SPORTS
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.
Saint Jo’s boy’s and girl’s track teams took area titles April 20 at Forestburg.
The top four finishers in each event qualified for the Region 3-A meet May 1-2 at Hewitt Midway High School outside Waco.
Boys
Saint Jo’s Ayden Giambruno finished 2nd in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:32.62. Bellevue’s Cade Broussard was 4th in 12:02.50.
In the 400-meter relay, Forestburg’s foursome of Jesse Wadsworth, Josiah Wadsworth, Rafael Sanchez and Hayden Halliburton finished 4th with a time of 47.27. Forestburg’s Juan Gonzaez was 2nd in the 800-meter run in 2:13.17.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
A five-run outburst over the final three innings lifted Holliday’s baseball team past host Bowie 8-3 April 17.
The Eagles got out to a 2-0 first inning lead, using two hits and an error off Rabbit pitcher Rayder Mann. Mann opened the Bowie first by reaching on a caftcher’s error. A pair of groundouts and Mann getting caught in a rundown ended the threat. Bowie threatened again in the second, Allen Miller was hit by a one out pitch. A pair of strikeouts ended the threat.
Hollday added a run in the third for a 3-0 lead. The Rabbits got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third.
Mann drew a two-out walk with Caden Belcher picking up a single. He moved to second on the throw in. Eddie DeLeon followed with a two-RBI single. He was caught in a rundown to end the threat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Seven Nocona track team members qualified for the Region II-2A track meet May 1-2 after top four finishes at the Area meet April 17 in Graham.
The 400-meter relay foursome of Gage Grubbs, Kyle Walters, Landon Fatheree and David Pizano finished 3rd with a time of 43.93. Pisano won the 400-meter dash in 51.38 with Fatheree 2nd in the 100-meters in 11.24.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Jax Fuller, Waters, Fatheree and Pisano were 3rd in 3:33.60.
On the girl’s side sophomore Sy Parker won both the shot put with a 34’3” throw, beating 2nd place by just one inch, and the discus with a 107’10” try. Ava Johnson was 4th in the 200—meters with a 27.69 time.
Not qualifying for regionals but still coming through with points for the Lady Indians with Raylea Bowles in the high jump, who finished 5th with a 4’8” leap, and Kaylee Thomas who was 5th in the pole vault with a 7’6” effort.
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