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Saint Jo baseball wins 11-1 on road
The Saint Jo baseball team traveled to Thackerville on Tuesday and beat the Wildcats handily in short work.
The Panthers won 11-1 after only three innings as they dominated Thackerville in almost every way.
Saint Jo had two runners on base with one out when Pepe Gam hit a double to drive in both runners. He was followed by Logan Morman who traded places with him as he hit a double to drive him in.
After a drawn walk and a ground out that put both base runners in scoring position, Trevor Conner hit a fly ball to center field that looked like it was going to be the third out. The ball was dropped for an error, allowing one run to score and the inning to continue. An error by the pitcher allowed another run to score putting the Panthers in the lead 5-0 before the next batter grounded out for the third out.
The Wildcats looked to respond as the leadoff batter hit a single. He stole second base, but catcher Gam would not let him get away with it again as the runner was thrown out trying to steal third base two pitches later.
The other two batters both grounded out to end the first inning and Saint Jo looking in control.
The Panthers first two batters got on base with no problem. Connor Thompson was able to score on an executed double steal from third base. Jase Johnson then drove in the other runner on a single.
After a drawn walk and fielder’s choice out, Collin Thomas drove in a run on single, but one base runner was thrown out at second base. Following an error, Trevor Conner drove in a run on a double into the outfield to put Saint Jo up 9-0.
With the Wildcats up to bat, the leadoff batter got away as he was hit by a pitch. He would steal second and third base before scoring on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 9-1.
While one other batter got on base with a walk, the other three batters were struck out by Morman as the game moved into the third inning.
Saint Jo loaded the bases up with two hits and a hit batter with two outs. Chance Bennett was then hit to drive in one run followed by another hit batter Conner. The Panthers lead was now double-digits up 11-1 as the next batter grounded out.
Thackerville hoped to get some more leadoff magic going as it drew a walk. After some pick-off attempts at first, the runner was called out on appeal. A ground out followed to put the Wildcats in a dire situation.
The Panthers looked like they had the game ended with a strike out, but the ball was not handled by the catcher well allowing the batter to reach first base, giving Thackerville some life.
It was short lived as the next batter grounded out to second base to end the game, Saint Jo winning 11-1.
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The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is this week on June 6-7 and graduating athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo are confirmed to be playing.
In total, seven athletes from Bowie, five from Nocona and three from Saint Jo are planning to play in the all-star games this week. Nocona also will have a pair of coaches participating as well.
The girl’s basketball game kicks off events on June 6, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wichita Falls Memorial High School. In the game, the east team will have Nocona players Avery Crutsinger, Meg Meekins and Reagan Phipps playing while Kyler Spitzer and Clayton Brown coach them one last time.
On the west team, Saint Jo’s Payzlie Cervantes is confirmed to be playing.
The boy’s basketball game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. On the east team, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. will be playing.
On June 7, the volleyball games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. with the small school game. On the west team, Nocona’s Kaygan Stone and Saint Jo’s Taylor Patrick are confirmed to play. On the east team, Saint Jo’s Aubrey Morman will get to play her teammate.
There are no local athletes confirmed to be playing in the big school volleyball game.
The final event is the football game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is an all Bowie affair with six players confirmed to be playing for the east team: Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne, Preacher Chambers and Moh Azouak.
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Nocona Independent School District officials looked inward for a new athletic director/head football coach, selecting Jeff Hill for the position.
Hill, who served last year as Nocona football’s offensive coordinator and also led the softball program to the playoffs for the first time in a while as its head coach, was upgraded to the role.
This came on the heels of former Athletic Director Blake Crutsinger, who served in the role the last four years, resigned in May.
For Hill, the choice to apply for the position was a no brainer. His one year in Nocona had impressed upon him and his wife that it was the place they would like to be long term.
“I’m looking for a town to raise my kids in and Nocona has treated my family really well,” Hill said. “There are some really good people. The kids work hard. Everything I am looking for in a hometown is right here in Nocona and I want to try and make it as best as it can be, especially through athletics.”
Before Nocona, Hill served as the athletic director at S&S Consolidated while also spending time at Hebron and Whitewright in his coaching career.
Hill expresses great respect for the departing Crutsinger and besides changing a few small things in how he personally wants to do things, he is not trying to come in with a sweeping restructuring of the whole athletic department.
The program had five of its six team sports make the playoffs, with volleyball playing in the regional final and the girl’s basketball team winning the state championship.
That along with two athletes competing at the state championship in cross country and track with one earning a gold medal, it was one of the more successful school years in athletic program history.
“Coach Crutsinger was awesome and did a great job so honestly just little tweaks, a little bit of structure and cohesion amongst the coaching staff between boys and girls,” Hill said. “I hope to keep the winning tradition going overall in the athletic department.”
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