SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won another straight sets district game against Poolville at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won with little drama against the Lady Monarchs as Nocona continued its dominant district run.
Nocona has yet to lose a set even as the second round of district play starts up. The Lady Indians won with set scores 25-10, 25-19 and 25-16.
Bren Fenoglio led the team with four blocks at the net while Bailey Waters was second with three.
Meg Meekins led the team with 10 kills and seven digs while Aubree Kleinhans was second with six digs. Skyler Smith had a team high 16 assists while being second with eight kills.
Meekins, Smith and Kleinhans each had two service aces to lead the team as well.
Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won their final district home game of the season on Monday against Bellevue.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the young Lady Eagles team.
Saint Jo did not give Bellevue much room to breathe as the eventual district champions won with set scores 25-5, 25-12 and 25-9.
Aubrey Morman and Payzlie Cervantes led the Lady Panthers with seven kills each. Cervantes also had a team high 11 assists while Morman had two blocks and four service aces. Maxey Johnson was second with eight assists and five kills. Kamron Skidmore was second with three aces.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns won at Gold-Burg on Tuesday night.
The Lady Horns won in straight sets in a closer match than the final score would indicate.
Forestburg was needing to win to keep its hope for competing for second place in district alive while the Lady Bears were hoping to pick up their first district win.
All three sets were competitive and got closer as the match went along. The Lady Horns won with the scores being 25-19, 25-20 and 25-22.
Forestburg Coach Kayla Firth thought her team played well in the win, but knows her team is still trying to make strides in areas.
For Gold-Burg, despite the loss Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud of how her team played and competed after some previous rough performances.
Missing scores
Prairie Valley had a bye-game earlier in the week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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