SPORTS
Lady Indians beat Saint Jo 19-2
The Nocona Lady Indians won at Saint Jo on Tuesday night to earn their first district win of the season.
The Lady Indians won 19-2, with the game stopping after three innings due to run-rule.
Nocona came into the game needing a pick me up after struggling in its first three district games.
Saint Jo was hoping it could compete well against the bigger school and show signs of improvement.
The Lady Indians loaded the bases up with two walks and hit batter to start the game. Skye Kirby then came through with a bases clearing triple. Heidi Atteberry followed with an RBI single.
After a walk, Shelby Sewell drove in one run with a single. Abby Hill followed with a two RBI double. After a single, the Lady Panthers did catch a runner at home plate for an out.
Reagan Phipps drove in one run with a double. Avery Crutsinger then hit a double before Kirby came back up to drive both base runners in with another triple.
Nocona led 10-0 before Saint Jo had taken an at-bat.
The Lady Panthers got one run back. Payzlie Cervantes led off with a double. She later stole third base and scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 10-1.
Saint Jo got two other players on base with a walk and a hit batter, but the Lady Indians caught one trying to steal third base, caught a fly ball in center field and pitcher Atteberry struck out the final batter to get out of the first inning.
Nocona batters kept taking advantage of the Lady Panthers struggles hitting the strike zone. The first three batters all drew walks to load the bases with no outs to start the second inning.
Saint Jo got the force out at home on a groundball to first base, but a walk followed and drove in one run. Crutsinger then hit a bases clearing triple to score three runs. She would later score on a wild pitch.
Evelyn Marquez drew a walk and eventually worked her way to third base. An error trying to pick her off allowed her to come in and score for Nocona.
The Lady Indians led 16-1.
Nocona’s defense shut down Saint Jo’s bats in the second inning. Atteberry struck out one batter, fielded a groundball for an out and induced a pop out at second base.
Hill led off for the Lady Indians with a single. A wild pitch and stolen base got her to third base before Phipps drove her in with a single.
Marquez then would drive her in with a triple before Kirby hit an RBI double to score Nocona’s last run of the game.
Trailing 19-1, Saint Jo needed to score four or more runs to keep the game going.
Nevaeh Spann led off and was hit by a pitch and got on base. Cervantes followed and drew a walk.
After a pop out and a fielder’s choice out at third base that got the lead runner, Cervantes scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 19-2.
After a walk put runners at the corners, a ground out to the shortstop ended the game.
The Lady Indians won 19-2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the 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.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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