SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits traveled to Celina to play the Lady Bobcats in their final non-district game.
Celina easily beat the Lady Rabbits in straight sets, with set scores of 25-12, 25-11 and 25-14.
Coach Breanna Jones felt her team could not get into much of a rhythm thanks to the Lady Bobcats size in the middle and the tempo of their offense.
“Our communication dropped and we just could not overcome their size,” Jones said.
Bowie kicks off district play against a likely playoff team at Henrietta. The Lady Rabbits will play at noon on Sept. 28.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs gave Windthorst all they could handle Saturday morning at home.
The Lady Bulldogs not only took a set off the perennial playoff competitors from 2A, they almost forced a fifth set. The Lady Trojans ultimately won 3-1.
The bigger team that is used to having its way with any 1A competition in the district, Windthorst played like it by winning the first set in dominating fashion 25-11.
Prairie Valley knew they could only play better and competed well in the second set. Neither team could get much of a lead and it went down to the wire where the Lady Bulldogs won 25-23 to tie the match up at 1-1.
Unfortunately, Prairie Valley could not parlay that play into the third set. The Lady Trojans gained a big lead and won comfortably 25-13 to go up 2-1, hoping the second set would be just a blip in concentration.
The Lady Bulldogs were not done though as the fourth set was competitive from the beginning. Again, neither team was able to get much of a lead. Prairie Valley needed to win the set if it wanted to force a fifth set and chance to win. Unfortunately, Windthorst was able to pull out the narrow win 25-23 this time to win the match.
Prairie Valley next plays Electra at home on Sept. 28 at 11 a.m.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers played at 2A Lindsay on Friday afternoon in their second district game.
The Lady Knights won in straight sets against the Lady Panthers in a game Charlie Hamilton did not feel was the teams best.
Lindsay won with one-sided scores of 25-9, 25-12 and 25-13. Saint Jo knew district would be tough with the onslaught of 2A teams, but Hamilton knows they have the talent to at least play with most of the bigger schools.
The Lady Panthers next play at Collinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 27.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears hosted Archer City on Saturday morning in a district game.
The Lady Cats beat the Lady Bears in straight sets with scores of 25-13, 25-14 and 25-12.
Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh liked what she saw from her team competing against the bigger 2A opponent.
“The girls fought hard and hustled like crazy against a really tough team that is really big at the net, especially their middle blocker,” Cromleigh said. “I’m proud of my team. They don’t back down and we are scrappy.”
Gold-Burg next hosts Harrold at 10 a.m. on Sept. 28.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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