SPORTS
Nocona baseball loses 12-2
Nocona baseball played what was probably its last game Tuesday at Breckenridge.
The Indians lost 12-2 in six innings due to run rule against the Buckaroos.
Breckenridge scored three runs in the first inning thanks to two hits, two walks and a dropped third strike. The Buckaroos then scored four runs in the second inning thanks to three hits, one hit batter, one walk and one fielding error.
Breckenridge led 7-0 and Nocona had so far failed to get a base runner. That was broken in the third inning as Charlie Fuller hit a one out single. The Buckaroos added one more run to up their lead to 8-0.
The teams exchanged scoreless fourth and fifth innings. The Indians got some help in the sixth inning as a dropped third strike allowed Fuller to get on. Despite him getting caught trying to steal second base, Carlos Castro was also allowed to get on base thanks to a dropped third strike.
After Trey Pepper drew a walk, Kooper Hansard hit a ground ball to second base that produced an error, allowing Jackson Nunneley, who subbed in for Castro, to score Nocona’s first run.
Two batters later Wesley Murphey hit a groundball that produced another error at second base and Pepper to score, cutting the lead to 8-2.
Breckenridge fired back in its next time at bat. Three hits, three fielding errors and one walk allowed the Buckaroos to score four runs to up their lead to 12-2. This was enough to end the game one inning early due to the run rule.
With only two hits in the game for Nocona, it was not enough to keep up with the Breckenridges bats. The Indians were able to take advantage of the string of errors, but did not have much luck outside of the sixth inning.
Coach Leslie Rinehart thought his team played hard the whole game while limiting the Buckaroos on offense while taking advantage of their mistakes in the sixth inning.
The team was supposed to play at City View on April 23, but inclement weather delayed that game. The plan was to play this Friday, but that game might have also been canceled.
If so, it ends the Indians season with a loss. Nocona did pick up district wins against the Mustangs in the first matchup against Henrietta in an extra innings nail biter the second time around.
The Indians and Rinehart were hoping to turn the programs fortune around this season. Unfortunately, the process might take longer than they would like.
Still, baby steps were made following a lost season that would have been very beneficial for the overall young team this season. Things should only get better even with the team losing three starters to graduation.
Hitting and fielding are the biggest areas in need of improvement heading into the future, but valuable playing time was earned this season.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann
Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez
1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen
For pictures from players from every team, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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