SPORTS
Nocona teams go 10-0
The Nocona basketball teams had a banner weekend, with both boys and girls teams going undefeated at their respective tournaments to win the overall tournament championship.
The Indians went 4-0 to win the tournament in Jacksboro while the Lady Indians went 6-0 to win the tournament at Valley View.
The Nocona boys came into the tournament having lost closely its first two games of the season against Archer City and Lipan. They came in needing to see some good things happen for them before folks started to panic.
The Indians easily won their opening game of the tournament against Midway 49-26.
Nocona’s next game was against tournament host Jacksboro. The game was closer, but the Indians still ended up winning easily 58-42.
Nocona got a measure of revenge in their next game as they got a rematch against Archer City, who beat them to open the season.
Showing how far the Indians have come in such a short time, Nocona was able to win by double digits 51-40.
The win got the Indians into the tournament championship game against Godley on Saturday. It was a close game that went into overtime, but Nocona was able to come out on top 47-43 to earn overall tournament champion.
The Nocona girls were able to stay undefeated despite playing six games in three days at the tournament in Valley View.
The Lady Indians played its first game against Blue Ridge. They were able to expand their lead to double digits in the second quarter and never looked back as they won 48-31.
Averee Kleinhans led the team with 28 points while Laramie Hayes was second with six.
Nocona next played Boyd. The Lady Yellowjackets hung in with the Lady Indians for a half to keep the game within single digits, but Nocona pulled away in the second half as they won easily 59-32.
The Lady Indians first game of the second day was against Bonham, who did not stand a chance as Nocona won 47-28.
Tournament host Valley View was up next and gave the Lady Indians their best test so far as Nocona won a close and relatively low scoring game 37-30.
The Lady Indians had a rematch against Boyd and the game was much different to the first game. Down 41-32 heading into the fourth quarter, Nocona was able to lock in and pull out the 44-43 win thanks to their defense.
The win put them in the championship game. In another rematch, the Lady Indians faced off against the Lady Eagles from Valley View.
The game was much more high scoring than the first matchup and much closer. The game went into overtime, but Nocona was able to pull out the win 56-52 to win the overall tournament.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
-
NEWS2 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS8 months agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS1 year agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS2 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS12 months agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS1 year ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
NEWS2 years agoBowie Police face three-hour standoff after possible domestic fight
-
NEWS2 years ago
Driver stopped by a man running into the street, robbed at knifepoint