SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Bowl season is here
Belated Merry Christmas to all of you college football fans out there.
The bowl season is upon us, and everyone is preparing to watch their favorite teams.
However, my favorite college team – the Arkansas Razorbacks – plays on Jan. 2, 2016, against the Kansas State Wildcats at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn.
That’s the same day the sports editor has scheduled the first-ever “Basketball-palooza” in which The Bowie News will attempt to cover games from four venues that day.
First, it’s off to Muenster to watch Forestburg play Sacred Heart. Then, the Grand Marquis will drive to Stoneburg for a District 1A-21 showdown between Gold-Burg and Slidell.
The final two basketball games feature the first set of District 3A-9 boys’ and girls’ doubleheaders. Bowie plays at Holliday while Paradise treks to Nocona. So, that Jan. 2 day will be filled with round oranges, and not brown spheroids.
This marks the second-ever year with the college football playoff system.
The Cotton Bowl Classic at Arlington, Texas, pits No. 3 Michigan State versus No. 2 Alabama at 3 p.m. on Dec. 31. The Orange Bowl will be at Miami Gardens, Fla., with No. 1 Clemson taking on No. 4 Oklahoma at 7 p.m. on the same day.
Those winners will meet in the college football national playoff set for 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Read more in The Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
AT&T Stadium in Arlington will be the site of one of two national college football playoff semifinals this year as No. 2 Alabama plays No. 3 Michigan State in The Cotton Bowl. (Courtesy photo by James Smith/The Dallas Cowboys)
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.
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.
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.
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