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Runners race at Wichita Falls

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Several cross country teams from Montague County competed at the Endurance House Stampede meet in Wichita Falls.
Both boys and girls teams from Bowie and Nocona along with one runner from Forestburg competed against racers from six other schools in the boy’s heat and 11 in the girl’s heat.
The Jackrabbit boy’s team had the highest finish of the day getting second place. Nathan Rogers was the top runner for the team as he got fourth place with a time of 20:38.
The top five runners for Bowie also included Ignacio Saucedo (8), Sebastion Martinez (13), Brody Fesmire (22) and Alex Castro (26).
Coach Andy Atkins was proud of how his team competed, especially his top finishers.
“Nathan Rodgers and Ignacio Saucedo had great top 10 finishes and are pushing each other daily in practice,” Atkins said. “I’m very proud of all of our guys in how they are challenging themselves each meet.”
The Lady Indians team was the top finisher in the girl’s race, finishing just behind Breckenridge in third place. Allie Brown was the top runner for the team, finishing fourth with a time of 14:07.
The top five runners for the team were also Graci Brown (12), Jayce Brown (15), Melissa Segura (32) and Natalie Pirkey (48). Coach Kyle Spitzer was proud his girls were able to improve despite some circumstances outside of their control.
“The course ran a little slower than last week’s course, but most of the girls improved their time from last week,” Spitzer said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do at Wichita Falls next week.”
The Lady Rabbits finished right behind Nocona in fourth place as a team. Samantha Clarke was the top runner, finishing 11th overall with a time of 14:47.
The team’s top five finishers also included Laisha Johnson (31), Hadley Morris (36), Jojo Villareal (40) and Kaylee Johnson (49).
Atkins was pleased with the progress the team was showing in the second meet.
“Girls are getting better everyday,” Atkins said. “Samatha Clarke finished just outside the top 10 and will compete for top finishes in every meet. Freshman Hadley Morris had her best run so far and looks to continue to make great improvement.”
The Nocona boy’s team finished seventh overall with Alex Stephens finishing first for the Indians in 21st place with a time of 22:04.
The top five runners for the team also were Ivan Vera (35), Claudio Segura (39), Frank Espinoza (40) and Freddy Duran (46).
Coach Colby Schniederjan thought it was a good competition day despite the course being slow overall.
“We were able to run against some higher level competition as well as a couple of district opponents,” Schniederjan said. “My top five runners shifted but, I was proud of how we competed and we will continue to up our conditioning over the next few weeks in preparation for district.”
From Forestburg, Justynne Roller finished 72nd with a time of 18:34 while competing with runners from mostly bigger schools.
The teams from Bowie are next scheduled to run at the Ponder Invitational on Sept. 17. The next race for the teams from Nocona is earlier on Sept. 13 at Bridgeport’s Runaway Bay Golf Club.

To see results for all varsity runners, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Interview with Saint Jo volleyball players Payzlie Cervantes (left) and Aubrey Morman following their regional quarterfinals win against Woodson on Nov. 12, 2024.
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Lady Indians win area round 3-1

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The Nocona Lady Indians beat Hawley on Saturday afternoon to continue their playoffs. (Courtesy photo)

The Nocona Lady Indians won their area round playoff match on Saturday at Weatherford beating a tough Hawley team.
The Lady Indians won 3-1 against the Lady Cats in a match where three of the four sets were won with little drama.
Nocona was confident heading into the match after easily defeating Seymour while Hawley had nearly been defeated in its previous match that went five sets. Still, the Lady Cats were a 30 win team and a district champion as well.
The first set proved to be the closest of the match and it could have gone either way. In the end it was the Lady Indians that executed at the end to win 25-23 to take the early lead.
Nocona then parlayed that win into the start of set two where it took control and never let go.
The Lady Indians won with a lot more wiggle room 25-16 to take firm control 2-0 and it looking like it might be a short match.
Hawley was not going to go down like that though. The Lady Cats came out with their backs against the wall in set three. Nocona was a little less intense being up and it allowed Hawley to grab control.
The Lady Indians were playing from behind and could never make up the difference as the Lady Cats won 25-15 to cut the lead to 2-1.
Having given Hawley hope it could turn the match around, it was important Nocona start set four playing well to not allow the Lady Cats a chance to come back.
Nocona played well with an early lead and pulled away to win 25-16, winning with little drama 3-1.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Football Roundup

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Saint Jo’s Devin Stewart rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns against Union Hill. (Photo by Jennifer Gaston)

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The Saint Jo Panthers came up just short on senior night against district rival Union Hill on Friday for the district title.
The Bulldogs won 40-32 to take their third straight district championship, with the Panthers finishing runners-up as a result as well.
It looked like this year would be Saint Jo’s year. The Panthers came into the game undefeated at 9-0, had won three close games along the way, with one of the wins coming against a Perrin-Whitt team that beat Union Hill earlier in the season by several scores.
The Bulldogs were 7-2, but had a younger nucleus than in years past. Combined with the two and half hour drive to Saint Jo, the Panthers wealth of senior talent playing in front of its home fans and the team playing better every week, all signs were pointing to Saint Jo getting some pay back.
Instead it was Union Hill that started out on top, leading 26-12 at halftime. The Panthers cut the lead to one score multiple times, but could not come back to tie or take the lead at any point.
The wet weather made throwing the ball more difficult for Saint Jo which did not help. The Panthers had one last opportunity at the end of the game to tie the game up with a touchdown, but did not come through.
The Bulldogs held on to win 40-32.
Devin Stewart completed four passes for 60 yards and one touchdown, which went to Wade Lucas on a 40-yard touchdown pass. On the ground, Stewart led the team with 127 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Lucas was second with 51 yards rushing and scored one rushing touchdown as well.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians’ tough season ended in a rough manner at district champion Tioga last week.
The Bulldogs won 62-0 against the Indians.
Nocona knew the game was going to be tough, having struggled scoring on offense during district play while Tioga had scored 34 or more points in its undefeated district run.
The Bulldogs passed the ball heavily out of the shotgun formation and it proved too much for the young Indians team.
Logan Gaston led the team with 47 yards rushing and had a team high nine tackles. Kasch Johnson forced a fumble and Walker Murphey recovered it as well.

Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns came up short at Fannindel on Thursday night as they missed the playoffs.
The Falcons won 43-26 against the Longhorns to earn the district’s final playoff spot as Forestburg’s season ends.
Coming into the season there was talk about how it was going to be a down year for Fannindel since the team had young players and some trouble finding a coach.
Then the Longhorns had to deal with a season full of things like injuries to key players, players leaving and reappearing, an assistant coach that resigned and more.
A team at the start of the season that had the most depth it has had in any recent years ended the season with eight players.
The Falcons actually came into the game with the better record at 4-5 to Forestburg’s 2-7, but the Longhorns still felt like they could come through.
The first half saw Forestburg’s defense make Fannindel earn every point. The Longhorns offense struggled despite playing their cleanest game of the season, but scored once as Jesus Sanchez found Tristan Cumby for a 14-yard touchdown.
Forestburg trailed only 19-6 at halftime.
The Longhorns then got a boost when Aiden White returned an interception for a touchdown to cut the lead down to one score 19-12 to start the second half.
Unfortunately, the Falcons were able to bust four long touchdown runs in the second half which grew their lead.
Forestburg could not keep up. It did score twice more as John Carranza found White for a 10-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. To end the game, Jesus Sanchez scored on a nine-yard run.
It made the final score 43-26 in favor of Fannindel.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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