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Lady Indians softball falls short to Henrietta

Published

3 years ago

03/20/2021

The Nocona Lady Indians lost a close one at Henrietta on Monday in search of their fist district win.
The Lady Indians lost 9-7 against a tough Lady Cats team, making it close with a late push.
Nocona fell behind 3-0 in the first inning. After failing to get a base runner on, Henrietta scored three runs thanks to three hits and a walk before three straight outs ended the inning.
MaKenna Nobile got on with a one out single. After a strike out and stealing second, Nobile was caught trying to steal third base to end the chance. The Lady Cats added to their lead with a two-run home run that made the score 5-0.
Logan Patterson led off for Lady Indians and got on base with a single. After fly out, Cobi Womack then grounded into a fielder’s choice that got Patterson out at second. A passed ball allowed Womack to reach second base, but a strike out ended the scoring chance.
A leadoff single went no where for Henrietta. A strike out, a fielder’s choice at second and fly out prevent the Lady Cats from adding to the lead.
Laney Yates led off for Nocona in the top of the fourth inning, reaching first by getting hit.
Two fielder’s choice groundouts followed. Nobile then hit a double to put two runners into scoring position, but the Lady Indians were stifled again with a strike out following to end the chance.
The Lady Cats tried to get a two out back-to-back singles to get them going, but Nocona forced a ground out to third base.
The Lady Indians offense was finally able to break through in the fifth inning. Kamryn Weaver and Patterson led off the inning with singles. Katy Barrett then drew a walk to load the bases with one out.
Yates came through with a bases clearing triple. Laci Stone followed with a ground out at second base that allowed Yates to score, cutting the lead to 5-4.
Henrietta answered with three runs thanks to four hits and one hit batter to extend its lead to 8-4.
Nocona tried to get a two out rally going. Patterson, Weaver and Womack loaded the bases up with three straight singles. Unfortunately, Patterson was caught stealing home.
The Lady Cats added one last run as they started the sixth inning with three straight hits, extending their lead to 9-4. A strike out, a pickoff at second base and fly out to left field made sure the damage would not be too severe heading into the final inning.
Barrett led off with a single to left field for the Lady Indians. She stole second and third base before an infield pop out led to the first out. Stone then drove her in with a single.
Following another infield pop out, Nobile then got on base with a single. Alexis Hendricks then pinch hit and drew a walk to load the bases.
Patterson then came through with a single that drove in two runs, cutting the lead to 9-7. Patterson would get to second base thanks to defensive interference. With two runners in scoring position, Nocona was in position to tie the game with one good hit.
Unfortunately, the next batter grounded out to second base to end the game.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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District awards for 1A released

Published

1 day ago

05/18/2024

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Bellevue’s Bryce Ramsey was named his district’s newcomer of the year.

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.

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Forestburg coach retiring

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1 day ago

05/18/2024

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Forestburg boys basketball coach Eldon Van Hooser helped lead the program to its first playoff win in nine years in his last year coaching.

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.

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Bowie Sports Banquet

Published

4 days ago

05/15/2024

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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.