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Nocona Lady Indians play Bridgeport

The Nocona Lady Indians softball team played a double header on Friday at Bridgeport.
Against the tough Lady Blues, Nocona lost both games by double digits as the games got out of hand real quick.
The Lady Indians had good first innings in both games to take an early lead. In the first game, Nocona was able to load the bases with one out when Kycelynn Contreras drove in two runs with a line drive single to left field.
Next batter, Taylor Richards, hit a double to left field to score another run. After her Laramie Hayes grounded out to second base, but it was enough to drive in Richards on third. The Lady Indians were up 4-0 before everything happened.
Bridgeport scored three runs in retaliation and eventually took the lead as costly errors and free bases allowed the Lady Blues to put up a constant stream of runs every inning. After a good first inning offensively, Nocona struggled for the rest of the game. Only two more base hits and a smattering of walks and hit batters was all the Lady Indians could muster as they lost 16-4.
The second game started much like the first as Nocona had another great first inning. Karlee Keck drove in a run with a triple to center field. Next batter Contreras drove her in with a single to left field.
After another base hit, Hayes hit the team’s second triple of the inning to right field to clear the bases. The Lady Indians led 4-0 again before the Lady Blues had even taken an at-bat, but the lead would stay a bit longer.
Bridgeport answered with only one run in the first inning. Nocona loaded the bases, but failed to score in the second inning while the Lady Blues cut the lead to 4-3 with a two RBI single.
The Lady Indians were able to get two base runners on with one out in the third inning thanks to a fielding error and a drawn walk. They were able to execute a double steal to get both runners in scoring position.
Next batter Laney Yates was able to drive in a run by grounding out to first base. That was followed by Jenna McBride driving in the other runner with a single to give Nocona a 6-3 lead.
Unfortunately, it was followed by a huge offensive inning for Bridgeport as the Lady Blues scored nine runs, going up 12-6 after three innings played. The Lady Indians could not respond as Bridgeport added two more runs in the fourth inning before the game was called in the fifth inning with the final score 14-6.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Richey headed to National Finals

Bowie’s Cason Richey (right) and his horse Hello Lashes, qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo this month. Richey competes in team roping as a part of the Texas Tech University rodeo team as a freshman. The CNFR is scheduled for June 15-21 at Casper, WY.
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88th Oil Bowl roster released

With June fast approaching, the 88th Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is coming up on June 6-7.
While not fully locked in yet, names on most of the rosters have been released and Montague County has several athletes selected for the teams.
Basketball is played first on June 6 at Wichita Falls Memorial.
The girl’s basketball game is scheduled for 6 p.m. while the boy’s game follows at 7:30 p.m.
In the girl’s basketball game, Nocona will be well represented on the east team.
Coaches Kyle Spitzer and Clayton Brown were picked to coach Meg Meekins, Avery Crutsinger and Reagan Phipps one last time. On the west team, Payzlie Cervantes and Krista Reeves from Saint Jo were picked to play.
Later in the boy’s game, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. were selected for the east team.
The next day on June 7 will feature two volleyball games, also played at Wichita Falls Memorial High School, starting at 4 p.m.
The first game will be the small school game. On the west team, Taylor Patrick from Saint Jo and Kaygan Stone from Nocona are selected to play. On the east team, Aubrey Morman from Saint Jo was selected to play.
The big school game has no local athletes on the current rosters.
The football game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium at Wichita Falls.
The full football roster has not been released yet, but the initial roster for the east squad includes Bowie players Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne.
Look in next week’s paper for athlete confirmations and updates to local players competing with and against the Wichita Falls area’s best graduating athletes.
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All-district softball lists released

After long playoff runs were finally ended from other teams within the districts, all-district lists have been released for all three Montague County softball teams.
Awards are voted on by the other coaches within the same district, with coaches only able to put their athlete up for certain awards, but not vote for them. The higher a team finishes within district play, the better chances more players from that team will garner more awards.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits just missed out on making the playoffs, heading into the final game with a chance to break the program’s playoff drought, dating back to 2019. Alas, it did not happen this season, but the better results meant several players earned some prestigious awards.
Chloe Kinney earned the district’s catcher of the year superlative award.
KP Rutherford also got named the district’s newcomer of the year.
First team selections went to Serenity Klump and Sadie Britt.
Second team selections were Hanna Bell, Rhyan Carle and Victoria Watson.
The Nocona Lady Indians broke their playoff drought that stretched back to 2008, finishing third overall in the district. Their two graduating players were honored with superlative awards.
Skye Kirby was named the district’s utility player of the year. Reagan Phipps was named the district’s defense player of the year.
First team selections were Tinley Cable and Heidi Atteberry. Kaitlyn Tiffner and Evelyn Marquez were named to the second team.
For the Saint Jo Lady Panthers, they won the district title, beating out a modest three-team district that featured Perrin-Whitt and Bryson instead of only playing against 2A teams all regular season.
That led to several players earning superlative awards.
Maxey Johnson was named the district’s most valuable player. Symbri Evans was the district’s defensive MVP.
Tatum Morman was named the district’s co-utility player of the year.
Lily Cook was the co-newcomer of the year.
Reagan Wilson, Kamron Skidmore and Jordyn O’Neal were first team members. Mercedes Diaz and Nevaeh Spann were named to the second team.
To see the full list, including honorable mention and all academic honors, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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