SPORTS
Nocona seniors react to spring sports getting canceled
A young Nocona baseball team was planning to fight for respect and a playoff spot, but will have to do that next year without some key seniors.
“The thing that hurts the most is the fact I can no longer play baseball,” Anthony Veitenheimer said. “Baseball has always been my favorite sport. Baseball was a way for me to have fun with my friends and to relieve me from stress. It has always been there for me and I’m sad that I can no longer say that.”
Senior Colton Evans has played baseball his whole life. Despite that, there still were some things he wanted to accomplish with the game.
“This year might have been cut short, but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way,” Evans said.
“It’s sad I didn’t get to finish baseball because it was the last go around and I want to have that one last time of playing a sport,” Jason Sparkman said.
Willie Salsman does not feel like it is his place to complain about the end of his baseball season or an unconventional graduation when people are dying.
“It is very unfortunate, but it was needed and I support it if it means that even one life was saved,” Salsman said.
Nocona softball was looking to continue to trend upwards after a solid season last year. The Lady Indians will have to carry on next year without their senior leaders.
“The moment I realized I was never going to play again my heart broke,” Kycelynn Contreras said. “I felt like all my hard work was taken away from me. The only thing the class of 2020 can do now is be thankful for all the good memories we made in the past years.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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