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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Bowie opens 2015 season on road

Published

11 years ago

07/08/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
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For the third straight season, the Bowie High School volleyball team will open up with Archer City on Aug. 11.
Last year, the Lady Rabbits defeated Archer City here in Bowie. However, the Wildcats were the ones to play in the University Interscholastic League state tournament against nearby Lindsay.
This summer, as a means of betterment, Bowie has participated in the West Texas Summer Tour, and the Lady Rabbits have met with much success.
“I feel like the tour has benefitted us,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “They’ve been playing together well, and that’s been a huge help. They’ve bonded. I think they are becoming a team.”
Stark said she will most likely run a 10-girl rotation this season, and most of the Lady Rabbits return. Cassie Caswell, Madeline Page, Brooke Reaves and Stephanie Clement have been lost to graduation.
Stark said it’s important to schedule a tough team like Archer City right away because “it’s a really intense match, there’s a lot riding on it.”
Before the season begins, there’s much work to do.
Bowie will play host to the Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV) camp on July 23-24, which will feature two Lady Rabbit squads, two teams from Nocona, Conference 4A Iowa Park and Conference 2A Windthorst and Petrolia. Read more, and see the schedule, in the mid-week Bowie News in print or with your electronic subscription.

Bowie’s Taylor Thompson (left) sends the ball over the net during a match against Comanche in the West Texas Summer Tour from June. The volleyball team opens the regular season on the road at Archer City on Aug. 11. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Saint Jo volleyball beats Sam Rayburn

Published

3 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

Published

3 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

Published

3 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.