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County cross country teams compete at Alvord

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Several Montague County schools competed at the Alvord Invitational on Wednesday while competing well against schools such as Chico and Poolville.
Varsity teams from Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg had a good showing despite the course being three-tenths of a mile longer than normal, rendering the times not comparable with what has been previously run.
The big winner was the Nocona girl’s team, who finished first overall while having four of its top five runners finishing in the top 10.
The Lady Indians were led by Kylie Rose, who finished first overall with a time of 15:31. She was followed by Raylee Sparkman in second, Claudia Espinoza in fifth, Madilyn Ferguson in ninth and Natalie Pirkey in 31st to round out the scoring runners.
Coach Kyle Spitzer liked what he saw from his team.
“It was another hot day, but the girls stepped up and made no excuses,” Spitzer said. “I was proud of how the girls competed and our times came down.”
The Bowie boy’s team also had a good day, finishing second to Poolville and just six points ahead of third place Nocona.
Sid Mayfield finished first for the Jackrabbits in sixth place with a time of 20 minutes. The other top five runners for Bowie included Brody Armstrong in 10th place, Ignacio Saucedo in 15th, Nathan Rogers in 26th and Trevor Vann in 17th place.
Coach Jonathon Horton liked what he saw from some of his younger runners in leading the charge.
“I was really pleased with our underclassmen,” Horton said. “Sid, Brody, Ignacio and Nathan are all running very well right now.”
The Lady Rabbits finished just three points behind meet host Alvord to finish third overall. Landra Parr finished first for Bowie in eighth place with a time of 16:49. The top four runners that followed included Julia Witt in 10th place, Jojo Villarreal in 13th place; Brysen Richey in 18th place and Jaylin Hudson in 21st place.
Coach Joe Crabb thought his girls ran and competed well despite the times not reflecting it.
The Nocona boy’s team also finished third. Hank Ulbig finished first for the Indians in fifth place with a time of 19:41. He was followed by Eli Croxton in eighth place, Lyndon Fenoglio in 13th place, Iziak Weatherread in 21st place and Adam Meekins finishing 25th.
Forestburg also brought its runners to the meet though it was short two runners to compete as a team. Issabella Roller finished first for the Lady Horns in 32nd place with a time of 20:42. She followed by Gracie White in 33rd place and Sol Martinez in 38th place.

To see the full list of results, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
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Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
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Baseball Roundup

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RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.

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