SPORTS
Nocona Indians fall in district opener; Lady Indians clinch another victory
With both of Nocona’s basketball teams playing district basketball, the Indians and Lady Indians hosted Holliday on Friday.
While the Lady Indians were able to stay undefeated in district with an easy 61-35 win, the Indians started off district 0-1 after losing to the Eagles 47-26.
The Nocona girls were able to weather a close start to quarter one by ending the quarter on a 15-1 run as the Lady Indians led 24-9 heading into the second quarter. The Lady Eagles could not recover as Nocona led 54-33 heading into the fourth quarter.
With the game in hand, Coach Kyle Spitzer felt he needed to challenge his team in the fourth quarter.
“I said they have averaged 11 points a quarter,” Spitzer said. “Let’s see if we can hold them under that and we held them to two points.”
Other than his defense stepping up when challenged, Spitzer also tried to challenge his team to rebound, as it has been an issue all season against certain teams.
“I would say it was probably in the top three performances this season we had rebounding,” Spitzer said.
The Lady Indians ended up winning 61-35.
Averee Kleinhans bounced back from a rough game for her at Henrietta by scoring 39 points. Trystin Fenoglio was second with nine points.
The Nocona boys were not so lucky. After getting down 21-8 in the first quarter, the Indians offense never picked up. Despite getting the looks they wanted, shots were not falling for anyone on Nocona’s side while Holliday was able to coast their way home as they won 47-26. Joan Gomez led the team with six points while Lyndon Fenoglio scored five.
Coach Colby Schniederjan knows his team will have to play better if they want to compete in district play, but also knows not to overreact to one game.
“We have to play our best game every night to compete,” Schniederjan said. “No one won a district championship on Friday and no one was eliminated from the playoffs. We have nine games left and plenty of opportunity to win games and set ourselves up for postseason play, but we must realize that everyone is also chasing the same goal.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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