SPORTS
Lady Indians lose to Henrietta
The Nocona Lady Indians fell to Henrietta on Wednesday night in a district match.
The Lady Cats won in straight sets against the Lady Indians in a match that was postponed from the previous night due to a referee scheduling error.
Nocona came into the match fresh off of losses to district foes Holliday and Bowie.
With the recent history playing against the Lady Cats being a loss in the regional quarterfinals of the playoffs last year and Henrietta’s only district loss coming against the state-ranked Holliday, it was Nocona’s third district game in a row against a likely playoff team.
The first set was pretty competitive for the majority of the set. The Lady Cats mostly had the lead throughout, but by no more than one or two points.
Up 18-17, Henrietta then separated itself to extend the lead to 22-18. The Lady Indians tried to comeback, but came up short as the Lady Cats closed out the set, winning 25-22.
The second set saw Nocona start off strong in the opening points, building a 7-3 lead. Henrietta came back to tie the set at 10-10 and the two teams battled back and forth competitively for the next 20 points. The Lady Indians would get one or two point leads here and there, but could not extend them any bigger.
The Lady Cats then made another late set surge, coming from one point down 18-17 to lead 21-19 and then 24-21. From there Henrietta again closed the set out strong, winning by the same score 25-22 to go up 2-0.
Nocona would need win three straight sets if it wanted to comeback and win the match. The team needed a strong start in the third set to keep them in the match if they believed they could still win.
The start of the third set did not go there way. Henrietta came out on fire and built a huge early lead 12-3. The Lady Indians cut the lead down to 15-10 to try and find a way back into the set, but that was as close as Nocona would get.
The Lady Cats owned the rest of the set as the lead ballooned up again. Henrietta won 25-16 to win the match.
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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