SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Nocona troubles Paradise

Published

11 years ago

09/30/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

The Nocona High School volleyball team earned its second home sweep of the week, defeating Paradise by scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 on Saturday.
Even with such a convincing win, head coach Tiffany Clay knows Nocona can play even better.
“We didn’t play as well as I would have liked, but a win is a win,” Clay said. “Regardless of our competition, we strive to be better.”
Nocona improved to 17-13 overall, and 4-1 in District 3A-9.
Paradise isn’t the same daunting team as was the case in years past because the Lady Panthers lost a chunk of players from the 2014 squad due to graduation.
In the opening set, Paradise was down 20-18 before Nocona won five of the final seven points – finishing off the first stanza on a Lady Panther attack error.
Nocona won the first five points of the second set as Sherese Price put down a couple of kills and Magye Fenoglio served up an ace.
The Lady Panthers sliced the Lady Indian lead to 13-12 before Nocona stretched out its lead again with several Price tips and a Chloey Hamilton ace serve.

Holliday tops Bowie in four games

The Bowie High School volleyball team suffered its second loss of the week, dropping a four-set match to homestanding Holliday by scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-19, 25-23 on Saturday.
Bowie stands at 17-11, 2-3 in District 3A-9. Still, the Lady Rabbits hold the final playoff spot through five games because of a road win over Boyd.
Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said the team played much better against Holliday than Nocona, but still missed 13 serves and had unforced errors which precluded the Lady Rabbits from possibly taking the fourth set.
The team played host to City View on Tuesday.
Addy Cook continues her exemplary play with 17 kills, 12 assists, 11 digs and an overall .316 attack percentage. Read more, and see complete district standings, in The Bowie News.

Nocona’s Camry Tompkins (12) prepares for the kill during Saturday’s District 3A-9 match against Paradise in Nocona. The Lady Indians dispatched the Lady Panthers in three. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

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

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

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

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

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