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Volleyball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits played at the Glen Rose Tournament and did well enough to earn their way to the gold bracket.
On Friday the Lady Rabbits did well in pool play. They were able to beat Peaster in three tightly contested sets 27-25, 19-25, 25-20.
Matches against Eastern Hills and La Vega were no contest as Bowie won both in straight sets by big margins. Their one loss of the day was against Denton as they were overmatched, losing in straight sets.
Their 3-1 record got them to the gold bracket where they played Sanger. They lost in straight sets when they played China Springs.
After losing the first set 25-14, the Lady Rabbits were able to win a close second set 25-21 to force a third set. Unfortunately they lost the third set 25-14 and were out of the tournament.
Aslyn Davis was named to the all-tournament team for the second straight time. Bowie plays in their final tournament this weekend at Argyle.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns played in their first official tournament during the weekend in Chico.
The Lady Horns struggled, but were able to gain valuable experience. After coming up short against Electra and the Boyd JV on Thursday, Forestburg played much better on Saturday.
Against Quanah the Lady Horns just missed out on winning the first set 25-23 before losing the second set 25-15.
Forestburg was able to bounce back and played their best game of the tournament against Crowell. The Lady Horns dominated, winning the first set 25-4 and the second 25-12 for their first win of the tournament.
Unfortunately, Forestburg was matched up with Electra again and lost in straight sets to end their tournament.
Kassidy Travis led the team with 15 kills, Lacy Huddleston with 21 digs, Katie Willett with 14 assists and Faith Moore with 10 aces.
Coach Cori Hayes was able to look through the losses and find the good in the five matches his team needed at this point in the season.
“I think overall we played pretty well in all five games,” Hayes said. “Our strengths were service and hustle, our weakness would’ve been lack of communication. Our number one priority from here out needs to be improving communication.”
The Lady Horns’ next game is at 5 p.m. this Friday at Gold-Burg.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears played in their second tournament last week at Chico.
The Lady Bears struggled to get wins, going 1-4, but they were able to keep some of the matches close.
After a terrible first set in their opening game against Petrolia, Gold-Burg played them a lot closer, losing only 25-22.
Against Quanah the Lady Bears played two back and forth sets with them that could have gone either way. Unfortunately, Quanah ended up pulling out both wins with close scores of 25-23 and 25-21.
Coming off just missing a win, Gold-Burg took their frustration out on Harold. The Lady Bears won the game in straight sets by good margins of 25-16 and 25-15.
Gold-Burg’s last two matches against tournament host Chico and Vernon Northside were less competitive as they lost both matches in straight sets.
Taylor Lyons and Kelly Contreras were named to the all tournament team.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh saw positives in a lot of her team’s matches and areas they still need to improve.
“Once we got started against Petrolia I saw lots of improvement in our defensive coverage and our hitting,” Cromleigh said. “In the Harrold match everything clicked and we looked awesome at times. We still need to serve better. That cost us the Quanah match, we missed serves at the wrong time. I’m proud of the girls.”
The Lady Bears next game is when they host Forestburg at 5 p.m. on Aug. 24.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley volleyball team hosted Savoy on Friday.
The first two sets were competitive, but saw Prairie Valley pull away at the end, winning 25-18 and 25-20. Then the third set came.
“We started off slow but by set three we were really playing together well,” Coach Jeannie Carpenter said. “Everything just clicked and the results were impressive.”
The Lady Bulldogs stomped Savoy in the third set, winning 25-3 to win the game overall in three sets.
Emily Carpenter led the team with 9 kills, Sydni Messer with 13 assists, Hailey Winkler with 10 digs and Kincaid Johnson with 9 aces.
Prairie Valley next plays at 5 p.m. on Aug. 28 at Northside.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo will have a new boy’s basketball coach this school year.
Jacob Nocktonick is coming to the district after spending the last two years at Bland as an assistant coach. It is his first head coaching job in basketball.
Nocktonick graduated from Princeton High School in 2015 where he played and loved basektball. He graduated in 2019 from Tarleton State University and despite playing basketball up until he graduated, he did not see coaching in his future. He worked for most of three years after college at a landscape supply company, but something was missing from his life.
“I realized after being out of it for three or four years, something was missing from my life that I really loved,” Nocktonick said. “That was playing the game I love and being around people that really love to be there.”
Nocktonick did not have much experience coaching before then, but through his experience at Bland, he knows he has found his true purpose.
“I missed that passion,” Nocktonick said. “I love it and love the kids I have been working with.”
Nocktonick is especially excited in his role in shaping young men for the future through basketball.
“At the end of the day, people aren’t going to remember me for my records,” Nocktonick said. “I get to touch lives in this role. It’s a lot different than other jobs because I have a lot of kids that look up to me. Even past players from Bland still hit me up, asking for life advice and it’s just different.”
He describes himself as the type of teacher who likes to climb up on his desk and get everyone involved more than just lecture through power point presentations. That extends to his coaching as well.
“I am extremely passionate and enthusiastic,” Nocktonick said. “I want kids to know when the time is to be serious, but know we are going to have fun, bond and become like family. I am not in this for the business. I am in this for the relationships.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie cheerleading team went to cheer camp on July 13-16 at Texas Women’s University.
It was a good opportunity for the team to learn new things to take into the school year, according to cheer sponsor Destanie Curry.
“They learn their job is not to just lead the crowds in cheers, but they are ambassadors of their school and community and how to fulfill that role to the best of their ability,” Curry said. “Of course, they also learn stunt safety, new stunts, new cheer material and how to incorporate all this into pep rallies, routines and games.”
It can be intense, with campers expected to eat, sleep and breathe cheerleading from morning until night, staying positive and spiritful in everything they do since councilors are always watching and looking to see who will earn extra awards.
At the end of the four days, the Lady Rabbits cheerleading team took home several team and individual awards.
The team won one spirit stick daily and one on the final day. They were awarded each night to teams who demonstrated leadership, positive attitudes, excellent class participation and who respect and encourage one another, their coaches and staff.
Bowie earned its National Federation of State High School Association’s squad credential. The group earned Stunt SAFE, which was presented to teams that displayed excellent skills in spotting and stunt technique.
The final team award was in the Game Day Championship trophy. The competition included crowd involvement with a game day chant and cheer learned at the camp.
They were judged on crowd leading effectiveness, use of props, incorporation of stunts, technique and execution of skills.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
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