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)
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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