SPORTS
Panthers go 2-2 at tournament
The Saint Jo baseball team did well competing against bigger schools’ JV teams at last weekend’s Poolville tournament.
The Panthers went 2-2 before losing to 2A power Lindsay on Tuesday 17-2.
Saint Jo first played Peaster’s JV team on March 11 in what was the team’s worst performance during the three days of the tournament.
The Panthers got out to a lead first with two runs in the first inning. The Greyhounds would respond with four runs to take the lead before exploding for nine in the second inning to take a 13-2 lead.
Following a scoreless third inning, the game was called due to time.
Saint Jo started off March 12 with a game against Paradise’s JV team. The Wildcats got out to a lead first scoring runs in the first three innings.
The Panthers came back in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 3-2. Paradise scored two more runs and looked like it might get the win with the game getting called after five innings.
Saint Jo put together four runs in the final inning to win 6-5.
The Panthers then played Godley on the same day. The Wildcats got out to an early lead scoring two runs in the first inning. Saint Jo tied the score with two runs in the second inning.
The score stayed tied after the teams exchanged one run each in the fourth inning. The Panthers took the lead scoring one run in the fourth inning, but Godley came back to score three runs to take a 6-4 lead.
The game was called after that due to time giving the Wildcats the win.
Saint Jo ended the tournament on March 13 with a game against Bridgeport. The Panthers scored four runs in both the first and second innings to build an 8-1 lead.
The Bulls scored one run in the third and made a late run scoring four in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 8-6. The game was called due to time to secure Saint Jo’s win.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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