SPORTS
Nocona loses to Peaster in bi-district
The Nocona Lady Indians’ season came to an end on Tuesday as they played Peaster in the bi-district round at Chico.
The match went to five sets where the Lady Greyhounds came out on top in the end, winning the final two sets.
The first set saw Peaster make its move midway through the set. An 8-7 lead grew to 13-7, a margin the Lady Indians just could not make up. The Lady Greyhounds won the first set 25-17 to take an early lead.
The second set was much more competitive. The teams were tied at 10-10 and Nocona led by the smallest margin 18-17 a little later. The Lady Indians then won four of the next five points to open the lead to 22-18. From there, Nocona closed out the set strong 25-20 to tie the match up.
The third set saw the Lady Indians slowly build a lead early 9-6. Peaster closed the gap to 13-12 and eventually tied the score at 20-20. Nocona was able to close things out down the stretch to win 25-23, taking a 2-1 lead.
The fourth set was a frustrating one for the Lady Indians. The Lady Greyhounds took an early lead and would not relinquish it. Nocona never let the lead grow more than three points and several times, cutting the lead to 21-19 as the set wound down.
Unfortunately, the Lady Greyhounds won five of the next six points to close out the set 25-20, forcing a fifth and final set.
The two teams were tied at 4-4 early on. Peaster won the next two points to lead 6-4 and the Lady Indians struggled to make up that margin. Still trailing by two, 9-7, the Lady Greyhounds extended their lead to four, 11-7. With only so few points left, Nocona would need to go on a run to start making up the points.
It would not come to pass as the Lady Indians lost 15-9 to lose the fifth set and the match, ending their season.
Coach Tiffany Clay was not happy with the result as her team had aspirations of trying to get to the regional tournament this year after falling a game short last season.
“I hate that our season ended earlier than what we had expected, but these girls grew so much during the season,” Clay said. “We faced and played through so many injuries and they always seemed to rise above the adversity.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
For the second year, Montague County All-Stars hosted its annual Fall Games at Saint Jo High School Oct. 21.
Representatives from nearly every county elementary and high school took part in the day-long event. Students with assorted disabilities learned how to play basketball in the morning and volleyball in the afternoon.
Helping teach the finer points of both games were players and coaches from all the area high schools. Individual skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting were taught in one of the school’s gyms before athletes were broken up into teams and played timed games in the other gym.
Some of the younger athletes had issues with the ball dribbling and got hit in the nose. Eventually they all got the hang of it, one even getting a basket.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team had a tough first set against visiting Olney Oct. 16 but then turned things around in the final two games and cruised to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14) win.
The Lady Indians are now 4-2 in district with one match to go in the regular season Oct. 23 in Petrolia.
Kasi Castro opened the match with a Nocona ace. Paige Davis later followed with a kill to break serve and a single point for a 3-1 lead.
Kills by Sy Parker and Raylea Bowles helped keep Olney down. Leah Meekins’ single point put Nocona up 6-3. Castro’s five-point streak extended the lead to 13-7 with kills from Presley Weber and Parker keeping the drive alive.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
To close out the District 10-A season, Forestburg’s volleyball team traveled to Bellevue and posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) over the host Lady Eagles.
Forestburg tied for first place with Saint Jo and broke the deadlock Oct. 26 (see story, same section).
Brooklyn Shook’s ace put Bellevue up 1-0 in game one. Forestburg’s Lacie Shotwell’s three-point run later put the visitors up 5-2, Brenna Brailes extended the Lady ‘Horn lead to 7-3.
Single points by Landry Fluitt and Brylie Hager cut the lead to 7-8. Forestburg’s Addy Conway rolled off five straight points to extend the lead to 14-7. Mattie Broussard of Bellevue later cut the deficit to 11-14 with a three-point string. points from Madi Wadsworth and Presley Brown put Forestburg up 18-12.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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