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Volleyball Roundup
Forestburg vs Gold-Burg
The Forestburg Lady Horns held a dual at their gym on Tuesday night against Bryson and Gold-Burg.
The Lady Horns lost 3-1 against the Lady Cowgirls, but earned their first win of the season against the Lady Bears in a five set thriller 3-2.
Forestburg lost the first two sets against Bryson 25-21 and 25-16, but would win the third set 25-21 to force a fourth set. The Lady Cowgirls were able to close the match, but the Lady Horns made them earn it with the score 25-20.
Against Gold-Burg, Forestburg came out hot, winning the first set 25-14. The Lady Bears came back to win a closer contested second set 25-20 to tie the match up.
The Lady Horns would win the third set by a big margin 25-11, but Gold-Burg would not go down silently, winning the fourth set 25-17 to force a fifth and final set.
Forestburg regrouped, winning several points in a row to win the fifth set 15-5 to win the match.
Forestburg next plays at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 at Quanah. Gold-Burg next plays at 5 p.m. on Sept. 1 at Olney.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough five-set match to Vernon Northside at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs lost the match 3-2 after winning the first two sets of the match.
Prairie Valley came ready to play while Coach Jeannie Carpenter thought the Lady Indians might have come in with a bit too much confidence.
Mistakes from Vernon Northside were feasted on by the Lady Bulldogs at the net as they won the first two sets with scores of 25-16 and 25-22.
The Lady Indians woke up and started using their athleticism to their advantage winning the next two sets in one-sided fashion 25-13 and 25-14 to force a fifth set. By that point, Prairie Valley could not summon the energy to turn the momentum, losing the fifth set 15-8 and the match.
Emily Carpenter led the team with nine kills and two blocks. Veronica Gutierrez had 11 assists, Hailey Winkler had 36 digs and Molly Gilleland had two aces.
The Lady Bulldogs next play at 5 p.m. on Sept. 1 at Alvord.
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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