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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Bowie upsets Henrietta in five

Published

11 years ago

10/10/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

When Henrietta’s Kamryn Weaver thundered down a kill to give the Bearcats game four on Tuesday night, it was gut-check time for the Bowie High School volleyball team.
The Lady Rabbits weren’t to be denied, taking the fifth set and winning the match by scores of 12-25, 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 15-11.
Bowie improved to 20-13 overall, 5-3 in District 3A-9.
Speaking of the district race, it has gotten tighter at the top with Henrietta at 7-1, Holliday lost to Boyd – dropping to 6-2 – and Bowie, Nocona and Boyd are all 5-3.
“The top-five teams in this district are so close to each other,” Henrietta head coach Rachelle Kabisch said. “We knew it would be hard for anyone to go through district undefeated. This makes the district closer, and makes our job harder.”
Meanwhile, Bowie head coach Jeannie Stark called it an opening for the Lady Rabbits to potentially claim a playoff spot.
“I couldn’t be any prouder of the girls,” Stark said. “After a slow start, we turned it on and began to execute. I felt our blocking in set two played a big role in our comeback.”
Stark said Henrietta plays a controlled style – with Weaver a powerful hitter for the Lady Bearcats.
“We had a plan, and the girls executed it after set one,” Stark said. “We began to control the ball, move the sets around, blocked, dug balls, and hit spots we knew would be open. It was a total team win.”
Bowie won the match because they recorded 13 ace blocks as a team, and the Lady Rabbits made good on 99-of-100 serves. Read more, and see district standings, in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Addy Cook (10) is in the middle of a back set while Henslee Ogle (1) and Karsen Morgan (5) look on in Tuesday’s District 3A-9 match versus Henrietta. The Lady Rabbits won in five games, helping to shake up the district standings. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory

Published

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.