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Baseball Roundup
Nocona
Nocona Indians lost a tough game at home on Tuesday against Alvord.
The Bulldogs won 19-1 after five innings due to run-rule against the Indians.
Nocona had played some competitive and close district games recently, losing by close single-digits to Lindsay last week which was a far cry from last year’s district games.
Unfortunately, that good defensive play was not there for the Indians on Tuesday while the bats continued to struggle.
Alvord scored two runs in the first inning and one in the third inning. The real times the game was broken open was in the second inning when the Bulldogs scored seven runs and then in the fifth inning when they scored nine runs.
Nocona scored one run in the fourth inning following the only defensive scoreless inning in the game for the team.
Brody Langford led off by drawing a walk. Landon Fatheree followed by hitting a double to put two runners in scoring position.
Konnor Harrington then grounded out to first base, but it was enough to get Langford home for the Indians only run.
The only other hit for Nocona was from Miller Jentry on a single. The team drew three walks otherwise to get baserunners on.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers beat Chico at home on Tuesday night.
The Panthers won 3-2, holding on after the Dragons made a run in the final inning.
Saint Jo struggled the previous week in its series against Perrin-Whitt.
The Panthers got the lead early in the game. In the first inning, Charlie Evans drove in two runs on a single with the bases loaded to put Saint Jo up 2-0.
The teams would then exchange four scoreless innings before the Panthers added to their lead.
With two runners on base and two outs, Sam Martin hit a single that drove in one run to extend Saint Jo’s lead to 3-0 heading into the final inning.
Chico was able to get some runs on the board. After a leadoff single ended up on third base with one out, a single scored the first run for the Dragons.
Following a double that put two runners in scoring position, Devin Stewart came in to pitch and get the save for the Panthers. He induced a pop out to center field, but it was deep enough to score one run and cut the lead down to one.
With the tying run on third base following a stolen base, the next batter then hit a fly ball to right field, but it landed safely in the outfielder’s glove for the third and final out.
Saint Jo won 3-2.
Missing scores
The Bellevue baseball team’s Gamechanger page was not updated from its scheduled game earlier in the week against Perrin-Whitt.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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