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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Nocona opens season with own tournament today

Published

10 years ago

02/25/2016

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By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Both the Nocona High School baseball and softball teams will open the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 25.

The baseball team opens with its own Nokona Gloves Tournament, with the Indians playing Notre Dame at 6 p.m.

On Feb. 26 in the Nokona Gloves Tournament, Nocona plays Petrolia at 2 p.m. and then Tioga at 4 p.m.

On Saturday, the tournament wraps up with games based on performance from pool play.

Pool A features homestanding Nocona plus Tioga, Petrolia and Notre Dame. Pool B has Muenster, City View, Alvord and Lindsay. Winners, runner-ups, third- and fourth-place teams will meet up, with games starting at 10 a.m.

Nocona head baseball coach Brent Lewis, now entering his third year, is filled with optimism as the season prepares to start.

Zac Dunnam and Tyler Price have been named assistant coaches, and the Nocona Boosters paid for a new tarp, scoreboard and batting cages.

“I’ve been given a lot of support, and this is the best coaching staff I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Lewis said.

Nocona is coming off a 10-14 season, 4-10 in District 3A-9.

Jeremy James pitches during the 2015 season. James will be relied on to become a top starter for the Indians. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 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

3 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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3 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.