SPORTS
Lady Indians lose shoot out
The Nocona Lady Indians softball team hosted a high scoring game against Muenster on Tuesday.
The Lady Hornets would win the shootout 14-11 as Muenster came back to win in the final few innings.
The Lady Indians started the game well. Laci Stone drove in two runs in the first inning to give Nocona an early 2-0 lead. The Lady Hornets answered with four runs in the second inning to take the lead, but they did not have it for long.
The Lady Indians retook the lead before the end of the second inning, with an RBI from Kycelynn Contreras and runs scored on a hit batter and a drawn walk with the base loaded. Nocona led 5-4 heading to the third inning.
Muenster would tie the game up with an RBI double in the third inning, where the score would stay until the fourth inning. There the Lady Hornets would take the lead with a solo home run to right field, taking a 6-5 lead.
The Lady Indians would not stay down as they answered within the same inning. Contreras was able to score thanks to an error at third base to tie the game. Laney Yates then hit a single that drove in a run, giving Nocona back the lead.
Thanks to two more errors in the inning, the Lady Indians scored two more runs, upping their lead to 9-6 heading into the fifth inning. The Lady Hornets cut the lead to one with two runs scored 9-8. Nocona had the bases loaded and ready score more runs to answer, but a runner was caught stealing and the batter grounded out to first base to end the inning.
Muenster would go on to score five runs in the sixth inning, taking the lead 13-8. The Lady Indians could not answer as the game moved to the final inning. There the Lady Hornets drove in one more run to up their lead to 14-9.
Nocona would need a big rally to get the win. The Lady Indians had a good start as they loaded the bases up with no outs. A drawn walk scored one run while a hit batter scored another, cutting the lead to 14-11.
Unfortunately that is where the good things stopped. The next batter popped out to the short stop while the final two batters struck out, ending the game with the bases loaded.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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