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Nocona teams lose to Holliday
Baseball
It was not a fun night for Nocona baseball as the Indians hosted Holliday.
The Eagles won 18-0 in three innings due to run-rule in a game where little went right for the Indians.
Nocona was only able to get one player on base, Bodie Davis, thanks to getting hit by a pitch.
Defensively it was worse. The seven walks and five hit batters along with six fielding errors led to a lot of runs with minimal effort from Holliday as the team finished with six hits.
The Eagles are one of the best teams in the district, but the Indians will hope to play better no matter who it is in the future.
Nocona is next scheduled to play at 5 p.m. on April 1 at Breckenridge.
Softball
The Nocona Lady Indians lost a tough game against fourth-ranked Holliday at home on Friday night.
The Lady Eagles won 19-0 in three innings due to run-rule.
It was a meaningful game for the Lady Indians because it was the first home game since recent graduate and former player Laci Stone’s death. The two teams joined in prayer before the game.
Once the game got going, Holliday showed why it is so highly regarded. Any ball in the strike zone got smacked and for one of 11 hits given up. Nocona also committed four errors in the field that did not help things. When the Lady Indians were being cautious, they gave up eight walks and hit three batters.
Nocona’s best chance at scoring came in the first inning. Leadoff Makenna Nobile was able to get on base thanks to a dropped third strike.
She was then able to advance to second base thanks to an error on the throw to first base. Nobile would then steal third base.
Two batters later Tobie Cable was hit by a pitch and was successful in stealing second to put two runners in scoring position with only one out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out and Nobile would get caught trying to steal home for out three.
The Lady Indians are next scheduled to play at 5 p.m. on April 1 at Breckenridge.
The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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