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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians traveled to Ponder on Tuesday to take on the Lady Lions.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets all being won by a comfortable margin that did not leave any fans sweating.
Nocona won the sets with scores 25-13, 25-16 and 25-19. Averee Kleinhans led the team with 17 kills. Taylor Newman joined her in double figures with 11 kills.
On defense, Karlee Brown had three blocks while libero Laramie Hayes had a team high 22 digs.
Coach Tanya Samples thought the team played as well as she could hope and had little to complain about.
The team still has work to do with mental errors, but with it being so early in the season that is to be expected.
Nocana next hosts Windthorst at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 25.
Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg
Gold-Burg hosted Graford and Saint Jo on a Tuesday night dual.
The Lady Bears were able to beat the Lady Rabbits in four sets, but lost to the Lady Panthers not long after.
Gold-Burg won the first two sets against Graford 25-17 and 25-19. The Lady Rabbits came back to win the third set 25-17, but the Lady Bears made sure to put them away in the fourth, winning a one-sided set 25-13.
Saint Jo had a challenge trying to get things going after sitting for so long, but once the match started the Lady Panthers took control.
The team won the first two sets by the comfortable scores of 25-16 and 25-13. Gold-Burg made them earn it in the third set. It was competitive, but Saint Jo would win 25-22 to win the match.
Coach Charlie Hamilton liked what she saw from her team.
Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh thought her girls played well against Graford and held up better against the Lady Panthers despite the score not reflecting it.
Saint Jo next hosts Vernon Northside at 5 p.m. on Aug. 28. The Lady Bears next host Forestburg at 6 p.m. on Aug. 25.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs stay undefeated with a win against Chillocothe on Tuesday at home.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets against the Lady Eagles, winning with the competitive scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 26-24.
Emily Carpenter led the team with 12 kills while Brianna Harris was second with seven. Veronica Gutierrez led the attack with 17 assists and libero Hailey Winkler dove around to get 13 digs on defense.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter liked what she saw from her team despite facing off with a team that was physically intimidating.
The Lady Bulldogs next play Vernon Northside at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 at home.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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