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2 Montague County volleyball players chosen for the Oil Bowl
Two athletes from Montague County are confirmed to play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl’s first all star volleyball game on June 15.
Graduating players Abby Zamzow from Bowie and DeAnna Molinaro from Gold-Burg will be joining some of the best players in the area for one last high school volleyball game.
The organizations football game is one of the longest tenured all star games in the state dating back to 1937, but with basketball being added last year after a 17 year absence, volleyball is being put on the docket for the first time.
Zamzow was a first team all-district selection for the Lady Rabbits. She did a little bit of everything for Bowie as she split time between setting and attacking, on offense.
She also was versatile enough to play in the back row and her jump serve was a powerful weapon when she had it going .
A newcomer to the Lady Rabbits after spending her first three years at Henrietta, Zamzow seemed to blend in well. The team finished third in the district, but gave many of the top teams it faced a run for their money.
Coach Breanna Jones enjoyed having Zamzow on her team and is proud she will represent Bowie in the inaugural game.
“Abby was an all around player as a setter, hitter and defense player,” Jones said. “For her to be selected for the Oil Bowl just shows how much of an impact player she is and that we were fortunate to have her.”
Molinaro was one of the few seniors for the Lady Bears this season. A first team all-district selection, Molinaro’s versatility and consistency helped a young team get better as the season went along. The crowning achievement was when Gold-Burg beat Bluff Dale in five sets to win the bi-district playoff game.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh is proud one of the first players she shepherded through high school is getting recognized for such an honor.
“When I came to Gold-Burg, DeAnna was just a freshman and I could see “a diamond in the rough,” Cromleigh said. “She could play all positions and had the most consistent serve. She grew to be our leader her senior year and blossomed. The team rallied around DeAnna all season long to their bi-district championship. It means more than words can express for DeAnna to get to play one more game for Gold-Burg. She makes me so proud every time she steps on the court. She is a fierce competitor and my champion.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs had a good final non-district warm-up on Friday at home against Ector.
The Eagles beat the Bulldogs 69-63 in a game where Prairie Valley was trying to play catch up all the way through.
The Bulldogs were coming off a tough tournament at Electra the previous week to try and knock the holiday rust off. Prairie Valley was familiar with Ector, having played the team to start its season back in early November and was hoping to compete better than it did in that first game.
The Eagles came out firing, splashing five 3-pointers, including several deep ones, to go out to a 21-8 lead in the first quarter. Even with the Bulldogs changing out of their preferred zone defense, the 3-pointers continued a bit and opened things up inside the arc.
Thankfully, Prairie Valley’s offense came alive in the second quarter, scoring 18 points and cutting the lead down to 38-26 at halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same, though a different player for Ector started to get hot from beyond the arc. Even as the Bulldogs were able to keep up their offensive production from the second quarter, they could not break through and cut the game to single-digits, trailing 54-42 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter saw Prairie Valley break through to cut it the lead to single-digits, but just not close enough. Every time the Bulldogs were on the cusp of making it a one or two basket game, the Eagles would make a shot to keep that distance.
In the end, the final score was the closest Prairie Valley got as Ector won 69-63.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians bounced back with a competitive district win at Petrolia on Friday.
The Indians won 60-53 against the Pirates in a game where the middle quarters took drastic swings in momentum.
Nocona was coming off its first district loss against Windthorst as the team sat a 1-1 district record.
Petrolia came into the game at 0-1, but had a bit more time to prepare for the game.
The first quarter was competitive, but the Indians were able to get to the free throw line at will and led 16-11.
Then Nocona’s pressure defense turned up its intensity in the second quarter.
“Our pressure seemed to disrupt them and we were able to get out in transition after forcing turnovers,” Coach Brody Wilson said.
Nocona scored 25 points and led 41-25 at halftime.
Unfortunately, that intensity did not keep up at the start of the third quarter for Nocona.
The Indians took their foot off the gas a little bit which allowed Petrolia’s offense to get back into the game and make up some of the deficit.
The Pirates outscored Nocona 15-7 and trailed only 48-40 heading into the final period.
Thankfully, the Indians bounced back and competed a bit better in the fourth quarter. Nocona was able to keep offensive pace to keep Petrolia at a bit of a distance instead of making it a one score game.
The Indians held on to win 60-53.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly Bowie News.
For more pictures from the Prairie Valley game, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6871971&T=1
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