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Indians compete at Tioga
Nocona’s first tournament at Tioga last weekend was cut short due to weather as the Indians’ baseball team got some more games under their belt.
Nocona went 1-1 in the two games they showed promising things in both.
The Indians opened the tournament against Petrolia on Thursday. Nocona was able to get two base runners on with two outs by a hit batter and a drawn walk, but could not capitalize.
The Pirates were able to turn four hits and two drawn walks into to two runs, but the Indians were able to minimize the damage.
Neither team scored in the second inning, but Petrolia strung three hits and a walk to score three runs in the third inning to go up 5-0.
A lead off hit batter Nocona was able to capitalize as a double from Blayne Gomez scored the Indians first run. Next batter Anthony Veitenheimer was able to drive him in with a single to cut the lead to 5-2.
Unfortunately, that was all Nocona was able to muster as they failed to score in the fifth inning and the game was called after that as the Indians lost the game.
Nocona played their next game on Friday against the tournament host Tioga. The Indians hung five runs on the Bulldogs in the first inning thanks to three hit batters, three hits and one drawn walk.
Tioga was able to answer back with five drawn walks in the inning that scored two runs before Nocona was able to get out of the first inning leading 5-2.
The Indians tacked on four more runs in the second inning thanks to two hits, two hit batters and two drawn walks to go up 9-2.
Despite the Bulldogs loading the bases with three straight walks with two outs, Nocona was able to get out of the jam giving up no runs.
The Indians drew three walks and hit two singles to score another run before the game was called in the third inning as Nocona won 10-2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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