SPORTS
Firecracker 5K starts holiday celebration
The July 4th celebrations started early in the morning in Saint Jo as the Firecracker 5K ran through town.
Organized by Howard Davies 17 years ago, the fun run had 136 runners finish all five kilometers to start their independence day off right so they could eat guilt-free for the rest of the day.
The top male runner was 17-year-old Pablo Melguizo who finished with a time of 18:34. The top female runner was 34-year-old Sarah Raney who finished with a time of 21:39.
The top runners in the 9-and-under was E. Thomas for girls and I. Miller for boys. The top runners in the 10-14 class were Sydney and Dalton Miller.
In the 15-19 class, Collin Thomas and Linzie Priddy won the male and female divisions. The 20-29 class top runners included Kaitlin and John Paul Hesse.
The 30-39 class top runners included Genevieve Hampton and Levi Gibbs. The 40-49 top runners were Lauren Miller and Scott Holloway.
The 50-59 classes were won by Diane Sicking and Johnny Parker. The 60-69 division top runners were Laurie Underwood and Davis Duggins. The 70 and over classes saw Donna Sickles win the female class and Donald Wiese win the male class.
To see the times for all of the runners by age divisions and the overall place they finished, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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