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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
Nocona hosted a dual with Gunter and Ponder on Tuesday night, playing back-to-back in closely contested matches that saw the Lady Indians come out triumphant after four hours of volleyball.
Nocona had to work to beat the Lady Tigers 3-1 and the Lady Lions in a five set thriller 3-2.
The Lady Indians found out right away Gunter was not here to mess around. The Lady Tigers won the first set 25-21 to take an early lead.
Nocona settled down and won the next two sets 25-14 and 25-20 to take a 2-1 lead heading into the fourth set. Gunter needed to win to force a fifth set, but did not have enough gas as the Lady Indians won the set 25-22 to win the match.
Nocona did not have much time to relish its win as Ponder was up next after a short break. The fresher Lady Lions were able to pull out the win in set one 25-22. Again, the Lady Indians were able to come back from losing the firs set, winning sets two and three by the barest margins possible 25-23 and 27-25.
Ponder would not go away though. The fourth set was just as much of a battle as the whole match had been. Again the set went into extra points like in the third set, but it was the Lady Lions who came out on top 27-25 to force a fifth and final set.
The fifth set lived up to the rest of the match as neither team could gain or keep much of a lead that was safe. It went down to the wire and thankfully it was Nocona who came out on top, winning 16-14 to win the match.
The Lady Indians host Bridgeport at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 20.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears traveled to Graford on Tuesday and pulled out a come from behind win in tough conditions.
The gym’s air conditioning was not working and temperatures got up to the high 80s, made worse by the fact the match went to five sets. Fortunately, the Lady Bears came out on top.
Things were not going Gold-Burg’s way the first two sets. The heat was affecting the Lady Bears setting and the young team was having some consistency issues as the Lady Rabbits won 25-22 and 25-21.
Gold-Burg was not giving up. The Lady Bears focused up and were able to win sets three and four with scores of 25-21 and 25-19.
With all of the momentum, Gold-Burg carried that into the fifth set and won comfortably 15-8 to end the literal heat marathon.
The Lady Bears travel to Saint Jo to play at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers hosted Gainesville on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won easily in straight sets against the Lady Leopards. Only the first set was any type of competitive as Saint Jo won 25-17, 25-9 and 25-12.
Coach Charlie Hamilton knew heading into the match her team had the better ability, but warned them of not letting Gainesville’s play affect how they play.
Hamilton is still trying to round out her final varsity roster at this point as she has shuffled around the lineup.
Saint Jo hosts Gold-Burg at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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