SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Nocona, Bellevue play in Windthorst
Just because the holidays are here, that doesn’t mean local boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are taking a break.
Nocona High School’s boys and girls and Bellevue’s boys will all be competing in the Windthorst 2014 Christmas Tournament set for Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29-30.
On the girls’ side, Nocona will take on Wichita Falls Hirschi on Dec. 29, at 11:30 a.m. in the old gymnasium.
Nocona will then either play the winner or the loser of the game between Windthorst and Throckmorton at 5:30 p.m. If the Lady Indians win, they will play in the new gymnasium. If Nocona loses, it will play in the old gymnasium.
The championship game on the girls’ side is set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The third-place game is at 1 p.m. The consolation and seventh-place games are set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, with the consolation championship in the new gym.
Nocona’s boys will play Alvord at 1 p.m. on Dec. 29 in the old gym.
The Indians will then play the winner of the came between Newcastle and Windthorst at 7 p.m.
If Nocona wins, it will play in the new gym. If Nocona loses, it will play in the old gym.
As for Bellevue, it will play Millsap at 10 a.m. on Dec. 29, in the new gym.
The Eagles will then play either the winner or the loser of the game between Electra and Henrietta.
If Bellevue wins, it will play in the new gym at 2:30 p.m. Should Bellevue lose, it will play in the old gym at 4 p.m.
The championship game is set for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The third-place game will be at 2:30 p.m. The consolation and seventh-place games are set for 11:30 a.m., with the consolation championship in the new gym.
Gold-Burg in action
The Gold-Burg High School boys and girls will play in the Bryson Tournament.
The boys’ side of the draw features the Bears, host Bryson and the Wichita Falls Heat homeschooled team, Wichita Christian and Wichita Falls Notre Dame.
Gold-Burg will open with Bryson at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, followed by the Wichita Falls Heat later in the day at 1:30 p.m. The Bears will take on Wichita Christian at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 31.
The Lady Bears will play Wichita Christian at 9 a.m. on Dec. 30, and then Priddy later in the day. Gold-Burg will square off with Bryson on Dec. 31 at 8 a.m.
Saint Jo boys play
The Saint Jo High School boys’ basketball team will also play over the holiday break on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Perrin-Whitt.
The varsity game is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Prairie Valley off
Prairie Valley’s girls were originally scheduled to play in Muenster over the break as well.
However, Muenster Sacred Heart is playing in the North Central Texas College Holiday Tournament and Muenster High is playing at the Pilot Point Tournament.
Basketball. (Metro graphic)
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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