SPORTS
Lady Indians start playoff run with a blowout win against Hawley
The Nocona Lady Indians blew the doors off the gym against Hawley on Monday to open up their playoff run on the right note.
The Lady Indians beat the Lady Cats 84-39 in a one-sided beating they have been giving up routinely since they started district play.
Nocona first secured its seventh straight district title the previous week when it beat the only team that gave it any trouble during district play, Seymour, on Feb. 4.
The state-ranked Lady Panthers lost by single-digits the first time around and the second game was no different. The Lady Indians led 21-18 at halftime and actually trailed 29-28 heading into the final period. Nocona had Meg Meekins score 11 of the team’s 13 points as it took the lead and held on to win 41-38.
Meekins led the team with 27 points while Paige Davis was second with five points.
The win not only secured Nocona’s seventh straight district title, it was the sixth straight district title where the team had no losses, with the last loss coming in 2019.
Heading into Monday’s bi-district playoff game, the Lady Indians had a lot of confidence even if Hawley came in with 22 wins and had finished second in the district to a state-ranked Cisco team.
For the first three quarters Nocona showed no mercy. For a team that had outscored its district opponents by more than 550 points, the Lady Indians know how to not let off the gas pedal.
Nocona scored 25 points, 21 points and 24 points in the first three quarters all while not allowing the Lady Cats to score in the double-digits in any quarter.
Up 70-18 entering the fourth quarter, only then did the Lady Indians let off the gas as Coach Kyle Spitzer emptied his bench. More than half of Hawley’s scoring came in the final quarter as Nocona won 81-39.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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