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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Conference 2A teams are primed

Published

11 years ago

08/08/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
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Three of four Montague County Conference 2A schools will begin the regular season on Aug. 11.
Forestburg will play host to Victory Christian of Decatur at 5 p.m. Saint Jo will take on first-year program Sacred Heart Muenster at the same time at home. Gold-Burg will travel to Electra for a dual scheduled at 10 a.m.
Those three teams have first-year coaches with Cori Hayes at Forestburg, Dakota Crockett in Saint Jo and Cheryl Cromleigh in Gold-Burg.
“We’ve been working on conditioning and strength,” Hayes said, “and basic skills. We’ve been running our offense and working on serve receive.”
At Forestburg, 16 girls have reported out for volleyball.
Hayes is looking forward to Tuesday’s home opener, his coaching debut.
One thing Hayes is not focused on is the fact there will be a Conference 1A state tournament this year, and three of our county schools will have at least one postseason game.
Meanwhile, that news has been met with glee up in Prairie Valley.
“The girls are practicing with a lot of enthusiasm,” said Jeanie Carpenter. “The girls are looking forward to competing against schools our size.”
Carpenter added the Harrold Tournament to the schedule this year. The Bulldogs could possibly face district opponent Gold-Burg.
There are seven girls out for volleyball at Prairie Valley, with three juniors (only one returning), two sophomores and two freshmen. Read more, and see complete season schedules, in the weekend Bowie News.

Gold-Burg High School’s Hannah Franklin prepares for a hit during the recent Gold-Burg camp in late July at Stoneburg. Gold-Burg plays Electra in the opener Aug. 11. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Nocona suffers homecourt loss, 61-48

Published

3 days ago

02/05/2026

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Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.

The Trojans had other ideas.

Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.

Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Bowie boys corraled at home by City View

Published

3 days ago

02/05/2026

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In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.

Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.

“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Nocona girls rout Windthorst at home

Published

3 days ago

02/05/2026

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Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.

The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.

Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.

“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.