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STORM CENTER: Double up on success
Nocona’s Tanner Fenoglio played high school basketball for the Indians, and he represented the school at the state tournament in golf.
These days, Tanner has shown success in a different arena – the music world – as a growing county star.
Currently, Fenoglio has an album which is faring well on various music popularity charts called “This Town.” The CD features songs including “Cheap Gasoline,” “This Ain’t The Movies” and “Two-Light Town.”
Fenoglio cut the record in Fort Worth, playing a sunburnt Ibanez acoustic guitar he picked up when he was a high school student.
These tracks are straight Texas country. And one thing I’ve learned since living here is that Texas country and mainstream country are two entirely different musical genres.
It’s few and far between that people have success in both sports and music, but this column will explore one incredibly talented man.
My favorite song all time was written by a football player. Yes, you heard right, a football player.
Former Cincinnati Bengal and Penn State University standout Mike Reid co-wrote with Allen Shamblin a Bonnie Raitt tune from 1991 called, “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”
Remember that song, readers?
It was the third single off Raitt’s album, “Luck of the Draw.” The track reached the top-20 of the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 and it also was a top-10 adult contemporary piece.
In August of 2000, “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” was voted the eighth-best track in Mojo Magazine’s 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time. Read more from this column in the June 10 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Here are the four people responsible for my favorite song, “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” (from left) Don Was, Allen Shamblin, Bonnie Raitt and former National Football League player Mike Reid. (Courtesy photo from Stereogum website)
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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