SPORTS
Girls Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians were able to start off the second round of district play with a win at home against Breckenridge.
The Lady Indians scored less than they usually do, but were still able to win with little drama against the Lady Bucks 43-27.
The Lady Indians were hoping to have a better performance this time around against Breckenridge. Despite winning the first match-up, Nocona Coach Kyle Spitzer felt his team played into the Lady Bucks pace and style too much which allowed the game to stay close.
It still took time to get used to Breckenridges defense in the first quarter as the Lady Indians scored only nine points. Thankfully, Nocona’s defense made sure the Lady Bucks never got control of the game.
The Lady Indians sped things up in the second and third quarter, scoring 32 points during that time while only allowing 12, to run away with the game.
Nocona was able to withstand scoring only one basket in the fourth quarter as it won 43-27.
Megyn Meekins led the team with 13 points while Karlee Brown joined her in double-figures scoring 11 points.
Bellevue vs Forestburg
The Bellevue Lady Eagles barely held on to win against Forestburg on Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles won 33-31 as they held off a furios Lady Horn comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.
Bellevue was able to build a little bit of a lead in the second and third quarters, leading 27-18 heading into the final period.
Forestburg almost doubled its offensive output in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points to come within one basket of the Lady Eagles. Bellevue did just enough to win.
Callie Martin led the Lady Eagles with 12 points while Cirstin Allen joined her in double-figures with 10 points.
For Forestburg, Faith Moore led the team with 18 points and six 3-pointers. Reagan Ladewign scored eight points while leading the team with 10 rebounds.
Prairie Valley vs Saint Jo
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs were able to win a low-scoring war at Saint Jo on Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs won 25-16 against the Lady Panthers in a game both needed to win.
Prairie Valley was led by Karagan Ritchie who scored 11 points, including three at a crucial time that changed the momentum of the game.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter knows the win keeps her team within range of the playoff picture.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears hung with Slidell at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Greyhounds ended up winning 49-38, but the Lady Bears competed better than most teams have in district this season.
With the Slidell program winning the district title for most of the last decade, Gold-Burg competed well.
The Lady Bears trailed only 16-13 after the first quarter and 25-19 at halftime. The Lady Greyhounds lead slowly got bigger as the game went on, but Gold-Burg never let the score get out of hand like it has in the past.
In the end, an 11-point loss to a program that is used to finishing atop the district standings every year pretty easily is a good indication for what this Lady Bears team is capable of.
Kelly Contreras led the team with 14 points while Shadie Whitaker was second with eight points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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