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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nocona opens with Alvord on the road

Published

9 years ago

07/04/2017

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By ERIC VICCARO

sports@bowienewsonline.com

The Nocona High School football team has plenty of expectations coming into the 2017 season, but the district schedule certainly isn’t easy.
Nocona will open the district slate on the road at Holliday on Oct. 13, and both the Indians and Eagles are expected to vie for the District 3A-II-5 title.
“Everything’s in reverse this year,” said Nocona head football coach/athletic director Brad Keck. “We have to play Holliday, Jacksboro and Henrietta on the road. That’s how it worked out.”
Maybe Nocona will be a better road than home team this year.
The Indians also face a first-year head coach in Jacksboro’s Brannon Rodgers, who comes to Jack County from Crosbyton – where Rodgers compiled a record of 72-51.
Keck said he expects Jacksboro to feature a different offense this year, going from a spread to more of a power game with a wing-T formation.
“I think from top to bottom, the district is going to be competitive,” he said.
Henrietta ran the table in the district last year, going 5-0. Holliday was second at 4-1, with Nocona third at 3-2. Jacksboro also qualified for the postseason.
The Indians have made great strides since a winless 2014 season. Nocona finished with a 7-4 record in 2016, falling in the bi-district round to Leonard in Denton. Read more in the June 21 Bowie News.

Nocona quarterback Jeremy James (3) reacts after throwing a TD pass against Archer City last September. James recently attended a summer camp at Texas A&M University. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.

Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.

Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.

Imotichey, in her 2^nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.

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

SPORTS

Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.

The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.

Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.

Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.

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

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Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.

She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.

Her success continued, as she finished 2^nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.

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