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Cowboys have me hopeful

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With NFL training camp started this week for the Dallas Cowboys, my season long journey of building up cautious optimism all the way up until the first game and seeing what the team actually looks like begins now.
I never want to be too enthusiastic because I have learned that only brings more pain. I am a guarded Cowboys fan at this point entering my 20th season identifying as one.
If you do the math you will realize I missed out on all of the 90s glory years. Forgive me, I was six when they last won and watching sports as a kid only resulted in seeing my dad, my hero to this day and usually relaxed, be at his most volatile.
I remember my first five years of watching the team trying to find the next quarterback after Troy Aikman retired the season before I became a fan.
The highlight was watching Emmitt Smith become the all-time leading rusher followed by a weird 2003 team that somehow made the playoffs on the back of a bunch of Bill Parcell veterans and one good season from quarterback Quincy Carter.
Only when the team stumbled onto quarterback Tony Romo in 2006 did I ever feel like Dallas had a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl.
As much crap the Romo era got at the time, the only two losing seasons in 10 years came when Romo was hurt in 2010 and 2015. Several 8-8 seasons and lack of playoff wins get the main criticism.
During most of those years I could naively buy into the team as a Super Bowl contender, so seeing the team barely miss the playoffs or get knocked out by an admittedly better team in the playoffs was always gutting.
Even more gutting though is the two best teams from that era, the 2007 team and the 2014 team. Both made it to the divisional round of the playoffs (the 2007 team had a first round bye) before losing tragically.
While these years hurt, it was a way better fan experience than a lot of franchises around the league. Several teams would be lucky to have one quarterback as good as Romo, a four-time pro bowler who in his best years could go toe-to-toe with future Hall-of-Famers at the position.
It is easy to look back on the Romo era with rose-tinted-goggles since he is now the most popular color commentator in the league announcing games at CBS and is still getting endorsements. I was there and the majority of the stupid fan base wanted almost any excuse to get rid of him.
Then, the Cowboys luck into his replacement in 2016. Like Romo, Dak Prescott equally came out of nowhere. Though he was actually drafted, unlike Romo, Dallas tried to draft several other quarterbacks in that draft before settling on him in the fifth round.

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Bowie Baseball Interview

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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.

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