SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Changes forthcoming for hunting, fishing
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted changes to this year’s deer hunting regulations.
The most significant change is expansion of white-tailed deer hunting into 14 counties across the western Texas Panhandle.
The commission adopted the following changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Hunting Proclamation, which will be placed into the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual:
• Elimination of the antlerless and spike-buck control permit due to a lack of demand.
• Define “unbranched antlered deer” to clear up what constitutes a legal buck across seasons and to eliminate confusion for hunters.
Fishing
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a series of regulation changes affecting bass and catfish.
New rules have clarified saltwater length limits on black drum and amberjack, and rules prohibiting snagging a fish with a pole and line.
The changes to the 2016-17 state recreational and commercial fishing regulations take effect on Sept. 1, 2016.
Texas Fest musical lineup unveiled
Texas Fest will take place from May 20-22 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, and the musical lineup has been announced.
Lee Brice, Kip Moore and Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy will be the headline musical entertainment.
CWD cases found
Two new cases of chronic wasting disease in Texas captive deer, including the first confirmed from a tonsil biopsy sample.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are conducting an epidemiological investigation into the new cases.
One case involves a 3½-year-old captive raised white-tailed doe born and raised on-site, and died on-site from natural causes at a facility in Medina County.
The live test finding is from a 2½-year-old- captive white-tailed buck in the Uvalde-Medina deer breeding facility that was the source of a CWD positive white-tailed buck harvested by a hunter from a release site on the same ranch. Read more from the outdoors notebook in the April 9 Bowie News.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (Logo provided by the TPWD, used with permission)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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