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Nocona volleyball breaks 10 year streak
The Nocona Lady Indians are heading to the regional tournament for the first time in 10 years after beating Lindsay on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won 3-1 against the Lady Knights in a rematch from last year’s playoffs.
Nocona was coming off a close five-set win against Como-Pickton from the previous area round match. It was the first close game the Lady Indians had played in nearly month after blowing through their district schedule and bi-district playoff match.
Funny enough, the last close match before district play came against Lindsay, which Nocona won in a five-set thriller on the road.
The Lady Knights had beaten the Lady Indians last year in the playoffs in the same regional quarterfinals round. Lindsay then went on to make it all the way to the state championship match before losing to Windthorst.
The Lady Knights graduated several key players from that team while Nocona returned most of the same faces from last year, but one year older and better.
The Lady Indians were probably slightly favored, but knew from the close win the previous month and a 2-1 loss against Lindsay in a tournament the month before that, the match would be tough.
Nocona came out with so much energy from the team and crowd that it seemed like it was going to set the roof on fire.
That energy lasted for the first 20 points as the Lady Indians jumped out to a 15-5 lead in the first set.
From there the Lady Knights settled down and started to play better and the blistering one-sided pace from Nocona cooled off a little bit.
With a 10-point lead, the Lady Indians were able to play even the rest of the set to win comfortably 25-15, but Lindsay had now woken up.
The Lady Knights went on a 7-3 run early in set two to open up an 8-7 lead into a 15-10. The lead kept growing as Lindsay’s big hitters started hitting their spots. The Lady Knights tied the match up, winning set two 25-17.
The third set was back-and-forth through the first 25 points. Nocona got some advantage, up four points 17-13. From there, the Lady Indians had control and were able to not let Lindsay string enough points in a row to come back.
Nocona won the set 25-20 and looked to close things out in set four, up 2-1.
The Lady Knights were looking to force another five-set match. Neither team could get up by more than two points the entire set.
Lindsay got a 16-14 lead and was able to keep it until the Lady Indians retook the lead 23-22 and looked to close the match.
The Lady Knights came back and had two set points ahead 25-24 and 26-25. Nocona won the next point both time to keep the set alive.
After tying the score at 26-26, the Lady Indians were able to win the next two points, closing out the match on a spike from Meg Meekins. Her teammates piled on her as Nocona won the set 28-26 and the match 3-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Jim Bowie Days rodeo has close competition
The Jim Bowie Days three night rodeo celebration entertained crowds at the Bowie Rodeo grounds last week.
T-N-T Rodeo produced and provided the stock and it was sanctioned by the United Professional Rodeo Association for the seventh straight year.
What makes the rodeo stand out is it is one of the largest in the state that encourages amateur athletes to compete against professionals from the UPRA circuit.
At the end of three nights of competition, results for the top of the leaderboard in each event are in and cash was distributed.
In bareback riding, it was the one event where first place was split by two riders. Zach Hibler and Kash Loyd both scored a ride of 80.
In barrel racing, Rhyan Brough finished at the top of a competitive field as the top seven riders who earned money all timed in under 18 seconds. Her time of 17.451 seconds was only nine thousandths of a second faster than second place.
The breakaway roping event also was close and won by Delani Beatty. Her fastest successful catch was 2.42 seconds, which was only .11 faster than second place. The eight competitors who finished in the money all had catches clocking in under three seconds.
The team roping event was won by the team Jake Cooper and Kyle Crick. Their fastest time was 4.54 seconds. It edged out second place by .27 of a second, but was more than a second ahead of the rest of the field.
Case Stone won the steer wrestling event. His time of 3.8 seconds was three tenths of a second faster than second place as he was the only competitor to finish under four seconds.
The calf roping, or tie-down-roping event also was close. Spence Barney won with a time of 8.5 seconds, which was just a tenth of a second faster than second place and two tenths of a second better than third.
In ranch bronc riding, Aaron Urich won the event with a ride of 76.5 points. In saddle bronc riding, Benny Proffitt won the event, with the only ride above 80 points, scoring 80.5 points on his best ride.
In the final event of the night, bull riding was competitive and went down to the wire. With four riders scoring 80 or more, it was Noah Lee (88) that just finished ahead of second place Vitor Losnake (87.5).
For full results from all events of the competitors who finished in the money as well as more pictures, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Firecracker 5K is next week
The 16th Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K is coming to Saint Jo next week on July 4. Welcoming hardcore runners or those looking for a long walk, the race starts and ends at Saint Jo’s Square. You can register online at runsignup.com/Race/TX/SaintJo/ or you can go to Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K Facebook page. Participants 18 and under will cost $15 to register while those older will pay $30. This is a chip timed race on a certified 5K course for those looking to set a new personal record. The race will start at 8 a.m. After the race, for the first time there will be a Li’l Firecracker Run for kids aged six and under. The course will be much shorter as the young kids will also get a T-Shirt and medals. Registration for that event will be on site the day of the event.
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