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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Indians third at Valley View
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With Blue Ridge focusing on stopping Emma Meekins, the Nocona girls’ basketball team needed someone else to come through in the clutch.
And that someone was Brooke O’Neal.
In the final minute of the third-place game at the Valley View Tournament, O’Neal connected on a 15-foot baseline jumper and then she canned two free throws.
Although Blue Ridge later knocked down a 3-pointer, O’Neal’s points were more than enough as Nocona won by a slim 41-39 margin.
“It definitely was not our best game of the tournament, but the girls kept fighting and we found a way to pull out the win,” said second-year head coach Heather Nobile.
Nocona stood at 8-2 heading into Tuesday’s game at Burkburnett. The Lady Indians travel to the Era Tournament for games Thursday through Saturday this week.
Meekins was still Nocona’s leading scorer in the game with 18 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals. She was 5-of-7 from the free-throw line and made one 3-pointer.
O’Neal contributed 10 points, five rebounds and three steals. Read more in the Dec. 7 Bowie News.
Nocona’s Karson Phipps plays tough defense on Blue Ridge in the Valley View Tournament third-place game on Saturday. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
Nocona new press box put into place
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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.
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Richey repeats at IFYR
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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.
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Youth rodeo awards presented
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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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