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Indians baseball loses at home 8-4
It was a disappointing outcome for the Nocona baseball team on Tuesday at home against Holliday.
The Eagles got the lead early and kept it to win 8-4.
The Indians did not start off the game terribly great. Leadoff batter for Holliday reached first due to an error on a pop up to third base. The next two batters got on base with a walk and getting hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs.
Pitcher Tanner Cable forced the next batter to ground out to shortstop, but the runner on third scored. After another hit batter loaded the bases, a passed ball allowed the runner on third to score and the other two runners to advance.
Cable was able to force a pop fly out and a ground out both to shortstop for the last two outs to get out of the inning only trailing 2-0.
Braydon Ohagan led off the bottom of the second with a single to right field. Two ground outs were able to get the runner around the bases to score for Nocona and cut the lead to 2-1 before the final batter of the inning grounded out heading into the third inning.
The first two batters for Holliday in the top of the fourth got on base with a single and a hit batter. The next batter laid down a sacrifice bunt. An error throwing it to first base allowed both base runners to score and the batter to end up on third.
Tyler Richards came in to pitch. A walk put runners at the corners with no outs. The runner stole second, but the batter struck out for the innings first out.
The next batter grounded out to third, but not before the Eagles scored again. They scored again on an error to shortstop to make it 6-1. After another hit batter, Richards was able to force a fly out to center field to get out of the inning.
A leadoff double from Charles Evans in the bottom of the fourth got things going. Ohagan was able to drive him in with a ground ball single to cut the lead to 6-2. Unfortunately, the next two batters struck out. The final out came when the Indians were caught trying to steal second.
Holliday’s first two batters in the top of the fifth were walked. James came in to pitch. The next batter laid down a perfect bunt that allowed him to get to first, making the bases loaded with no outs. The ball was put in play to third base, but they were able to get the runner out at home.
Unfortunately, during the next at bat, a wild pitch and a passed ball allowed the Eagles to score two more runs to grow their lead to 8-2, before he was ultimately walked. James was able to strikeout the next batter to get out of the inning.
Jose Ogeda led off the bottom of the fifth with a single, eventually stealing second and third during the next two at bats. After a strikeout and a walk, James grounded out to second base. This allowed Ogeda to score and the other baserunner to advance to third. Unfortunately, the next batter struck out to end the fifth trailing 8-3.
The Indians would need to score at least five runs in the final inning to at least keep playing.\A leadoff single from the speedy Ogeda got thing going on a right note. Evans hit him in to score, but that would be it as they lost 8-4.
To read more, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club is meeting on Aug. 4 to talk about the upcoming season.
It is that time of year to meet and make plans for the upcoming high school bass fishing season with Texas High School Bass Association. This organization has more than 1,500 teams fish in it annually and the Red River club competes in the Metroplex division.
Tournaments will start in September and go through May each year. This year the Metroplex division will fish the following lakes: Ray Roberts, Texoma, Lewisville, Eagle Mountain, Richland Chambers.
If potential members are interested in joining the club, they will have a meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 at Tommy Fenoglio’s in Montague. You will be able to ask questions, eat some pizza and fish at his lake.
What do you need to do? Call the AgriLife office and let them know you will be there at 940-894-2831 or email [email protected].
Some updates were made to the athletic policy for Bowie Independent School District for this upcoming school year.
One of the new rules are athletes losing game time for being put in in school suspension.
In the past athletes had to complete two miles for punishment per day they were in ISS. Now, on top of completing two miles, athletes will suspended games.
The first offense will cause an athlete to be suspended half of a game. A second offense, an athlete will be suspended a full game.
A third offense, an athlete will be suspended three games. A fourth offense, an athlete will be removed from the athletic program for a calendar year. Athletes will be expected to still practice with the team up until a fourth offense.
Athletic director Tyler Price said the increase in consequences for school discipline is on the same track he has for raising the standard of what is expected of Bowie athletes off the field.
“We are just trying to stiffen the consequences and raise the bar and standard on the on-field, on-court product, but also a student athlete’s behavior away from athletics as well,” Price said.
Another change is no longer allowing athletes to have their cell phones out in the locker room. It will act as an extension of the classroom, so normal school rules about cell phone usage will now apply there as well.
Price said there was no incident that sparked this change, but he foresees there could be potential issues in the future.
“We just want to be proactive and get out in front of any potential problems we could have,” Price said. “A locker room is an extension of the classroom and it’s not a place for phones. There are multiple potential reasons why that could be the case.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Hotter’N Hell Hundred bike event kicks off in less than a month in Wichita Falls.
The four-day cycling spectacle is set for Aug. 22-25.
The first Hotter’N Hell was back in 1982, when looking for a fun way to celebrate Wichita Falls’ Centennial year.
The name comes from the 100 mile endurance race along with temperatures that can reach 100 degrees.
At the front of the pack will be the pace group, sponsored and coordinated by the Midwestern State University Cycling Team.
It will be capped at 85 riders, with 15 current or former MSU team members pacing the group to make it a five-hour ride through 100 miles. It will be supported by moto escorts.
For those who are not able to bike 100 miles, there are routes for 10 kilometers, 25 miles, 50 miles and 100 kilometers to sign up for instead.
Apart from the endurance races, there are other biking events.
There is the Wee-Chi-Tah mountain bike races and trail runs. The race will 12 miles and feature a trail with many short, steep climbs and screaming descents. It will be limited to 300 riders per category.
There is the Gravel Grind race that will go 60 miles, 42 miles or 27 miles.
Finally, there will be USA Cycling Criterium races for licensed riders only for three of the four days.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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