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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Parr, Bowie stop Nocona

Published

10 years ago

10/06/2016

By DANI BLACKBURN
dani@postoakmedia.net

The Bowie and Nocona High School volleyball teams were both hungry for a win on Friday night after both teams suffered losses earlier in the week, but it was ultimately the Lady Rabbits who refused to finish the week without a win.
The Bowie High School volleyball team defeated the home team by scores of 25-20, 22-25, 25-20 and 25-17.
Addy Cook paced the offense with 16 kills, 20 digs, four aces and 17 assists. Nocona Head Coach Tiffany Clay said when playing a team that has a dominate player like Cook, you can’t give them points they don’t directly earn. Unfortunately, Nocona did just that with six serve errors and 27 hitting errors.
However, the Lady Indians definitely did not hand the game over, beating them in the second set and earning 20 points in the first and third match.
“We were aggressive for most of the game and battled back and forth with them,” said Clay.
Lady Rabbit Henslee Ogle scooped up 31 digs for the win, while Ivy Dennis contributed seven kills and six digs. Karlyn Dean added two aces with her sharp serving skills, seven kills, three blocks and five digs.
Carcyn Robertson added six digs and one assist, Aslyn Davis contributed two kills and two digs, Hope Howard had one dig, and Mackenzie Tole served up one ace, seven kills and nine digs. It was the performance needed to beat the Lady Indians.
During her first varsity game, sophomore Landra Parr provided 17 assists for the Lady Rabbits, along with four digs, three aces and one kill, proving her spot on the team.
“I knew Landra could come out and handle it,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “She doesn’t show a lot of emotion, and she was locked in. I think she did a great job setting the ball.” Read more, and see district standings, in the Oct. 5 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Landra Parr sets the ball for either Aslyn Davis (9) or Addy Cook (10) during Friday’s District 3A-8 match between the Lady Rabbits and Nocona. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)

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Nocona, Saint Jo VB open district with wins

Published

7 days ago

10/01/2026

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Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.

The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.

Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.

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

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Bellevue VB wins at home over Midway

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).

Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.

“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.

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

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Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)

Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.

Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.

Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.

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