SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Gold-Burg opens with Savoy
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Gold-Burg High School volleyball team will open the regular season against a familiar coach.
The Lady Bears will play Savoy at 5 p.m. on Aug. 8 in Stoneburg as Gold-Burg squares off against Kristi Tallon’s new team. Kristi Tallon was the former longtime coach in Saint Jo, before being replaced by Dakota Crockett two years ago.
“It’s going to be fun coaching against her again,” said Gold-Burg head coach Cheryl Cromleigh. “I coached against her on the junior high level when I was at Montague. I think it’ll be a good match, and I expect us to do well.”
The Lady Bears were 4-26 overall during the 2016 season, in which they split District 2A-10 games against Prairie Valley. Both teams finished 1-13 in district.
Gold-Burg will be spearheaded by several seniors – including second-team all-district performer Hannah Franklin plus Shelby Horton, Megan Metz, Stormey Edwards and Ashley Rainey. Metz and Horton were honorable mention district picks.
The Lady Bears will play in three tournaments, including their own one-day event on Sept. 2. The team also will compete in the Bryson Tournament from Aug. 10-12 and Chico Aug. 17 and 19. Read more, and see the complete schedule, in the print and electronic versions of the July 22 Bowie News.
Gold-Burg’s Megan Metz (14) sends the ball over the net during a match from the 2016 season. Metz was an honorable mention District 2A-10 selection, and will be one of several senior leaders on the Lady Bears. (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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