SPORTS
Nocona cross country teams sweep up district titles
The Nocona Indians cross country teams dominated their district meet on Wednesday in Seymour.
Both the boy’s and girl’s teams finished in first place by an easy margin as each qualified for the regional meet as well.
The girl’s team had its top five runners finish in the top nine runners at the meet.
Bayler Smith led the team with a second place finish with a time of 13:13.
Jolie Rose, Ayden Patton and Melissa Segura finished behind her 4th-6th while Jayce Rose finished ninth overall.
Coach Kyle Spitzer was proud this group was able to get rewarded for their efforts. After finishing runners-up to state level Holliday several years in a row, the drop down to 2A finally delivered the Lady Indians the district title.
Spitzer hopes that is not where the accomplishments end for this group.
“I believe there are about six teams in the mix fighting for the four spots to go to state, and we are one of those teams,” Spitzer said. “It’s hard to compare times because courses are so different, but our times are very comparable to the times atop the region. This group seems to be very eager and motivated to take that next step, so we will see what happens.”
The boy’s team won just as dominantly as well. Top runner Freddy Duran finished first overall with a time of 18:14. The top five runners for the Indians all finished among the top eight as Claudio Segura finished third, Alex Stephens fourth, Ivan Hernandez fifth and Walker Murphey eighth.
Coach Brody Wilson had nothing but praise for his team as they accomplished the big goal.
“Their hard work has been paying off and I’m happy they went out and represented their school well,” Wilson said. “They should be in the thick of things at regionals. We need to keep practicing hard and getting better each day.”
The regional meet is scheduled for Oct. 24 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.
To see results for all Nocona varsity runners, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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