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Nocona
Nocona had an up and down first tournament last weekend playing in the Cool in Boomtown tournament in Burkburnett.
The Lady Indians ended up going 3-3 overall and finishing runners-up in the consolation title of the gold bracket.
Nocona did not get off to the best start during pool play. The Lady Indians lost to Windthorst 25-14, 25-14. The team rebounded with wins against City View (25-13, 25-9) and Pampa (25-21, 25-19) to close out the day 2-1. Nocona finished second in its pool to earn a spot in the gold bracket on Saturday.
The Lady Indians had another bad start in the morning, losing to Boyd. They rebounded to beat Bridgeport to earn a spot in the consolation title game. It was there Nocona got a rematch with Windthorst.
Unfortunately, it was similar to the first game. The Lady Trojans won 25-15, 25-15 to win the title.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won the consolation title in the gold bracket at their first tournament in Chico last weekend.
The Lady Panthers went 4-2 overall, with their two losses coming against teams that ended up playing in the tournament’s championship game.
One of those was S&S Consolidated who Saint Jo played to start off the tournament in pool play. The Lady Rams won 25-22 and 25-14.
The Lady Panthers rebounded with straight set wins against Newcastle (25-22, 25-18) and against Chico JV (25-11, 25-17). After going 2-1 in pool play, Saint Jo played in the gold bracket.
Unfortunately like in pool play, the Lady Panthers drew a tough team that would eventually play in the title game. Decatur Victory won 25-20 and 25-14 to send Saint Jo to the consolation side of the bracket.
It was there the Lady Panthers would beat Bowie JV 25-15, 25-19 to get to the consolation title game playing tournament host Chico.
It was a back and forth match as Saint Jo won the first set 25-20. The Lady Dragons won the second set 25-16 to force a third and final set. The Lady Panthers closed things out 15-9 to win the match and earn the title.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears won the silver bracket championship in their first tournament at Bryson last weekend.
The Lady Bears went 3-2 overall, rebounding after a rough pool play.
Gold-Burg first played tournament host Bryson and lost 25-12, 25-9. This sparked a change in tactics as Coach Cheryl Cromleigh made adjustments to her rotation to help with coverage.
It paid off in the Lady Bears’ next match with a win against Community Christian coming with scores of 25-14, 25-8. Unfortunately, it did not go Gold-Burg’s way playing against Jacksboro, with the Lady Tigers winning 25-13, 25-18.
The 1-2 record meant the Lady Bears were sent to the silver bracket. There Gold-Burg dominated Bryson’s JV team 25-5, 25-8 to reach the championship game.
Playing Community Christian again, the Lady Bears dominated set one 25-8 and just held on to win set two 25-22 to win the match and the championship.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs had an up and down first tournament at Chico this past weekend.
The Lady Bulldogs went 2-3 overall with wins coming in pools before struggling against some bigger schools.
Prairie Valley first beat Southwest in a three set back and forth match. The Lady Bulldogs won the first set 25-18 before losing set two 25-15. They came back to win set three 15-8.
The second game against Victory did not go well from beginning to end. Prairie Valley lost by the scores 25-9 and 25-6.
The Lady Bulldogs bounced back playing against Graham JV. After losing the first set 25-22, Prairie Valley won the next two sets that were both closely contested with scores 27-25 and 15-12.
Going into bracket play, the Lady Bulldogs were matched up against S&S Consolidated where the Lady Rams won with scores 25-11 and 25-17.
That sent Prairie Valley to the consolation side of the bracket where it played Chico. The Lady Dragons won both sets in the match 25-17, 25-18 to end the Lady Bulldogs tournament.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns got their first official games going at Chico’s tournament last weekend.
While there were some highlights, it was a tough first outing for the Lady Horns.
Pool play scores and results were not available. In bracket play Forestburg lost to Chillicothe by the scores 25-14, 25-16. The Lady Horns bounced back playing against Southwest.
The teams traded scores 25-20 in the first two sets to enter a third and final set.
It was back and forth throughout, but the Lady Horns were able to come out on top 15-13.
Forestburg then played Graham JV and lost both sets by scores 25-15 and 25-13.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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