SPORTS

COACHING MOVES: Jones tabbed to lead Nocona baseball

Published

8 years ago

07/04/2017

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Casey Jones will be experiencing several firsts in the coming months.
First, Jones and his wife, Katie, are awaiting the birth of their first child – with a due date of Aug. 14.
And taking over the reins of the Nocona High School baseball team will mark Casey’s first head coaching job.
“Casey grew up around the game of baseball,” said Frisco Independence head baseball coach Stacy Largent. “His dad (Chris) was a head baseball coach, and he comes from a good lineage. I think he’s good at developing players and he’s great with kids.”
Jones was an assistant coach under Largent for the past three seasons. The Knights finished the 2016 season with a 6-9 record in District 5A-13, losing a play-in game versus Frisco Reedy for fourth place and a playoff spot.
“I like the type of community Nocona is,” Jones said. “Frisco is so big. So, I like the smallness of it. I think it’s an attractive place to raise a family.”
Jones also will mentor wide receivers and cornerbacks for Nocona football, and he’ll be a middle school basketball coach. In the classroom, Casey will serve as a high school history teacher.
Before his time at Frisco Independence, Jones spent six years as an assistant coach at Decatur – which is Casey’s alma mater. Read more in the June 24 Bowie News.

Casey Jones was most recently a teacher and assistant baseball coach at Conference 5A Frisco Independence. (Courtesy photo by Frisco ISD)

SPORTS

Indians lose season finale

Published

3 days ago

11/13/2025

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Visiting Tioga jumped out to a 16-0 lead and never let off the gas Friday night in a 50-13 win over Nocona on Senior Night at Jack Crain Stadium.

The Indians finished the season at 2-8 overall and 1-5 in district while Tioga goes to 4-5 overall and 4-2 in district..

Nocona Coach Jeff Hill said the Indians tried some different things early.

“We took some risks downfield early. Some worked and some didn’t,” Hill said. “We had four turnovers tonight and that didn’t help.”

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

SPORTS

Lady Rabbit BB win pair

Published

3 days ago

11/13/2025

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It was a special day for Bowie girls basketball coach Matt Miller.

Miller picked up his 100^th win with a 55-35 victory over Era, the place where he picked up his first win, on Saturday. Miller received a poster for his achievement and posed for a shot with team and family.

The Lady Rabbits built their lead throughout the game, getting out to a 22-4 lead after one. Laney Segura had seven points in the quarter while Laney Enlow had six. Parker Riddle had four and Brilee Lemons added a three-pointer, one of three for Bowie in the opening frame.

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

SPORTS

Lady Indians defeat Hawley, 3-0

Published

3 days ago

11/13/2025

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State rankings are a nice thing … if you show you deserve it.

Nocona and Hawley came into their Nov. 4 area round volleyball matchup both ranked in the top three in Class 2A Division I. Little more than an hour later, No.3 Nocona had shown it deserved its ranking with a 3-0 (25-22,25-19, 25-17) victory over No.2 Hawley before a good crowd at Brock High.

The Lady Indians up their record to 32-12 with the Lady ‘Cats having their season ended at 31-9. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said her squad made some defensive adjustments against Hawley. “We made a lot of changes. We moved in defensively (closer to the net),” Langford noted. “From this level on, you have to make adjustments because everyone is going to be good.”

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