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Bowie, Nocona play in Buckle Up for Lane tournament
Bowie took part in Nocona’s hosted Buckle Up for Lane Tournament last weekend and both teams did well enough to make it into the gold bracket on Saturday.
The Lady Rabbits had a chance to play for third place, but came up short while the Lady Indians went into the consolation bracket.
In pool play, Bowie’s group was one team short compared to everyone else. The Lady Rabbits won a tough three-set match against Windthorst to start the tournament, but would next lose a three-set match to Lindsay. The Lady Rabbits then beat district opponent City View easily enough to finish pool play.
With the top three teams in the pool (Bowie, Windthorst, Lindsay) all losing matches against one another, it came down to defensive points to decide which two would go on to the gold bracket. The Lady Rabbits finished four points better than Lindsay to earn the final spot in their pool.
Nocona started pool play with easy straight set wins against Bryson and Valley View. The Lady Indians lost a tough three-set match against Archer City before rebounding to beat Jacksboro easily to earn a spot in the gold bracket as well.
Bowie’s first match in bracket play was against a team it has seen a lot of in the first month of the season Alvord. The Lady Rabbits won easily in straight sets to move on.
Nocona was not so lucky as the team played Windthorst. The Lady Indians lost both sets by narrow margins to the Lady Trojans to be sent to the consolation side of the bracket.
Bowie next played district foe Henrietta and lost both sets to fall short of the championship match. The Lady Rabbits did play one more match for third place in a rematch against fellow pool team Windthorst.
Unlike the first match however, the Lady Trojans came out on top this time, winning in straight sets that were both close as Bowie finished fourth overall.
Nocona played Ponder in the consolation side. It went to three sets as each one could have gone either way. In the end it was the Lady Lions who came out on top in a close third set, giving them a ticket to play for the consolation championship while the Lady Indians tournament was over.
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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