SPORTS
Girls Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona girls basketball team lost a close one at 5A Rider Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians hung with the seventh ranked team in the state for three quarters, falling just short 62-59.Nocona actually was in control in the first half. The Lady Indians did their best to keep the Lady Raiders post players occupied at all times.
On offense Nocona was trying to be fearless scoring at the basket but also made a couple of 3-pointers in the first quarter to get the lead 16-10. The teams were even in the second quarter 11-11 with the Lady Indians making three more 3-pointers in the quarter to keep their lead 27-21 at halftime.
Rider came back in the third quarter and tied the game up at 40-40. The majority of Nocona’s points in the quarter again came from 3-pointers, but the Lady Vikings offense seemed to have sparked after a lackluster first half.
That continued in the fourth quarter. Rider more than doubled its first half score (21) with the amount the team scored in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Indians would not give up though. The team made four 3-pointers in the quarter while also scoring from the free throw line to try and keep up. Unfortunately, Nocona could not as it lost by one score 62-59.
Nocoan’s next scheduled game is at 11:45 a.m. on Dec. 5 at Peaster.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a close game to Ector on Tuesday after a last second rescheduling.
The Lady Eagles won 41-36 in a game the Lady Bulldogs were outsized in.
The physical intimidation might have been a mental factor in the first half as Prairie Valley trailed by seven points at halftime.
The Lady Bulldogs hung on close despite the height disadvantage thanks to their outside shooting. Prairie Valley had a chance to tie the score up in the final minute down three points.
Unfortunately, a turnover and foul led to Ector able to make some free throws that iced the game.
Prairie Valley’s next scheduled game is at 5 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Wichita Christian.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns won their first game of the season against Savoy on Tuesday.
The Lady Horns picked up the big win 50-22 against the Lady Cardinals.
Faith Moore led the team with 19 points while Morgan Miller joined her in double-figures with 10 points.and grabbing six rebounds.
Coach Cori Hayes liked what he saw from his team so early in the season, but still sees plenty of room for improvement.
Forestburg’s next scheduled game is at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 against Perrin-Whitt at home.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears beat up on Henrietta’s junior varsity team on Tuesday.
The Lady Bears beat the Lady Bearcats 79-25 in a one-sided affair.Gold-Burg did not waste any time scoring 20 or more points in both the first and second quarters before cooling off a bit in the second half.
Taylor Lyons led the team with 25 points while Kelly Contreras was second scoring 20 points. Sierra Weaver and Ashlyn Brown both finished in double figures as well scoring 10 points each.
The Lady Bears next scheduled game at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 against Petrolia’s JV at home.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost to one of the top rated 2A private schools in the state on Tuesday.
Muenster Sacred Heart beat the Lady Panthers 37-17.
Kaitline Harris led the team with five points. Kayden Skidmore and Kate Sherwin were second with four points.
Coach Daniel Lindenborn thought his team did good job breaking the Lady Tigers press and putting up shots that just didn’t fall. As the game wore on, the lack of depth for Saint Jo became a factor.
The Lady Panthers next are scheduled to play at noon on Dec. 5 at Bryson.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the baseball and softball seasons over for the area 1A schools, district awards have been released.
Listed below are those earned honors on the field and in the classroom for Saint Jo and Bellevue.
Softball
Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Utility player: Taylor Patrick; Catcher: Jordyn O’Neal
Baseball
Superlatives
Offensive MVP: Devin Stewart, Saint Jo
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue
Pitcher: Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Jayden Curry, Saint Jo
Second team
Pitcher: Charlie Barclay, Saint Jo
Infielder: Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; Sam Martin, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Rylan Forrester, Saint Jo
Catcher: Charlie Evans, Saint Jo
Utility: Logan Hoover, Saint Jo
DH: Amzy Barclay, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Cody Gaston, Saint Jo; Xander Joyner, Saint Jo
To see academic awards from Saint Jo players, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Eldon Van Hooser is leaving Forestburg better than he found it.
The head boy’s basketball coach is retiring after more than 30 years, spending the last five at Forestburg.
Van Hooser did not come to this decision because of a lack of fire or feeling tired after decades in the profession. He had to for family reasons.
“My wife has MS (multiple sclerosis) and it’s a disease where you have trouble standing and walking and she needs help,” Van Hooser said. “I am able to so I am going to step away from teaching and coaching to be there for her.”
Van Hooser was hired in 2019. Along with being the boy’s basketball coach, he also was the football team’s defensive coordinator.
There were some lean years for Forestburg on the boy’s athletic side, with numbers being low and the available athletes being mostly underclassmen.
For two years, the Longhorns’ boy’s basketball team won few games and one of those seasons saw the team field five players on the high school team.
“One of those years we had COVID-19 and the other we had five kids,” Van Hooser said. “It was very rough. After that we worked with the kids and we had a good freshman group coming up. Next year they are going to be seniors.”
That group has helped to turn the program around. Last year the young Longhorns team contested for a playoff spot and just barely missed it finishing fifth in the district.
This season, that same group took a leap and finished second in district with a record of 7-5.
Despite losing its last two regular season games in dramatic fashion heading into the playoffs, the team stepped up in the bi-district game.
Playing against an athletic Newcastle team, Forestburg led for most of the game.
Unfortunately, the previous game against Bellevue saw the Longhorn team blow the lead late in the fourth quarter against a hard pressing style team and they were suffering the same fate against the Bobcats down the stretch.
Fortunately, Forestburg held on just enough to win 53-46. It was the first boy’s basketball playoff win in nine years for Forestburg.
“It was huge for our program,” Van Hooser said. “This new year we will have new goals. The new coach will have some goals of his own, but I set some for the team and think that we have come a long way.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie sports banquets was on Monday night. Olivia Gill and Tucker Jones were named Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year. Pick up the mid-week paper for all of the sports team awards and pictures.
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