SPORTS
LOCAL SPORTS: Henrietta beats Nocona baseball, softball
Henrietta plated 10 runs in the top of the third inning to take a 12-1 lead en route to a 20-6 conquest over homestanding Nocona.
Nocona fought off the mercy rule until the bottom of the fifth.
The Indians scored three runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth, but it certainly wasn’t enough on this night that saw Nocona use four pitchers and Henrietta mash seven doubles.
Nocona stands at 6-9 overall, and 2-6 in District 3A-9. The Indians will play at Boyd tonight, and then return home for Jacksboro on Thursday.
Jaxon Phipps provided a pair of RBIs in the loss. Tres Howard and Charles Evans both scored twice for the Indians.
The teams combined for nine defensive errors in this wild contest.
Jeremy James singled to score Robert Hawkins and Howard plated a run on Evans’ RBI groundout in the fifth.
Nocona could have scored more runs in the fourth, but the Indians grounded into a double play. Evans plated his first run on a Phipps’ RBI single in the third.
Softball
Henrietta 13, Nocona 3
The Nocona softball team suffered its fourth straight loss as Henrietta defeated the Lady Indians on Friday 13-3.
Jaxon Phipps tags out a Henrietta runner during last Friday’s District 3A-9 game at Nocona. The Bearcats walloped the Indians 20-6. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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)
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.
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.
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