SPORTS
Saint Jo loses to Perrin-Whitt, Muenster
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their rematch against Perrin-Whitt on April 9 before falling to 2A Muenster on Tuesday.
The Panthers lost 11-3 against the Pirates before losing 11-0 in five innings to the Hornets.
Saint Jo had beaten Perrin-Whitt earlier that week in a high scoring game 23-16 that saw the Panthers take the lead with a huge seventh inning. This time it was the Pirates who had a big fifth inning to propel them.
The teams exchanged runs in the first inning as Collin Thomas drove in Tyler Cook on a ground out to third base. After scoreless second and third innings, Perrin-Whitt took the lead 2-1 with one run scored in the fourth inning.
The Pirates then exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning thanks to four hits and four walks to take a 9-1 lead.
Saint Jo cut into the lead thanks to RBIs from Matthew Butler and Cook, making the score 9-3.
Unfortunately, Perrin-Whitt made up both runs in the sixth inning with a triple and a sacrifice fly as the score was 11-3. The Panthers did not have an answer offensively as they lost.
Cook, Thomas and Butler’s RBIs led the team. With almost an equal amount of walks (nine) to hits (eight) given up on defense the hits meant more for the Pirates when they did come.
The game at Muenster on Tuesday was expected to be tougher. Not only are the Hornets from 2A, but the program is usually among the best in the state.
Little by little Muenster scored two to three runs every inning, seeming to capitalize on every base runner it could get on base early in innings. The Hornets won 11-0 in five innings due to the run rule.
The Panthers struggled to make contact with the ball with their bats as they struck out 12 times in 15 at bats. Only Thomas’ hit prevented them from getting no-hit.
Coach Bob Bowden did not like how his team played against Perrin-Whitt, but did not feel so bad against the Hornets.
“We didn’t play well at all the second game against Perrin,” Bowden said. “The Muenster game I feel like we did some good things. Muenster is a very good baseball team and they have good pitching. No matter who we play, we have to hit the ball and make routine plays. We didn’t do that against them. We have got to start doing the little things better if we expect to do any damage in the playoffs.”
Saint Jo is next scheduled to play at 6:30 p.m. on April 20 at home against Alvord.
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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