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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Nocona finishes tourney 3-2
The Nocona High School baseball team wrapped up the Nokona Gloves Tournament by splitting games on Friday and Saturday.
The Indians defeated Petrolia 14-7 and followed that with a 10-9 come-from-behind victory over Tioga on Friday.
Nocona wasn’t as fortunate on Saturday as the Indians dropped a pair of games to more talented sides, falling to Muenster 7-4 and then Lindsay 11-1. The team stands at 3-2.
Nocona 14, Petrolia 7
Montgomery Presley was a spotless 3-for-3 and Kameron Hill and Charles Evans both doubled as Nocona recorded a seven-run victory over Petrolia.
Nocona 10, Tioga 9
Charles Evans singled to score Robert Hawkins with the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Muenster 7, Nocona 4
Nocona’s rally in the sixth inning was cut short, as the Indians suffered their first loss of the season.
Lindsay 11, Nocona 1
Nocona tallied just one run against Lindsay in the tournament finale as Kameron Hill went 1-for-2 with a run scored. Robert Hawkins took the loss.
Lindsay Tournament
Nocona will participate in the Lindsay Tournament starting at 10 a.m. on March 3 with a game versus Ponder. On March 4, Nocona plays Callisburg at 10 a.m. and then Poolville at noon. Nocona wraps up the tournament at 1 p.m. on March 5 versus Alvord. Read more, and see box scores, in the March 2 Bowie News.
Nocona pitcher Jeremy James deals during the Nokona Gloves Baseball Tournament which took place this past weekend. The Indians opened the season going 3-2, and they will play in the Lindsay Tournament on March 3. (Courtesy photo by Susan Breeze)
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.
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 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th 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 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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