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Bowie volleyball wins first home game
The Bowie Lady Rabbits played their first home game of the season on Tuesday against Alvord and came away with the win in an up and down performance.
The Lady Rabbits beat the Lady Bulldogs in straight sets, but two of the three sets had lots of highs and lows.
The first set was not going Bowie’s way. Alvord opened up a 9-6 lead that just kept growing and growing. The Lady Bulldogs lead extended to 19-11 at one point and it looked like the Lady Rabbits were just going to concede the set so they could move on.
Any good momentum built by Bowie at the end of the first set could be important so it could at least start off the next set well.
The Lady Rabbits built some good momentum, so good they came all the way back to tie the score at 23-23. Bowie had seven chances at set point as it needed to win by two points, but each time Alvord battled back.
The set kept going despite some confusion it might be capped at 30 points which would have given the Lady Bulldogs the win in their one set point advantage.
Eventually, Bowie won the set 32-30 to take the lead and completing a comeback from an eight point deficit.
The second set again saw the Lady Rabbits fall behind midway through. Alvord had a 17-13 lead that Bowie would battle back from once again, tying the score at 20-20. It was back and forth as the set closed, but again the Lady Rabbits closed strong to steal the set at the end 25-23.
After losing two close sets they were in position to win at the very end, the Lady Bulldogs seemed to have no fight left. Bowie started the third set strong and built a 10-5 lead.
Alvord did cut the lead to 11-9, but that would be as close as the set got. The Lady Rabbits lead just grew after that from 16-9 to eventually 25-15 as they won the set and the match 3-0 with little drama.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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