SPORTS
Nocona softball loses tough game on road
The Nocona Lady Indians traveled to Henrietta on Friday to take on the Lady Cats.
Henrietta was able to end the game early as it won 15-1.
The Lady Indians led off and Laci Stone was able to hit a single over second base with one out to get on base. Nocona could not follow that up as the next two batter got out to leave Stone stranded at first.
The Lady Cats leadoff batter got on base with a single. After stealing second base, the next batter hit a single that scored the runner, giving Henrietta a 1-0 lead. While the base runner also stole second to get in scoring position, the Lady Indians were able to make the plays in the field to retire the next three batters.
At the start of the second inning, Kycelynn Contreras got on base by being hit with a pitch. Again Nocona had trouble taking advantage of this as the next three batters were retired in order. Contreras was stranded at first base.
Henrietta took advantage of every opportunity it had in the second inning.
Six base hits and three walks led to eight runs scored as the Lady Cats led 9-0 after two innings.
The Lady Indians could not respond as all three batters were retired in order to start the third inning. Henrietta’s offense kept rolling, putting up five runs on four hits, three walks and a hit batter. The Lady Cats led 14-0 as the game advanced to the fourth inning.
Nocona was able to get some things going offensively. Koryahanna Ramsey led off the inning by getting hit with a pitch. Karlee Keck followed with a double in the gap that put two runners in scoring position.
Logan Patterson hit a single, but Ramsey was thrown out at home. After a strike out, the Lady Indians looked like they might squander this opportunity to score. Jenna McBride delivered with a single to left field that drove in run to cut the lead to 14-1 and avoid the shutout.
Henrietta was able to add one more run in response to make the score 15-1. A leadoff single, a steal and a base hit led to the run, but Nocona was able to shut down the Lady Cats after that, retiring three of the next four batters.
Heading into the fifth inning, the Lady Indians needed to score at least five runs to avoid the game ending early due to run rule. Taylor Richards was hit by a pitch with one out to get on base. She stole second base and was in scoring position. Unfortunately the next two batters struck out to end the game. Henrietta won 15-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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