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Nocona baseball loses to City View 7-6
The Nocona Indians lost to City View at home on Friday night.
The Mustangs won a tight game 7-6 to get back against the Indians previous win against them.
Nocona came in confident after beating City View several weeks ago by run-rule 16-4. With the season winding down, any potential win in a district where those have been tough to find for either team is a cause for celebration.
The Indians scored first in the first inning as Kooper Hansard scored on a passed ball. The Mustangs tied the score in the second inning before taking a commanding lead in the third inning. City View scored six runs in the inning to lead 7-1.
Hansard came in to pitch for Nocona starting in the fourth inning and did not allow another run for the rest of the game, allowing one hit, walking three batters, hitting two and striking out eight batters.
The Indians slowly started to chip at the lead with Wesley Murphey and Luke Fuller driving in one run each on doubles. Fuller was able to score another run thanks to an error by the catcher to cut the lead to 7-4 after four innings.
The Indians scored two more runs in the sixth inning as an error following a single from Miguel Olivares allowed on base runner to score. Matthew Page then hit a groundball that induced another error that allowed another run to cut the lead to 7-6.
In the final inning Nocona had its chances to tie the score. Charlie Fuller hit a single into centerfield and Hansard, who was on second base, was waved home. It was close, but the throw was on target and in time for the second out of the inning.
Nocona still had a chance though with Fuller reaching second base due to defensive indifference. Following a walk that put two runners on base, the next batter struck out for the third and final out of the game.
City View won 7-6.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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