SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: ‘Buckle Up’ for excitement

Published

11 years ago

09/02/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

Lane Fenoglio was a soon-to-be sophomore at Nocona High School when she was killed in a traffic accident on July 11, 1998.
Fenoglio wasn’t wearing her seat belt.
Lane’s mother, Janna, has been on a crusade to advocate for the use of seat belts by drivers and passengers alike in motor vehicles ever since.
“Unfortunately, there are people who still don’t take the time to buckle up,” said Janna, who also works in the insurance business for Sewell-Uselton in Nocona and Ken Blanton Insurance in Gainesville.
This weekend, there was a rollover accident in rural Nocona, and Jalyn Blevins was able to walk away healthy because she was wearing her seat belt, said Janna Fenoglio.
This Thursday and Saturday, the 16th Annual Buckle Up For Lane’s Sake Tournament is set to honor the memory of Lane Fenoglio, who was a member of the Lady Indian junior varsity volleyball team at the time of her passing. She played setter.
“I am elated we have had this tournament keep going,” Janna Fenoglio said. “The dream has continued. I know we wouldn’t have been able to pull it off without the help of our community.”
Scores of volunteers help make the tournament tick.
There are several new teams in the field this year, including Gold-Burg, Saginaw and Whitewright, Munday and Christ Academy of Wichita Falls. Read more, and see the pool play bracket, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Lane Fenoglio, who was a Nocona setter on the junior varsity team back in 1997, has had a volleyball tournament in her honor for the past 16 years. (Courtesy photo)

SPORTS

Saint Jo volleyball beats Sam Rayburn

Published

4 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

4 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

4 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.