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STORM CENTER: It’s thumbs up for Easton
Easton Womack is a typical 12-year-old boy.
Womack played baseball in the Nocona youth league. He loves playing basketball. He’s into hunting, fishing and clay target shooting.
This weekend, there will be a benefit clay shoot at Fossil Pointe in Decatur to help pay for Womack’s medical expenses.
It’s the latest outpouring of support for Womack, who was seriously injured in mid-May when he was struck by a pickup truck as he drove a four-wheeler on Texas Highway 175, one-tenth of a mile north of Dixie School Road.
He was turning left into a private drive when he was hit.
Womack was first transported to Nocona General Hospital where a breathing tube was inserted in him, and he was flown to Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth.
Stepheny and John Womack are very appreciative of Nocona’s emergency medical technicians, who first responded to the scene.
“They put a C-Collar on him at the accident site, which saved his life and got him stable,” John Womack, Easton’s father, said. “They also put a splint in his leg to line it up.”
Womack suffered a broken leg, multiple scratches, the back of his head was bleeding and he had abdominal injuries. His spinal cord suffered contusion.
For nearly six weeks earlier this summer, the Womacks stayed at Ronald McDonald House while Easton began the recovery process.
“We’ve said a lot of prayers, and let the Lord take care of this,” said Easton’s mother, Stepheny Womack, who is an avid local rodeo supporter.
“The doctors put him back together, and he’s still healing,” John added. Read more of this column in The Bowie News, and an updated version with your electronic subscription.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Easton Womack is photographed with (from left) his sister, Tomi, mom Stepheny and father, John. Womack returned to Nocona on June 24. He’s currently wearing both a halo and an external fixation device. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
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Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
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Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
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