SPORTS
Bowie opens season with heavy hearts
The Bowie Lady Rabbits started their season last week with games in back-to-back days and somehow came away with two wins despite the school tragedy hanging over everything.
After a miscommunication and a rescheduling, the Lady Rabbits hosted Hirschi on Friday to open the season.
Unfortunately, news of the auto accident that killed a Bowie senior started spreading a few hours before the game and the girls minds were elsewhere.
Bowie was able to hold a lead in the low scoring game 19-15 at halftime. It was a rough and tumble game with a lot of fouls being called on both sides. The Lady Rabbits led 27-24 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams picked up the scoring in the fourth quarter, but it came as a result of both teams being in the bonus and sending players to the foul line and capitalizing off of turnovers. While the Lady Huskies hit a three at the buzzer, Bowie was ahead enough to win 44-43.
Abbi Gamblin led the team with 10 points while Hope Howard and Lexi Kirkham each had seven.
The Lady Rabbits had to turn around and travel to Callisburg on Saturday. Coach Chuck Hall thought his girls looked exhausted since they are not in the best shape and since they are still trying to process the accident, but they still took care of business.
They had a solid 30-19 lead at halftime, but came out in the third quarter flat as the Lady Cats got back in the game and cut the lead to 36-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Fortunately, Bowie was able to play well in the fourth quarter and extend their lead as they won by double digits 54-43.
Aslyn Davis led the team with 17 points and Howard was second with 14.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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