SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nocona, Alvord clash opening week
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Nocona High School football team will open the 2016 season with a home game versus Alvord at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 at Jack Crain Stadium.
The schedule doesn’t have as much bite as in previous years, and there are four new opponents on the docket because Nocona is no longer in an eight-team district.
When districts were realigned in the winter, Cisco and Eastland were moved into Conference 3A Division II Region 1.
Nocona’s new district features nearby rival Henrietta, the always athletic Holliday, Wichita Falls City View, Millsap and Jacksboro, the lone district game the Indians won last season.
“We dropped Cisco and Eastland, two of the best programs around here,” Nocona head coach Brad Keck said. “That helps us.”
In addition, Keck said the traditional game with Muenster won’t take place for the next two years because the Indians and Hornets couldn’t make it work. Muenster advanced to the Conference 2A Division II semifinals last year, before falling to Bremond.
Nocona is coming off a 2-8 season, with wins during the first and last weeks of the season. The Indians were outscored 312-160, but the team scored double the points it did during the winless 2014 campaign. Read more, including see a clip-and-save box schedule, in the June 11 Bowie News.
Nocona linebacker Tanner Cable (right), shown here playing against City View in Wichita Falls last year, will be a featured player on defense for the Indians in 2016. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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