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AREA VOLLEYBALL: Saint Jo dispatches Prairie Valley in four
By BLAKE WOOD
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Saint Jo made a short trip to Prairie Valley, but the Lady Panthers didn’t make short work of the Lady Bulldogs in this District 2A-10 contest.
The Lady Panthers added their second district win with a four-set triumph by scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-9, 25-10 in a match that was quite competitive early on.
Saint Jo improved their record to 8-13 with a 2-1 district mark. Prairie Valley dropped to 3-19 with a 0-3 district mark.
“I thought the girls played all right,” said Saint Jo coach Kristi Tallon. “Though, I felt they didn’t play to their potential.”
“The girls played very well in the first two sets,” said Prairie Valley coach Jeannie Carpenter. “We just seemed to lose momentum in the third and fourth.”
Both teams were tied during two timeouts in the opening set. Saint Jo performed well in the final two sets, including jumping to a 9-0 lead in the third set.
Tallon mentioned a lack of an air conditioning unit in Prairie Valley’s gym as a factor in preparing for the match. Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.
Prairie Valley’s Brooklynn Messer sends a free ball past Karla Fernandez (8) of Saint Jo during Friday’s District 2A-10 match in Prairie Valley. (News photo by Blake Wood)
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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