SPORTS
Saint Jo has a busy week ahead
The Saint Jo Panther boy’s program has a busy week ahead.
Not only does the baseball team play arch nemesis Dodd City in the area playoffs, but the track team is sending four members to compete in the state meet this weekend. Dodd City is in the same boat which is why the series is scheduled for the days before.
Game one is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on May 12 at Bells High School. Game two will start 30 minutes after the end of game one. If game three is needed, it is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on May 13.
The state track meet 1A running events are scheduled to start at 5 p.m. on March 14 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
The Panthers’ baseball program does not have a lot of history behind it. While there is talk there was a team sometime in the 1980s, it was not until the last seven years or so Saint Jo has fielded a consistent team.
After a few false starts and a year taken off, the program has been fielding a team every year since 2017. The first year the team predictably struggled, winning one game and losing to Vernon Northside in the playoffs.
The next year started the program’s slide as being one of the steadiest 1A programs in the area, routinely giving some 2A teams a run for their money. It also was the farthest playoff push as the Panthers beat Northside this time along with Savoy.
It was then Saint Jo first played Dodd City. The Hornets won that series and have every year since in the playoffs against the Panthers minus the 2020 year due to COVID-19.
By now, it is a cliché that every sport at Saint Jo needs to break through and beat Dodd City in the playoffs at some point to take the next step. The volleyball team did in 2017 to start their four year stretch of making it deep in the playoffs. The boy’s basketball team have in recent years too.
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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