SPORTS
Lady Indians win first district game
The Nocona Lady Indians picked up their first district win in four years with a win against Era at Bowie on Friday night.
The Lady Indians won 14-1, winning by run rule after five innings against the Lady Hornets.
Era struck first in the opening inning to go up 1-0 before Nocona had a chance to bat. When the Lady Indians did they established control over the game that lasted until the end. After the first two batters drew a walk and were hit by a pitch, Tobie Cable came up and cleared the bases with a three-run inside the park home run.
Avery Crutsinger later drove in a run with a double and would later score when Allie Sutton grounded out. Kylea Wallace then drove in the final run of the inning to put the Lady Indians in front 6-1 after the opening inning.
After pitcher Reagan Phipps struck out the side, Nocona added four more runs in the second inning. Cable drove in a run on a single.
After loading the bases with two outs, Sutton was hit a by a pitch to drive in a run and a wild pitch allowed Evelyn Marquez and later Katy Barrett to come home to make it 10-1.
Era only got one hit in the third inning before the Lady Indians hit again in the third inning and added two more runs to their total.
Skye Kirby drove in a run on a single. Marquez then laid down a bunt that scored another runner while she got to base safe. Nocona led 12-1 heading to the fourth inning.
The Lady Hornets advanced a runner to third base and had runners at the corners with two outs, but Phipps got out of the jam as she fielded a weakly hit groundball for out three.
Cable drove in two more runs for Nocona as she hit a triple to put the Lady Indians up 14-1 heading into the fifth inning.
Era would need to score at least four runs to keep the game from ending due to the run rule, but Phipps and the Nocona defense made the plays to prevent any baserunners from getting on as the Lady Indians won 14-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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