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Bowie volleyball wins opening game 3-2
The Bowie Lady Rabbits started their season Monday night battling back against Archer City while playing at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
The Lady Rabbits came all the way back from down two sets to win it in five sets 3-2 by the narrowest of margins.
Bowie did not start off the match well. The Lady Cats started the first set up 8-2. The Lady Rabbits spent the rest of the set narrowing the lead bit by bit.
Bowie did eventually tie the score at 24-24 and looked like it might complete the comeback to win the first set.
Unfortunately, Archer City won the next two points to win the set 26-24.
The second was more competitive as the Lady Rabbits had a narrow 11-9 lead early on. The Lady Cats then went on a 9-1 run as they opened up another big lead up 18-12.
Bowie did try to fight back as it narrowed the lead to 19-16, but just could not get back into the set. Archer City won the second set 25-21 to go up 2-0.
The Lady Rabbits would need to win three straight sets if they wanted to win the match. The third set was back and forth with the teams tied at 15-15. Bowie then won four of the next five points to open up a bit of a lead 19-16. The Lady Rabbits were able to close out the set to win 25-21.
Bowie was able to carry that momentum into the fourth set. The Lady Rabbits were up 10-5 and were able to keep that margin after 20 points as they led 20-15 at the end of the set.
The Lady Cats were not going to make it easy though. Archer City won five of the six points to cut the lead to 21-20. It looked like a set Bowie had had control of was on the verge of slipping away at the end.
Fortunately, the Lady Rabbits were able to close the set right as they won the set 25-23 to tie the match at 2-2.
With the fifth set only being played to 15 points instead of 25 points, a good start and avoiding any big deficits is crucial since there is a less amount of potential points to comeback.
Unfortunately after coming all the way back to tie the match up, Bowie started the fifth set by falling behind 5-0.
The margin was at its largest with the Lady Rabbits down 9-3 as it looked like they might fall short right at the end.
Somehow, Bowie made another furious comeback, winning nine of the next 12 points to tie the score up at 12-12.
It was back and forth then, but the Lady Rabbits had their first shot at match point up 14-13.
The Lady Cats won the next point to tie the score again, but Bowie got another chance by winning the following point now up 15-14 and needing to win by two points.
The Lady Rabbits found a way to win the point to win the set 16-14 and the match 3-2.
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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