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Both Nocona teams definitively wrapped up district titles for the second straight year at Olney on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won unthinkably by the score of 73-2 while the Indians won 54-30.
The Nocona girls had already wrapped up the district title no matter if it lost on Tuesday. Still, the Lady Indians wanted to keep playing well with playoffs on the horizon.
While already winning in dominant fashion in every district game, including holding the Lady Cubs to single-digits the first game, Nocona took it one step closer.
Through three quarters Olney had not scored a point. The Lady Cubs had two free throw attempts in the fourth quarter, but missed both.
With the final seconds ticking away, Olney avoided the shut out on its final possession of the game where it made one basket.
Nocona won 73-2.
The Lady Indians start their playoff journey at 8 p.m. on Feb. 12 at Mineral Wells against Anson.
The Nocona Indians knew a win at sixth place Olney should not be too much trouble, though they wanted to avoid any on-court dust ups like the first game.
The Indians limited the Cubs to only 10 points in the first half while scoring well and leading 29-10.
Olney bounced back in the third quarter, more than doubling its first half total and outscoring Nocona, though only by three points.
The Indians took care of the ball better in the fourth quarter and picked up their energy again to finish well in the final period. Nocona outscored the Cubs 14-6 as it won 54-30.

Saint Jo vs Prairie Valley girls
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers wrapped up their regular season with a win at Prairie Valley on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won 68-27 against the Lady Bulldogs.
Saint Jo had guaranteed a district title its previous game against Forestburg. For Prairie Valley, it was the last game no matter the outcome.
The swarming Lady Panther press defense was everywhere against the young and low depth Lady Bulldogs.
Saint Jo executed like it wanted to in almost every way, working the ball inside against Prairie Valley’s zone instead of just settling for 3-pointers and scoring more efficiently than average.
The Lady Panthers were able to get a lot of younger players some varsity time in the second half and Coach Daniel Lindenborn thought they did a great job.
For the Lady Bulldogs, Linzie Priddy led the team with 14 points. Senior Makaylee Gomez, in her last game, scored nine points. Natalee Young grabbed a team high nine rebounds.

Saint Jo vs Prairie Valley boys
The Saint Jo Panthers beat Prairie Valley on the road Tuesday night to stay in third place in the district standings.
The Panthers won 61-43 against the Bulldogs.
Saint Jo was coming off a disappointing loss to second place Forestburg, but bounced back.
It was a high-scoring first quarter as Prairie Valley scored 19 points. The Panthers full-court press picked up the intensity and it limited the Bulldogs for the rest of the game to only single-digit point totals in the final three quarters.
Saint Jo slowly started to pull way, especially in the second half as it won.

Missing scores
The Forestburg teams had a bye-game.
The Gold-Burg girls team had to cancel its season for having too few players. The Bellevue Lady Eagles were scheduled to play them on Tuesday.

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

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Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night

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Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)

Youngsters from the smallest T-ballers to the little leaguers received recognition at the awards night.
The Pink Sox show off their championship jewels after winning first place in the girls’ pony league. (Photo by Barbara Green0
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World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics

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The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.

Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.

Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.

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Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th

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Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.

See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.

Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.

Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher in the Firecracker 5K.
Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, came in as the top female finisher in the Firecracker 5K.
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