SPORTS
Nocona blows out Seymour
In Nocona softball’s home opening game, the Lady Indians run ruled Seymour in five innings on Tuesday.
Nocona won 15-5 after a fifth inning rally pushed them over the top to end the game early.
Early on the Panthers struck first. Two hits, a hit batter and a passed ball allowed Seymour to put two runs on the board in the first inning to go up 2-0. Besides a one out single, the Lady Indians could not respond.
A leadoff base runner for the Panthers thanks to a fielding error looked like Seymour was on their way to adding to their lead. Fortunately, Nocona was able to force three straight groundouts.
A leadoff double from Kycelynn Contreras paid off two batters later as Laney Yates drove her in with a double to cut the lead to 2-1 heading to the third inning.
The Lady Panthers got a runner in scoring position with a one out double in the top of the third inning. Pitcher Laci Stone was able to strike out the next batter and then they were able to catch the base runner trying to steal third base for the third out.
Nocona took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Gisel Hernandez led off the inning with a triple. Next batter Stone then hit a home run to left field to give the Lady Indians a 3-2 lead. Contreras tripled to center field with two outs, but Nocona could not capitalize as the game headed to the fourth inning.
A one out single from the Lady Panthers led to nothing while the Lady Indians worked to extend their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Two walks and a hit loaded the bases with only one out when Stone again came through with a two RBI single to center field. After the next batter grounded out, Karlee Keck was able to drive in two more RBIs on a line drive to center field to extend Nocona’s lead to 7-2 heading into the fifth inning.
Three consecutive fielding errors from the Lady Indians loaded the bases for Seymour with no outs. Two hits and several ground outs eventually scored all three base runners, but Nocona limited the damage as they still led 7-5.
All of the Lady Indians bats came alive then as they put together an eight run inning that included nine hits and two walks. RBIs came from Yates, Hernandez, Stone, Keck, Contreras and Laramie Hayes. The eight runs made the score 15-5, where the game stopped due to run rule.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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