pool A features homestanding Nocona plus Tioga, Petrolia and Notre Dame. Pool B has Muenster, City View, Alvord and Lindsay. Winners, runner-ups, third- and fourth-place teams will meet up, with games starting at 10 a.m.
Nocona head baseball coach Brent Lewis, now entering his third year, is filled with optimism as the season prepares to start.
Zac Dunnam and Tyler Price have been named assistant coaches, and the Nocona Boosters paid for a new tarp, scoreboard and batting cages.
“I’ve been given a lot of support, and this is the best coaching staff I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Lewis said.
Nocona is coming off a 10-14 season, 4-10 in District 3A-9.
Jeremy James pitches during the 2015 season. James will be relied on to become a top starter for the Indians. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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