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JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL: Lady Braves fare well at Cooke County Shootout

Published

10 years ago

02/01/2016

The Nocona Middle School seventh-grade girls’ basketball team captured third place while the eighth-grade girls were consolation champions at the Cooke County Shootout on Jan. 9.
In the seventh-grade girls’ division, Nocona topped Era 26-8 but lost to Van Alstyne 21-20. The Lady Braves responded by winning the third-place game 22-12.
Gainesville defeated Van Alstyne 36-32 for the championship.
In the eighth-grade girls’ division, Era knocked off Nocona 43-13, but the Lady Braves responded to beat Callisburg 29-19.
Nocona defeated Muenster for the consolation championship.
Era took care of Van Alstyne 34-25 for the eighth-grade girls’ title.
The Nocona seventh-grade girls’ team features the following players: Kelci Smith, Chloe Daughtry, Kaylee Franklin, Laramie Hayes, Laci Stone, Marybeth Morrison, Kylie Rose, Maritza Gomez, Jessica Dingler and Jenna McBride. Read more in The Bowie News.

The Nocona seventh-grade girls’ team earned third place at the Cooke County Shootout. Here’s the team, in no particular order, Kelci Smith, Chloe Daughtry, Kaylee Franklin, Laramie Hayes, Laci Stone, Marybeth Morrison, Kylie Rose, Maritza Gomez, Jessica Dingler and Jenna McBride. Lindsay Cline serves as coach. (Courtesy photo)

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Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

6 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

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6 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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6 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.