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Volleyball Roundup

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians traveled to Graham to play in the Lu Allen Tournament last week.
The Lady Indians had a tough time going 2-5 overall during the two days of games.
Nocona first started pool play against tournament host Graham. It went down to the wire, but the Lady Blues pulled out a close win in three sets.
The next two matches did not go the Lady Indians way as well with straight set losses to Greenwood and Wichita Falls Christian.
Nocona did finish the day on a good note though beating Post in another tough three set match.
The Lady Indians came back on Saturday to play in the silver bracket.
Nocona won its first game of the day against Waxahachie Life in a tight three set match.
The next match against Snyder also was tough as it went another three sets. This time however Nocona lost.
The Lady Indians played one final game at the tournament against Fairfield where they won in straight sets to leave the tournament on a good note.
This week Nocona hosts its Buckle Up For Lane Tournament on Thursday and Saturday to wrap up its tournament schedules for the preseason.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits traveled to Glen Rose to play in their second tournament last week.
Not all scores were provided at the time of publication, but some scores from the tournament were able to be found.
Bowie lost to Grandview and Wimberley in straight sets on Friday, but the Lady Rabbits were able to win a tough match against Sanger in three sets.
The only scores from Saturday found include straight set losses to Iowa Park and a rematch against Sanger.
Bowie is scheduled to play in Nocona’s Buckle Up for Lane Tournament this Thursday and Saturday to end its August tournament run of the season.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs did well at their second tournament last week in Chico.
The Lady Bulldogs finished third overall playing in the gold bracket on the final day.
The first day Prairie Valley picked up straight set wins against tournament host Chico and Electra, but lost against 3A S&S Consolidated.
In bracket play the Lady Bulldogs got matched up with 4A team Benbrook and lost in straight sets.
Prairie Valley was playing for third place against Newcastle.
The Lady Bulldogs lost the first set and looked like they were about to lose the match down 21-14 in the second set.
Sara Horton came through serving the ball as Prairie Valley reeled off eight straight points to get back into the set and eventually win 26-24.
The Lady Bulldogs carried that momentum into the third set and won easily to wrap up a third place finish.
Emily Carpenter was named all-tournament.
Prairie Valley is next scheduled to host Forestburg at 6 p.m. on Aug. 27.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears traveled to Chico to play in their second tournament last week.
The Lady Bears played in the small-school JV division and finished second in the gold bracket.
Gold-Burg beat S&S Consolidated in a tough three set match to star the tournament. The next two matched against Benbrook and Chico went better as the Lady Bears won with little drama in straight sets.
Coming back to play in the gold bracket on Saturday, Gold-Burg won its first game against Collinsville. Unfortunately, the Lady Bears lost the championship game against Benbrook’s other JV team to end the tournament on a down note.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud of her team, but thinks they were just worn out by the end of it.
Gold-Burg is next hosting Perrin-Whitt at 5 p.m. on Aug. 27.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Two teams compete at state tourney

The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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15 athletes playing in Oil Bowl

The Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is this week on June 6-7 and graduating athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo are confirmed to be playing.
In total, seven athletes from Bowie, five from Nocona and three from Saint Jo are planning to play in the all-star games this week. Nocona also will have a pair of coaches participating as well.
The girl’s basketball game kicks off events on June 6, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wichita Falls Memorial High School. In the game, the east team will have Nocona players Avery Crutsinger, Meg Meekins and Reagan Phipps playing while Kyler Spitzer and Clayton Brown coach them one last time.
On the west team, Saint Jo’s Payzlie Cervantes is confirmed to be playing.
The boy’s basketball game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. On the east team, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. will be playing.
On June 7, the volleyball games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. with the small school game. On the west team, Nocona’s Kaygan Stone and Saint Jo’s Taylor Patrick are confirmed to play. On the east team, Saint Jo’s Aubrey Morman will get to play her teammate.
There are no local athletes confirmed to be playing in the big school volleyball game.
The final event is the football game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is an all Bowie affair with six players confirmed to be playing for the east team: Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne, Preacher Chambers and Moh Azouak.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Hill upgraded to Nocona AD

Nocona Independent School District officials looked inward for a new athletic director/head football coach, selecting Jeff Hill for the position.
Hill, who served last year as Nocona football’s offensive coordinator and also led the softball program to the playoffs for the first time in a while as its head coach, was upgraded to the role.
This came on the heels of former Athletic Director Blake Crutsinger, who served in the role the last four years, resigned in May.
For Hill, the choice to apply for the position was a no brainer. His one year in Nocona had impressed upon him and his wife that it was the place they would like to be long term.
“I’m looking for a town to raise my kids in and Nocona has treated my family really well,” Hill said. “There are some really good people. The kids work hard. Everything I am looking for in a hometown is right here in Nocona and I want to try and make it as best as it can be, especially through athletics.”
Before Nocona, Hill served as the athletic director at S&S Consolidated while also spending time at Hebron and Whitewright in his coaching career.
Hill expresses great respect for the departing Crutsinger and besides changing a few small things in how he personally wants to do things, he is not trying to come in with a sweeping restructuring of the whole athletic department.
The program had five of its six team sports make the playoffs, with volleyball playing in the regional final and the girl’s basketball team winning the state championship.
That along with two athletes competing at the state championship in cross country and track with one earning a gold medal, it was one of the more successful school years in athletic program history.
“Coach Crutsinger was awesome and did a great job so honestly just little tweaks, a little bit of structure and cohesion amongst the coaching staff between boys and girls,” Hill said. “I hope to keep the winning tradition going overall in the athletic department.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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