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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won their first home game on Tuesday winning in four sets against Ponder.
The Lady Indians were able to rebound after a bad second set to win each set by a comfortable margin against the Lady Lions.
Nocona won the first set 25-14, but lost the second set by almost the same score 25-15. The Lady Indians won sets three and four by the score 25-18.
The Lady Indians are next scheduled to play at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Windthorst.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs won at Chillicothe on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets, with none being won with much drama with set scores of 25-11, 25-9 and 25-14.
Prairie Valley is next scheduled to play the team that ended its season last year in the playoffs. The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Saint Jo to play at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost on the road Tuesday night at Graford.
In a rematch in last year’s bi-district playoff game, this time the Lady Rabbits got their revenge against the Lady Bears.
Graford won a tight first set 27-25 before going on to win the next two sets by scores of 25-15 and 25-14.
The Lady Bears finish up a tournament at Chico on Saturday before hosting Forestburg at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns lost their first home game on Tuesday against Quanah.
The Lady Indians won in three sets against the Lady Horns.
Forestburg did play better as the match went on which is reflected in the set scores 25-12, 25-16 and 25-20.
Forestburg is next scheduled to play at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Gold-Burg.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits hosted a two-match dual with Iowa Park and Boyd on Tuesday.
The Lady Rabbits won their match against Iowa Park in straight sets with scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-22.
Bowie is next scheduled to play at the Glen Rose tournament this weekend before traveling to Millsap to play at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24.
No additional details were available from the coach by press time.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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