SPORTS
Nocona hosts track meet
Track teams from Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg competed at Nocona’s hosted meet on Monday.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits team and the Indians team both finished third overall. The Jackrabbit team finished fifth and the Lady Indians team finished fourth overall.
The Longhorns had one boy and girl athlete compete overall. Braxton Osteen finished fourth in both the shot put and discus while Justynne Roller finished fourth in the 800 meters.
The Bowie girls team had top three finishes in the 100 meters (Taygon Jones 2nd), 100 meter hurdles (Anahi Perez 3rd), 300 meter hurdles (Neely Price 3rd), 400 meters (Laisha Johnson 3rd), 800 meters (Samantha Clarke 2nd, Jojo Villareal 3rd), high jump (Price 3rd) and all three relays.
The Nocona girls had Graci Brown finish first in the 400 meters and the long jump. Allie Brown finished second in the 3200 meters and third in the 1600 meters. The team also won the 4×400 meter relay at the end of the meet.
The Nocona boy’s team had several top three finishers in events including the 300 meter hurdles (Cooper Waldrip 3rd), the 400 meters (Caden Gasten 1st, Fuller 2nd), the 3200 meters (Duran 2nd), the high jump (Ty Presley), triple jump (Gasten 2nd), discus (Johnny Stone 3rd) and both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relays.
The Bowie boy’s team list of top three finishers in events included the 100 meters (Clark 2nd), the 300 meter hurdles (Rhyne 2nd), pole vault (Nathan Curry 2nd), shot put (Coleton Price 2nd) and the 4×100 meter relay team.
To see results for all varsity athletes who finished among the top six in their events from Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. Some first names were not included or known from the results given.
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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