SPORTS
COACHING MOVES: Jones tabbed to lead Nocona baseball
By ERIC VICCARO
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Casey Jones will be experiencing several firsts in the coming months.
First, Jones and his wife, Katie, are awaiting the birth of their first child – with a due date of Aug. 14.
And taking over the reins of the Nocona High School baseball team will mark Casey’s first head coaching job.
“Casey grew up around the game of baseball,” said Frisco Independence head baseball coach Stacy Largent. “His dad (Chris) was a head baseball coach, and he comes from a good lineage. I think he’s good at developing players and he’s great with kids.”
Jones was an assistant coach under Largent for the past three seasons. The Knights finished the 2016 season with a 6-9 record in District 5A-13, losing a play-in game versus Frisco Reedy for fourth place and a playoff spot.
“I like the type of community Nocona is,” Jones said. “Frisco is so big. So, I like the smallness of it. I think it’s an attractive place to raise a family.”
Jones also will mentor wide receivers and cornerbacks for Nocona football, and he’ll be a middle school basketball coach. In the classroom, Casey will serve as a high school history teacher.
Before his time at Frisco Independence, Jones spent six years as an assistant coach at Decatur – which is Casey’s alma mater. Read more in the June 24 Bowie News.
Casey Jones was most recently a teacher and assistant baseball coach at Conference 5A Frisco Independence. (Courtesy photo by Frisco ISD)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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