By ERIC VICCARO

sports@bowienewsonline.com

The Nocona High School girls’ basketball team wrapped up a successful weekend on Sunday with a 38-33 victory over Ponder.
Overall, the Lady Indians went 4-1 for second place in the Conference 1A-3A Division, outscoring their opponents by five points, at the Texas Basketball Championships in Grapevine.
Bowie also qualified for the tournament; but, the Lady Rabbits decided to forgo the event.
Brock was the lone team to beat Nocona, 52-34, on Friday. The Lady Indians bounced back with three wins on Saturday – topping Keene 37-34, Cisco 40-30 and Muenster 36-31.
It wasn’t a good tournament for the Hornets, who finished 1-4 at the event – with Muenster’s lone win over the Keene by two points.
Nocona should field a competitive team for the 2017-18 season, with District 3A-8 offensive most valuable player Emma Meekins back – along with first-team all-district selection Brooke O’Neal and second-teamer Trystin Fenoglio.
The Lady Indians will be bolstered by a bumper crop of freshman as well with Chloe Daughtry, Laramie Hayes and Averee Kleinhans, the last formerly of Montague. Ashley Womack, Andrew O’Neal and Kambryn Pierce also saw beneficial playing time, and got better, this weekend.
“I am pleased with how the girls have performed all summer, and how they’ve played as a team,” said Nocona head coach Heather Nobile.
Keep in mind, under University Interscholastic League rules, Nobile cannot coach the team. She can only observe and evaluate from the stands. Read more in the June 28 Bowie News.

The Nocona High School girls’ basketball team took second place in the round-robin formatted Conference 1A-3A tournament. The Lady Indians were as follows (from left): Averee Kleinhans, Andrea O’Neal, Chloe Daughtry, Emma Meekins, Kambryn Pierce, Brooke O’Neal, Ashley Womack, Trystin Fenoglio and Laramie Hayes. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)