SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians win against Breckinridge on Saturday kept them tied at the top of the district standings with a 3-0 record.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets against the winless in-district Lady Buckaroos.
Nocona controlled all of the sets with scores of 25-10, 25-16 and 25-19.
Averee Kleinhans led the team with 15 kills. Sydni Messer led the team with 20 assists and seven kills. Laramie Hayes had eight service aces as the team wracked up 18 in the match.
Coach Tanya Samples thought her team played well enough to get the job done and especially liked what she saw from the team in the first set.
The team will get tested this week playing Holliday earlier in the week before hosting district rival Bowie at home on Friday. The match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers battled but came up short against Poolville at home on Friday.
The 2A Lady Monarchs won in straight sets, though the Lady Panthers made them work for two of the sets.
The first set was competitive with the teams tied at 15-15. Unfortunately, Poolville pulled away at the end to win 25-21.
The second set played out similarly to the first set. Saint Jo hung right with the Lady Monarchs, who led 18-17. From there it was all Poolville as it won seven of the next eight points to win the set 25-18.
The third set was not as close after the opening 10 points. The Lady Monarchs led 13-7 and never looked back as they won the set 25-14 to win the match.
Kayden Skidmore led the team with seven kills, Kaitline Harris with six assists and Kassidy Pitman with seven digs.
Coach Charlie Hamilton knew it was going to be tough playing another 2A team. She had her team trying to work on certain things to get ready for the other 1A schools.
The 1A part of district comes this week as Saint Jo plays at Graford at 5 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs won in Harrold on Saturday in straight sets.
The Lady Bulldogs took care of the Lady Hornets despite a slow start and dealing with the smaller than normal gym with scores of 25-17, 25-5 and 25-18.
Emily Carpenter led the team with 15 kills and added 11 assists. Veronica Gutierrez led the team with 12 assists, Briana Harris had five service aces and Hailey Winkler had 19 digs.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter had little to complain about how her team played overall.
Prairie Valley has some tough competition coming up against 2A teams in the district. The Lady Bulldogs host Windthorst at 10 a.m. on Sept. 26.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears won in Electra on Saturday.
It took four sets, but the Lady Bears were in control most of the match with its aggressive serving and the ever improving net game.
Gold-Burg won the first two sets with scores 25-15 and 25-21. The Lady Tigers came back to win set three 25-19, but the Lady Bears took care of business in set four to win 25-20.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh liked how her team played and responded to her instruction to keep attacking.
Gold-Burg has a tough 2A district game next as it hosts Archer City at 10 a.m. on Sept. 26.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns tried their best to match up against 2A power Lindsay on Friday at home, but came up short.
The Lady Horns lost in straight sets as the big and accomplished Lady Knights won with set scores of 25-5, 25-12 and 25-9.
Katie Willett led the team with three kills. Faith Moore had a team high eight digs as she and Willett each had two assists as well. Kendal Cross and Keeleigh Burnam each had one service ace apiece.
Despite the loss, Coach Cori Hayes thought his team played well in certain areas despite being overmatched and will look to do better against 1A competition.
Forestburg next plays at fellow 1A competitor Perrin-Whitt at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 25.
SPORTS
Norwood new Bowie boys hoop coach
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
SPORTS
Nocona softball falls to Archer City
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.
SPORTS
Lady Rabbits win bi-district
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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