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Lady Indians finish runner-up at NCTC
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The Nocona Lady Indians fell one game short of winning their third tournament of the season at the North Central Texas College Holiday Tournament last weekend.
Coming off a break from the holidays, the Lady Indians fell to Decatur in the championship game to earn tournament runner-up.
Nocona started the tournament with a rematch against a tough Valley View team. It was rough and slow going at first, but both teams were able to pick up momentum as the game went on. The Lady Indians offense stepped up big in the fourth quarter and was able to wrestle control away from the Lady Eagles to win 46-38.
Averee Kleinhans led the way with 27 points while Karlee Brown scored nine points off the bench.
Nocona next played Meridian. The Lady Yellowjackets stood no chance as the Lady Indians got off to a raucus start. The Lady Indians led 22-5 after the first quarter. Meridian’s offense never really was allowed to get anything going until the game was far out of reach. Nocona won 53-23.
Chloe Daughtry, Trystin Fenoglio and Kleinhans each had a team high nine points in a game where everyone got to play and scored at least once.
The Lady Indians next game was against Era where the score was close throughout.
Nocona held a tight 31-30 lead at halftime and 49-45 lead heading into the fourth quarter. From there, the Lady Indians forced the Lady Hornets to foul them. Nocona scored nine of their 14 points in the quarter from the free throw line as Era ran out of time. The Lady Indians won 66-56.
Kleinhans led the team with 32 points while Fenoglio had 16 and Brooke O’Neal scored 12 in the second half.
The win got Nocona into the championship game against Decatur. The first quarter was relatively low scoring with the Lady Indians gaining the edge, leading 11-8. The Lady Eagles were able to make up for it in the second quarter as they lead 28-25 at halftime.
Nocona could not wrestle the lead away from Decatur in the third quarter, but still only trailed 38-36 heading into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, the Lady Indians could not get many shots to fall in the fourth quarter while the Lady Eagles whittled the clock down and forced Nocona to foul them. They made most of their free throws as the lead grew little by little until the game was done. Decatur won 53-45.
Kleinhans led the team with 26 points, scoring most of those points in the second and third quarter. Fenoglio was second with eight points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night
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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)
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SPORTS
World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics
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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.
SPORTS
Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th
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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.
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