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Nocona loses to Seymour in shootout
The Nocona baseball team had a frustrating home opener on Tuesday as they faced Seymour.
The Indians ended up losing 17-10 in a game that was always within reach thanks to the high run production from both teams, but could never capitalize to make it a close game.
A leadoff walk followed by two hits put the Panthers up 2-0 before any outs were recorded. A batter later, a ground out was good to score another run as Nocona trailed 3-0 before batting.
The Indians answered by loading the bases with two walks and a single. Deuce Glasker drove in a run with a single. Next batter John Womack drew a walk to score another runner to cut the lead to 3-2.
Unfortunately for Nocona, the next two batters struck out with the bases loaded as the game moved to the second inning.
A lead off triple came back to bite the Indians as that runner ended up scoring three batters later on a wild pitch. After back-to-back two out walks, the next batter doubled to drive both runners in to give Seymour a 6-2 lead.
Nocona was able to cut into the lead when Tyler Richards drove in a run with a single. Three batters later, Richards was able to score on a wild pitch to make the score 6-4.
With two other base runners on, the Indians were in position to score more, but the next batter grounded out to first base to end the second inning.
In a weird inning, Nocona walked four batters. Thanks to wild pitches and passed balls, the Panthers were able to score three runs despite having no hits or RBIs to make their lead grow to 9-4. The Indians drew two walks, but could not capitalize as the game moved to the fourth inning.
Back-to-back singles to start the inning allowed Seymour to score another run. With a hit batter and a walk loading the bases, the Panthers scored a run on a passed ball to make the lead 11-4.
Thankfully, the Indian pitcher Jason Sparkman was able to strike out the next two batters to stop the bleeding early. Nocona could not capitalize on a drawn walk that was put in scoring position with two outs as the game moved into the fifth inning.
With Seymour on an offensive roll and three runs away from run ruling the Indians, Nocoan instead delivered its first three up, three down inning with no base runner.
Unfortunately Nocona could not cut into the lead as another drawn walk ended up being stranded in scoring position.
Besides a leadoff batter reaching base due to a fielding error, Sparkman was able to strike out the next three batters to keep the Indians in the game. A drawn walk and a hit batter put two runners on base with one out.
Logan Barnes came through with a bunt that scored the runner. Blayne Gomez then came through with another run as he stole home. Barnes then scored as a bad throw when he was stealing third allowed him to come home to make the score 11-7 heading into the seventh inning.
Despite the momentum, the Panthers struck back in a big way with six hits, a hit batter and a fielding error that allowed them to score six runs in the final inning to give them their biggest lead of the game 17-7.
Nocona started off the last inning strong with two lead off walks. The next two batters struck out to get the Indians down to their final out.
Womack scored on another steal home and then Gomez drove in another run. Two batters later Gomez was able to steal home to cut the lead to 17-10. Unfortunately the next batter popped out to second base to end the game.
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It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
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Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
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Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
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