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CROSS COUNTRY: Nocona Middle School begins season

Published

11 years ago

09/12/2015

The Nocona Junior High School cross country team opened the 2015 season at the Boyd Yellowjacket Invitational last Saturday.
Hank Ulbig was the top finisher on the boys’ side in 28th, with a time of 13 minutes, 51.78 seconds.
Overall, Nocona finished with 150 points, which was good enough for fifth. It was 10 more than fourth-place Southwest Christian of Fort Worth.
Here are other finishers for the Nocona boys: 33, Trenton Sappington; 35, Samuel Martin; 39, Manual Rico; 54, Wyatt Guerin; 56, Cooper Harris; 62, Sayler Fenoglio; and 69, Rodolfo Perez.
There was a field of 104 runners in the boys’ event, and 132 girls. Both the boys and girls ran 3,200 meters, or two miles.
Fatima Garcia provided the Nocona girls with their best effort, taking 29th in a time of 15:30.99.
Other finishers were: 40, Cobi Womack; 44, Kylie Rose; 61, Madilyn Ferguson; 71, Chloey Daughtry; 94, Kailey Armstrong; and 127, Chloe Sutton.

Saint Jo races in Duncan

Paityn Holley finished 19th as the Saint Jo Junior High School cross country team ran in Duncan, Okla., last weekend.
Holley’s time was 11:26.78.
Traci Corley was in 52nd spot and Tori Lardizable in 72nd in this field of 82 runners.
Hunter Garrett was the top finisher for the Panther boys, taking 29th in 15:58.93. Logan Morman was 30th and Owen Davis 67th.

Cross country. (Metro graphic)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

5 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

5 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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5 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.