SPORTS
Bellevue hosts first baseball game since 1998
The Nocona Indians spoiled Bellevue’s first home opener since 1998 on Tuesday night in what was still a celebration for the Eagles.
The Indians won 21-4 after four innings due to run-rule, but the night belonged to the Bellevue community welcoming back baseball.
The Eagles honored members of the 1964 team before the game, as the team won its bi-district title 60 years previously. Then a member, Gary Johnson, threw out the game’s first pitch.
With the field being worked on since before the beginning of the school year, for it to be playable and in good condition to host a game is an accomplishment in itself.
The same could be said for the Bellevue team, with many of the 12 players not having much baseball experience before this season.
The game itself was not much of a celebration for the Eagles as the bigger 2A Nocona team dominated. The team’s had played the previous week and the Indians had won 20-2 and things went similar on Tuesday.
After Bellevue limited Nocona to only one run in the first inning, the Indians scored 12 runs in the second inning to bust the game open. Nocona had six singles, four doubles, three walks and two hit batters.
The Eagles answered in the same inning. With the bases loaded, Bryce Ramsey hit a ground ball that induced an error that scored a run. Blake Reese then drew a walk to score another run followed by Ryan Jones hitting a single that drove in the team’s third run. River Trail drew a walk to drive in one more run to cut the lead down to 13-4.
Nocona then added six more runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth inning while Bellevue could not get any more runs to come across.
The Indians won 21-4 after four innings due to run-rule.
Nocona’s Walker Murphey led the team with four RBIs while RJ Walker was second with three RBIs. Four different players had two RBIs each for the Indians. As a team they finished with 19 hits while drawing seven walks and three hit batters.
Caden Belcher came in for relief on the mound for Nocona and allowed one hit and no runs while striking out five batters.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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