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Basketball Roundup

Published

7 years ago

12/18/2019

Prairie Valley girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs played at the Mineral Wells tournament.
Despite losing its opening game against Besthesda 35-21, Prairie Valley rallied to win against High Point (49-10) and Inspired Vision (28-27) to win the consolation bracket. Hailey Winkler was named to the all-tournament team after scoring 20 points for the team.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter likes where her team is and even with district starting this week, there is the holiday tournament at Wichita Christian still left to get everything going before district play really kicks in.
The Lady Bulldogs travel to Slidell to play at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20.

Saint Jo boys
Saint Jo earned a second place finish at Era after going 2-1.
The Panthers beat Sacred Heart 45-35 and Perrin-Whitt 66-30 to reach the championship game. Unfortunately, the Hornets just hung on to beat Saint Jo 32-31 to win the tournament.
Coach Lyndon Cook likes the effort his team is putting in on the defensive end, but knows there is still some work to do on the offensive side. Saint Jo hosts Collinsville at 5 p.m. on Dec. 20.

Bellevue girls
The Bellevue Lady Eagles went 2-2 at the Mesquite Pit Classic last weekend.
The Lady Eagles picked up wins against Petrolia (60-28) and Paradise (46-29). Bellevue lost to Eula (50-21) and Tolar (51-43).
With district play starting this week, Coach John McGee thinks his team is ready to try and compete for a district title after coming so close last year.
The Lady Eagles host Gold-Burg at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20.

Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs traveled to Blue Ridge and went 1-4.
The Bulldogs picked up a win against Chico 37-22, but lost to Blue Ridge, Shelton, Community and Leon.
Coach Seth Stephens knew the tournament would be a tough challenge with most schools being much bigger than Prairie Valley. He hopes the up in competition will pay off down the line with district play starting in early January.
The Bulldogs next travel to Henrietta to play its junior varsity at 2 p.m. on Dec. 20.

Forestburg boys
The Forestburg Longhorns traveled to Electra on Friday.
The Longhorns lost 76-29 as Coach Eldon Van Hooser felt his team had too many turnovers and did not shoot the ball well. Zach Bradley led the team with 12 points and seven rebounds. Braxton Osteen joined him in double figures with 10 points.
Forestburg next plays at Chico at 4 p.m. on Dec. 20.

Gold-Burg girls
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears traveled to Vernon Northside on Friday.
The Lady Bears lost 64-17 to the Lady Indians. Coach Carlynn Murguia felt like her team was not ready for the pressure defense from Vernon, but likes how her team is coming along.
Taylor Lyon led the team with 11 points.
The Lady Bears travel to Bellevue to play at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20.

Gold-Burg boys
The Gold-Burg Bears battled Vernon Northside on Friday.
The Indians pulled away in the second half to win 44-28 after trailing only 21-14 at halftime. Jacob Reno led the team with nine points.
Coach Leo Murguia liked how his team played throughout despite the loss.
The Bears next host Petrolia at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 19.

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Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.

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Lady Indian VB falls in semis at Brock Tourney

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.

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Area teams hit gridiron for scrimmages

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.