SPORTS
Jim Bowie Days barrel racing, youth rodeo speed event winners
The first three nights of rodeo action of Jim Bowie Days saw lots of competitors take part.
The 4D barrel racing was on Monday night and had more than 100 riders. The youth rodeo was Tuesday and Wednesday night, split up by speed events and roping events.
In the 4D barrel racing, competitors were split into one of four divisions. The 1D division had the fastest times with McKinley Goodger winning with a time of 15.991.
The 2D division was won by Sierra Melby with a time of 16.491. The 3D division was won by Sage Tomeu with a time of 16.664. The 4D division was won by Tracy Oswald with a time of 17.501.
The next night saw the youth rodeo speed events. There were four different age groups and three events each.
In the six-and-under group, Leddy Munden won both poles (24.124) and barrel racing. She also nearly won the ribbon goat event, but Aubree Reed’s time of 10.320 was a hundredth of a second faster.
In the 7-10 age group, Ruth Ann Hutchison won the poles event with a time of 21.997.
In the barrel racing event Cooper Peek won with a time of 17.160. In the goat tying event Cali Blessing won with a time of 11.460.
In the 11-14 age group, Andi Wilson won both poles (24.000) and the goat tying event (10.070). Bella Star Morrison would go on to win barrel racing with a time of 15.998.
The 15-19 age group, Rylee Hardin won poles with a time of 20.897, Lindsey Kay Reichart win barrel racing with a time of 15.964 and Kalli Reed win the goat tying event with a time of 11.160.
The results for the second night of the youth rodeo were not posted by Friday morning. They will be in next week’s mid-week paper along with results from the big rodeo.
To see pictures from both nights and see the top five finishers in each event, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. See the full results at http://jimbowiedays.org/
Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.
Brief summaries of the games follow:
Tioga 50, Nocona 0
After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.
Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.
A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.
“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.
The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.
Or is it?
In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.
With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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