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Volleyball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits made the long drive to Breckenridge worth it on Tuesday as they beat the Lady Buckaroos.
The Lady Rabbits took care of business in straight sets though Breckenridge made them work for it in the second set.
Bowie won the first and third sets 25-17, but had to go to extra points in order to win the second set 27-25.
Caylin Johns led the team with 10 kills while Maddie Mandela had a team high 13 assists. Neely Price was second in both with six kills and 11 assists. Halle Duvall had a game high five service aces.
Defensively Taygon Jones led the team with 30 digs while Gracie Duke had two blocks.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won a crucial district match against Perrin-Whitt at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Pirates, dominating with set scores 25-18, 25-14 and 25-15.
Kayden Skidmore and Taylor Patrick each had a team high seven kills. Skidmore also led the team with six assists and four service aces as well.
Coach Kelly Skidmore knew it was an important win for her young team as far as the district standings.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough one against 2A Windthorst at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Trojans won in straight sets with scores being 25-18, 25-18 and 25-13.
Emily Carpenter led the team with seven kills and 22 digs. Veronica Gutierrez had 13 assists while Brianna Harris had two blocks. Carmen Gomez added five kills on offense.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost a gutsy match to 2A Petrolia at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Pirates won, but the Lady Bears made them go to four sets and earn it at the end.
Gold-Burg fell behind losing the first two sets by the scores 25-21 and 25-14. The Lady Bears then won the third set 25-21. Gold-Burg then competed well throughout the fourth set, but Petrolia found a way to pull ahead at the end, winning 25-21 to win the match.
Forestburg
The Forstburg Lady Horns lost in straight sets at home against Graford on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits won the first two sets by comfortable margins 25-16 and 25-10, but the Lady Horns made them work for it in the third set.
It went into extra points, but unfortunately Forestburg came up short losing 27-25 to end the match.
Rachel Allen led the team with four aces and six digs. Bailey Payne had a team high three assists while Reagan Ladewig had one block. Faith Moore, Rebeca Sanchez and Allen each had two kills to lead the team.
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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