The Rick Beckham Benefit Golf Tournament – “Chip In Fore A Cause” – is set for 9 a.m. on Nov. 15 at Nocona Hills Golf and Country Club.
The course is located at 179 Country Club Drive in Nocona.
This event will feature a four-man best ball format. The entry fee is $50 per person.
The fee includes greens fees, cart fees and lunch.
Using a personal cart is okay for the tournament.
All proceeds benefit Bowie Lt. Rick Beckham to offset the medical costs associated with his kidney transplant. He’s currently undergoing dialysis, and on a waiting list for a kidney.
Beckham has been with the City of Bowie Police Department for 11 years. He is a Nocona native, and was a 1988 graduate of Nocona High School.
In addition to the tournament, there will be a putting contest, ball drop and other events.
For information and to register, call Dale Ingram at 940-867-6246 or 940-894-2871.

NCTC alumni game Nov. 15

Olympians Jennie Finch, Danielle Lawrie and Laura Lappin will serve as guest coaches at the North Central Texas College softball alumni game at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Darwin Field on the Gainesville campus of NCTC.
There may be two games – depending on the number of alumni who register to play. The game will feature alumni from the past 15 or so seasons.
Former University of Texas standout and Team USA member Taylor Hoagland also will appear.
Mike Doocy, the sports director and anchor at Fox 4 TV in Dallas, will serve as the master of ceremonies.
There will also be a silent auction with sports memorabilia, including items from softball’s biggest stars.
Former players will pay $20 to play in the game. The admission charge will be $10 for adults and $5 for children.
All of the proceeds from the alumni game and auction will go to the NCTC Angels in the Infield Scholarship Fund.
The fund was set up to honor late Lady Lions Brooke Deckard, Jaiden Pelton, Meagan Richardson and Katelynn Woodlee. The four players lost their lives during a traffic accident on Sept. 26.

Nocona’s Gomez wins district 

Joan Gomez clocked in with a time of 11 minutes, 11.52 seconds to win the District 3A-9 junior high school boys race on Monday at Kiwanis Park in Wichita Falls.
Overall, five Nocona boys finished among the top-11 runners.
Nocona’s John Womack was fourth, clocking in at 12:23.78. Miles Keith was seventh (12:42.02) and Tyler Richards eighth (12:47.05). The Indians’ Lane Guerin placed 11th in 13:03.52.
The Indians’ Adan DeLao was 19th in 14:04.15. Five other Nocona runners competed: Seth Johnson (32nd), Alex Diaz (35th), Nash Parker (37th), Rowdy Waters (39th) and Rodolfo Perez (45th).
Bryson Moore posted Bowie’s best time and place, grabbing 20th in 14:09.10.
Caleb Miller earned 25th and teammate Spencer Hopson was one place behind for the Cottontails in 26th.
Landon Langford took 31st. Other Bowie boys ran as well: Riley Harris (40th), Robby Guilliams (42nd), Garrett Oakley (43rd), Brayden Hudson (48th), Cade Hamilton (49th), J.J. Jaraleno (50th) and Joey Crawford (51st).
“I am extremely proud of all of these athletes for their hard work and dedication,” Bowie Junior High School head cross country coach Dana Polk said.
For Hudson, Hamilton and Miller, Polk reported all three boys recorded personal-best times.
On the girls’ side, Jorgina Segura and Margo Young were 13th and 14th respectively for the Cottontails with times of 14:00.34 and 14:13.11.
Nocona’s Kurstin Jaubert was 15th in 14:17.88 and Bowie’s Emily Moore also picked up a top-20 finish (19th in 14:32.03).
Bowie’s Landra Parr was 27th overall. Other finishers for Bowie were as follows: Sage Bullock (31st), Cassidy Duke (34th), Angela Saucedo (37th), Moriah Rayburn (50th).
These Nocona girls ran, and here are their places: Grayson Trumbull (28th), Gisel Hernandez (38th), Isabella Encio (39th), Kailey Armstrong (43rd), Destiny Lemon (45th) and Taylor Richards (60th).
Polk said Segura, Moore and Bullock had personal-best efforts for the season while Duke, Saucedo and Rayburn recorded overall career-best personal runs.

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