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Nocona softball loses
The Nocona softball team lost to Henrietta on Friday and a non-district game against Lindsay on Saturday.
The Lady Indians lost 8-2 against the Lady Cats and 17-10 against the Lady Knights.
Henrietta scored runs in the second, third and fifth inning and was up 8-0.
Jenna McBride led off for Nocona in the fifth inning, getting on base thanks to an error at second base.
After a strike out, Laci Stone then hit a triple to drive her in. This followed by Kamryn Weaver hitting a single to drive in Stone, making the score 8-2.
That would be the end of the scoring. The next two batters would strike out and the game ended.
Nocona would then play Lindsay at home on Saturday. The Lady Indians struck first as Stone induced an error at third base that allowed Katy Barrett to score and take a 1-0 lead.
The Lady Knights would answer in the second inning as a solo home run and an RBI single allowed them to take the lead 2-1.
Nocona’s Tobi Cable hit her own solo home run to lead off the bottom of the second inning to tie the score 2-2.
Lindsay added two runs in the third inning thanks to an error and a sacrifice fly ball to lead 4-2. Cable would drive in a run on a double to cut the lead to 4-3.
In the fourth inning the Lady Indians would take the lead back. Barrett scored on a passed ball and Laney Yates would drive in Stone on a single to make the score 5-4.
Unfortunately, the fifth inning would be where the game turned. The Lady Knights scored nine runs as they took back the lead in a big way up 13-5.
The teams would exchange one run in the sixth inng with Nocona’s Natalie Pirkey scoring on a passed ball to make it 14-6.
Lindsay added three runs in the seventh inning setting its margin for victory high up 17-6 with the Lady Indians final at-bats.
With the bases loaded Paige James drew a walk that scored Cobi Womack. Yates grounded into a fielder’s choice for another run.
Cable drew a walk that scored Pirkey. An error by the pitcher allowed Yates to score, cutting the lead to 17-10.
Unfortunately, that is as close Nocona would get. The next batter grounded out to second base to end the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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