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Lady Rabbit volleyball gets challenged at first tournament
The Bowie Lady Rabbits got their first extended test in their first tournament of the season playing at the East View Tournament in Georgetown last weekend.
Playing seven games overall, the Lady Rabbits went 3-4 during the three-day stretch.
The Lady Rabbits first played 5A Hendrickson on Thursday morning. The Lady Hawks made quick work of Bowie winning both sets with scores 25-14 and 25-10.
The Lady Rabbits were able to bounce back a few hours later when they played against 4A Lake Belton,
Bowie won two close sets by the narrowest of margins 25-23 to win the match.
The Lady Rabbits closed out the day with a game at noon against 5A Lockhart.
Fresh off a good win against the Lady Broncos, Bowie easily won both sets against the Lady Lions with scores being 25-14 and 25-15.
The next day proved to be tougher overall for the Lady Rabbits. First playing 5A Leander in the morning, the Lady Lions won in straight sets with scores being 25-18 and 25-16.
It did not get easier as Bowie next played 6A Vista Ridge. The Lady Rangers won both sets with scores being 25-15 and 25-17.
The Lady Rabbits closed out the rough day playing 4A Salado. The Lady Eagles won both sets by the score of 25-16 and 25-15 to end Friday on a sour note.
Starting the last day of the tournament, Bowie wanted to compete better than it had the second day. The team was matched up against 6A Copperas Cove. Despite playing against a much bigger team, the Lady Rabbits had their chances to win either set in the match.
Unfortunately, the Lady Bulldawgs eked out wins by the narrowest margins 25-23 in both sets to win the match.
With one more game left and several losses in a row now, Bowie wanted to go home with something positive after its first day.
The team played 5A Cleburne to end the tournament and despite playing a school two classifications bigger, the Lady Rabbits took it to the Lady Yellowjackets. Bowie won in both sets by the score of 25-17 to pick up a win before heading home.
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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