SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Teams gauge progress

Published

11 years ago

08/12/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

All of Montague County’s volleyball teams – save for Saint Jo – began the season last weekend with scrimmages.
Scrimmages are used as a gauge to find out what your team excels in, and what areas need attention.
For Prairie Valley, it’s a new beginning running a 5-1 offense with Brooklyn Messer at setter.
“We are working on our passing,” Lady Bulldogs’ head coach Jeannie Carpenter said.
On Friday, Prairie Valley played a home scrimmage versus Graford and then the Lady Bulldogs went to Electra on Saturday.
Carpenter said the girls were nervous, at first, but settled into their matches. Prairie Valley has several freshmen who will see varsity playing time during the 2015 campaign.
Forestburg participated in a scrimmage at Chico on Friday.
“The starters played well,” Lady Horns’ first-year coach Cori Hayes said. “We needed to work on our serve receive, and we did.”
Scrimmages across the area were informal – with scores not kept. Teams played to a certain time.
There was one key element at all the scrimmages, including the one here in Bowie last Saturday.
The Texas Association of Sports Officials, Wichita Falls chapter and others, used the scrimmages as a means to train their referees.
“I thought we played well and we started off strong (on Saturday),” longtime Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Gold-Burg also competed in the Bowie Saturday Showdown scrimmage on Aug, 8, taking on District 2A-10 foe Valley View and Newcastle. The Lady Bears opened the regular season on Tuesday with a triangular at Electra. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory

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2 days ago

08/20/2026

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In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.

The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.

Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.

After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.

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

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Lady Indian VB falls in semis at Brock Tourney

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2 days ago

08/20/2026

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Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.

After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.

From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.

To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.

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

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Area teams hit gridiron for scrimmages

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2 days ago

08/20/2026

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County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.

Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.

“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”

Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.

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