SPORTS
Nocona softball wins 16-8; baseball team falls short
The Nocona baseball and softball teams hosted Childress on Tuesday night.
While the Lady Indians were able to have a happy senior night by picking up their first district win 16-4, the Indians lost 13-0.
The Nocona softball team was playing its final home game of the season.
The Lady Cats got one run across in their first at bat. The Lady Indians stayed patient and were rewarded with seven free bases in the first inning along with one RBI single from Kycelyn Contreras, scoring four runs to take a 4-1 lead.
Nocona scored eight runs in the second inning, getting RBIs from Karlee Keck, Laney Yates, two from Gisel Hernandez and a three-run home run from Laci Stone. The Lady Indians lead was up to 12-1.
Childress hit its own three-run home run in the third inning to cut the lead to 12-4, but the Lady Indians did not take it laying down.
After walking another run in, Hernandez cleared the bases with double to boost the lead up to 16-4.
After a scoreless fourth inning a part of the fifth, the game was called due to run rule as Nocona won its first district game of the season.
Coach Bryan Ballard did not have much to complain about.
“I felt we played very well,” Ballard said. “We came out swinging the bats while being very patient at the plate. We were able to take the lead in the first and never gave it back which was very nice to see.”
Nocona played its last game on Friday at City View.
The Indians baseball team did not play as well. Childress scored four runs in the first inning to get out to a 4-0 lead.
Nocona struggled to get any base runners on while the Bobcats added runs in the third and fourth innings before exploding for seven in the fifth inning.
With the Indians struggling to score runs, Childress won 13-0 after five innings.
Coach Jeremy Kirk could not come up with one aspect his team did well in or could take from the game.
Nocona plays its final game at 5 p.m. against Holliday at home for senior night
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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