SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers picked up their second straight district win on Friday at Graford.
The Lady Panthers handled the Lady Rabbits in straight sets, winning each set by a larger margin than the one before.
The first set was the most competitive with Saint Jo closing strong to win 25-20.
The second and third sets were not as close as the Lady Panthers left no doubt who was the better team winning 25-17 and 25-12.
Coach Charlie Hamilton made sure her team knew the importance of the game.
“They knew Graford was sitting ahead of us in district based on teams we have and have not played,” Hamilton said. “They came in ready to take the lead in district. They played well as a team. We look forward to growing more each game.”
Saint Jo next hosts Chico at 5 p.m. on Oct. 2.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost to 2A team Windthorst on Friday at home.
The Lady Trojans won in straight sets against the shorthanded Lady Bulldogs with scores of 25-18, 25-9 and 25-11.
“We were missing three varsity starters,” Coach Jeannie Carpenter said. “We had to pull up two JV players and play Hailey Winkler, our libero, all the way around. We held our own in set one, but the other two we just could not adapt well enough to put points on the board.”
Prairie Valley next hosts a rematch against county foe Gold-Burg at 10 a.m. on Oct. 3.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears had to host big 2A Archer City on Saturday with three players missing.
The Lady Cats won in straight sets, but the Lady Bears fought hard despite being shorthanded.
Gold-Burg got better every set as the players tried to get used to the new rotation out of necessity.
Archer City won the first set 25-8, but the Lady Bears hung around and competed better in sets two and three with scores of 25-16 and 25-20.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud of how her team fought.
“The girls rallied like they always do and played extremely well defensively by covering the hits like troopers,” Cromleigh said. “It was a match where all the girls stepped up and played their hearts out.”
Gold-Burg next gets a rematch at county foe Prairie Valley.
The match is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Oct. 3.
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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