SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Nocona edged yet again

Published

11 years ago

03/21/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Nocona High School’s softball team is close – agonizingly close to earning its first District 3A-9 victory.
The Lady Indians were up 7-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth during Tuesday’s 3A-9 game at Henrietta.
But then the Lady Bearcats rallied for five runs to win 8-7.
Still, first-year Nocona head coach Jon Shaw isn’t discouraged.
“We still have 11 district games, and there’s plenty to play for,” Shaw said. “The last two games, it’s been something here, something there. In the sixth inning, we just couldn’t get out of it.”
Nocona has lost its last two district games by one run each.
The Indians (3-9 overall, 0-3 in 3A-9) played Boyd on Friday night in Henrietta as the district schedule continued.
Nocona built its lead in the fifth and sixth innings, but it wasn’t enough to counter Henrietta’s final scoring push. The Lady Indians committed two costly errors during the bottom of the sixth which sealed the team’s fate.
Shaw pointed to the fact Nocona left the bases loaded in the top of the sixth. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the weekend Bowie News.

Nocona’s Cassidy Jones slides safely into home during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 game at Henrietta. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.