SPORTS

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Richey wins at Team Roping event

Published

12 years ago

01/28/2015

Jason Richey was part of the winning team at a World Team Roping event that took place in Hamilton on Saturday.
Richey is a header from Bowie. He teamed with heeler Cody Owens with a total time of 33.33 seconds over the course of three runs.
Jim Coffman and Bob Knudsen finished second, three-tenths of a second behind.

NCTC begins spring sports

The North Central Texas College baseball and softball teams are set to begin the 2015 season with games later this week.
The Lions’ basketball team, featuring Nocona’s Caleb Swofford, will play at Mountain View College in Dallas on Friday at noon.
NCTC and Mountain View will then play at noon on Saturday at Darwin Field in Gainesville.
The Lady Lions’ softball team will also play at home at noon on Saturday against Murray State (Okla.).
The baseball and softball fields are located on the NCTC campus.

Nocona’s Graham garners class again

Nocona High School heavyweight powerlifter Deziray Graham won her weight class again – this time at the 11th Annual Perrin Pirate Invitational on Saturday.
Graham lifted 770 pounds, which included a 340-pound squat. She finished 25 pounds ahead of Chico’s Jessica Redwine.
Lexi Towery took second at 165 pounds for Nocona. Towery lifted 625 pounds among the squat, bench press and dead lift. She finished 80 pounds behind Sydney Wilhelm from Archer City.
Jessica Vogel placed eighth at 132-pound division, lifting 530 pounds.
On the boys’ side, Parker Marshall was 10th (945 pounds) and Juan Mancilla 15th (780 pounds) in the very competitive 165-pound class.
Nocona’s girls took ninth in a field of 19 teams, with 19 points. The Indians’ boys didn’t score any points in a field featuring 22 teams.
Overall, there were 158 male and 120 female lifters.

Bowie’s Jason Richey with partner Cody Owens. (Courtesy photo)

SPORTS

Saint Jo volleyball beats Sam Rayburn

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2 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.

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Forestburg VB falls to Chico in four games

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2 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.

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Lady Rabbits defeat Vernon Northside

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2 days ago

09/17/2026

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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.