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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Rabbits take on ranked ’Cats
Bowie’s first regular-season opponent is ranked in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Conference 1A-2A poll.
The poll for 1A and 2A has been combined this year.
Iola, the defending champion in Conference 2A, and Conference 1A champion Round Top-Carmine are tied atop the 1A-2A poll.
Archer City, Bowie’s first opponent, is slotted eighth.
Other teams of note in the 1A-2A preseason poll are Windthorst at No. 3, and Kopperl and Wink tied for 10th.
Kopperl defeated Forestburg during the 1A regional semifinals last year.
In the Conference 3A poll, defending champion Jewett Leon is No. 1 with Peaster second and Shallowater third. Schulenburg, which jumped from 2A to 3A, is ninth.
Saint Jo readies tournament
For the first time in several years, Saint Jo High School will be having a high school volleyball tournament.
The tournament begins at 8 a.m. on Aug. 11. Matches will take place in both “The Dome” and the auxiliary gymnasium.
Pool A will play in “The Dome,” with the following teams: Chico, Perrin-Whitt, Alvord, Collinsville and the Lady Panther varsity.
Pool B will compete in the auxiliary gymnasium.
Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for students each day. Or patrons may purchase a tournament pass for $8. Senior citizens will be admitted free.
Saint Jo will play Perrin-Whitt at 10 a.m., followed by Chico at 1 p.m., Collinsville at 3 p.m. and Alvord at 5 p.m.
Sacred Heart Muenster, Forestburg, Savoy, Electra and the Lady Panther junior varsity team will compete in the “B” pool.
Gold-Burg, PV play at Harrold
For Gold-Burg High School, the Harrold Tournament will mark the Lady Bears’ season debut.
Prairie Valley also will play at the event set for Sept. 13.
Keep in mind, this is a one-day tournament.
In the opening round, Gold-Burg JV will take on Paducah at 8:45 a.m.
Gold-Burg’s varsity plays Northside of rural Vernon at 9:30 a.m.
Prairie Valley is set to play Benjamin at 10:15 a.m. Read more in the Aug. 10 Bowie News.
Bowie High School’s Mackenzie Tole sends a tip for Wichita Falls’ Old High’s blocking scheme to deal with during a scrimmage from Saturday. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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