SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Softer sounds for Nocona’s Hill
Nocona High School senior guard Kameron Hill was born with a hearing impairment.
But that hasn’t stopped Hill from becoming one of the top basketball players in District 3A-9, and a hopeful college prospect.
“I was born with hearing loss in both ears, but it’s nothing major,” said Hill, who doesn’t view the impairment as a problem.
Hill’s parents, Guy and Karla, bought Kameron hearing aids just before he started kindergarten at Nocona Elementary School.
“I remember kids came up to me to look at the hearing aids,” Hill said. “They asked a lot of questions.”
Kameron views hearing aids like eyeglasses to help people see well.
Hill admits he doesn’t wear the hearing aids while playing sports, either baseball or basketball.
Phonak is the name of the hearing aid brand Hill wears, and they don’t come cheaply. The Bolero model he wears has a list price from $1,389 to $2,199 as seen on the Choice Hearing Aid Providers web site.
The hearing aids are helpful with speech recognition, with two battery sizes and various power levels – for those with mild or severe hearing loss.
Hill mainly wears the hearing aids when engaging in classroom instruction. There are times when he sits in the front row. Read more in the Jan. 23 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Nocona’s Kameron Hill (22) made the choice not to play basketball with hearing aids despite his impairment. (Courtesy photo by Susan Breeze)
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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