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Volleyball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a close one at Millsap on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits lost a back and forth game in a tight fifth set that could have gone either way.
It was a match no one deserves to lose, but someone has to.
Bowie pulled out a close win in the first set 25-23, but fell behind in the second to lose by not a close margin 25-16 as the Lady Bulldogs tied the match at 1-1.
The Lady Rabbits bounced back in a well-played third set to win 25-21 to take the lead. The fourth set was back and forth, with neither team able to pull ahead by much.
It ended much like the first set with the team pulling out the narrowest of victories, only this time it was Millsap who won 25-23 to force a fifth and final set.
The final scores ended up being another won by the smallest of margins, though unfortunately it was the Lady Bulldogs who came out on top to win 15-13.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost a close match at Windthorst on Tuesday that went down to the wire.
It was the Lady Trojans who ended up coming back to win in five sets as the Lady Indians faced adversity.
The first two sets were back and forth as the teams traded set wins both with scores 25-21.
Nocona won the third set 25-20 to take the lead, but Windthorst would again come back to win 25-21 to force a fifth and final set.
The Lady Trojans built a little bit of a lead the Lady Indians could not come back from as they lost the set 15-9 and the match 3-2.
Prairie Valley vs Saint Jo
It was an early season match up of a possible playoff game as Prairie Valley traveled to Saint Jo on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs got the win on the road in straight sets against a young Lady Panthers team, getting a bit of revenge since Saint Jo ended their season last year in the playoffs.
These teams have met each other in the playoffs each of the last three years, with the Lady Panthers winning two of the three times.
The Lady Bulldogs won handedly in straight sets with scores 25-12, 25-13 and 25-18.
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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