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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Nocona triumphs twice

Published

11 years ago

03/03/2016

The Nocona High School softball team won its first two games of the season on Friday with a 14-9 victory over Denison’s junior varsity and a 13-3 conquest over Alvord at the Burkburnett Tournament.
Nocona stands at 2-1, with six more games scheduled for this week.

Nocona 14, Denison JV 9

Deziray Graham and Lexi Towery both went 2-for-3, and both Towery and Karlie Pepper scored three runs apiece for the Lady Indians in the win.

Nocona 13, Alvord 3

Emily Wall held Alvord to three runs, none earned, on one hit and she struck out eight batters as the Lady Indians triumphed by 10 runs in four innings.

What’s Ahead?

Nocona played a non-district game at Notre Dame in Wichita Falls on Tuesday, and then the Lady Indians will compete in the Windthorst Tournament this weekend.

Nocona plays Henrietta at 5 p.m. on March 3, followed by a game versus Vernon at 9 p.m. on the same day.

On March 4, Nocona plays Azle JV at 1 p.m. and then Seymour at 3 p.m. The team wraps up play versus host Windthorst at 11 a.m. on March 5. Read more, and see box scores, in the March 2 Bowie News.

Nocona Lady Indians. (Logo provided by the Nocona Independent School District, used with permission)

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Nocona, Saint Jo VB open district with wins

Published

6 days ago

10/01/2026

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Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.

The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.

Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Bellevue VB wins at home over Midway

Published

6 days ago

10/01/2026

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After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).

Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.

“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg

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6 days ago

10/01/2026

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Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)

Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.

Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.

Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.