SPORTS
Lady Indians beat Bowie 3-0
Bowie and Nocona met on the volleyball court Friday night as the home Lady Indians sent their fans home happy.
Nocona won in straight sets as it sent the Lady Rabbits packing wondering what happened in a match the Lady Indians seemed to own from start to finish.
The first set started competitive, but it did not take long for Nocona to start pulling away. After being locked at 5-5, the Lady Indians went on a 12-3 run to pull ahead by almost double-digits thanks to aggressive serving and a solid net game. Bowie played better for the rest of the set, but could close the distance on the nine-point margin as Nocona closed out the set strong winning 25-16.
The second set looked like it was picking up where the first set left off as the Lady Indians led 7-3. The teams would trade 4-1 runs back and forth as the Lady Rabbits closed the distance, trailing only 13-12.
The score stayed close as the set neared its end with Nocona still leading 21-19. From there, the Lady Indians closed the set with aggression, winning four straight points to win the set 25-19.
Bowie would need to win three straight sets if it still hoped to win the match while Nocona was hoping to put away the Lady Rabbits before any hope could be gained.
The third set was the most competitive of the match. Neither team could pull ahead by more than a point or two for the majority of the set.
With the score tied at 15-15, it looked like the Lady Indians were getting hot at the right time again as they went on a 4-1 run to secure the biggest lead of the set. Bowie fired right back with solid play, going on its own 4-1 run and tying the score back up 20-20.
With the momentum coming into the homestretch in the potentially final 10 points, it looked like the Lady Rabbits might win a hard fought set three that could be the beginning of a big comeback.
Instead, Nocona fired back with another run of points near the sets end like it had done all match, winning five points in a row to win the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
The second round of district officially starts for both teams next match. Bowie hosts district leader Holliday at 6 p.m. while Nocona host Jacksboro at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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.
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.
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.
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