SPORTS
Bowie girl powerlifters qualify seven for state
The Bowie Lady Rabbits finished tied for fourth as a team at the regional powerlifting meet in Chico on Saturday.
The Lady Rabbits had seven girls qualify for the state meet and two girls earn alternate bids.
In the past only the top two finishers in each weight class were guaranteed a spot at the state meet and whoever finished in third place would get an alternate bid. This year lifters qualified by the 1A-6A classification at the state meet instead of split up by three divisions.
That meant at the regional meet it was not just where a lifter finished, but who finished in front of them that determined if they qualified for the state meet.
The Nocona Lady Indians had one girl complete all three of her lifts on Saturday.
Natalie Pirkey finished eighth in the 123 pound weight class, which unfortunately was not enough for her to qualify for the state meet.
Bowie’s top two lifters both finished second in their weight classes, Ashley Aguirre in the 165 pound weight class and Kerstin Wolfe in the 181 pound weight class.
Other Lady Rabbit lifters who finished among the top five in their weight classes included Laisha Johnson finished third in the 114 pound weight class, Traycee Stewart finishing fourth in the 97 pound weight class and Katie Boyles finishing fourth in the 198 pound weight class.
All five girls also qualified for the state meet.
Leah Boyd also scored for the team finishing fifth in the 259 pound weight class. Unfortunately, due to who finished ahead of her, she earned a state alternate spot.
Jordan Vaught finished sixth in the 220 pound weight class, but earned a trip to the state meet. The same was true for Kinley Russell, who finished seventh overall in the 132 pound weight class.
The last alternate for the state meet is Jenna Rogers, who finished sixth in the 198 pound weight class.
With seven girls qualifying for the state meet, this is as many as Bowie has sent in the last several years, outdoing the 2019 and 2020 teams that sent five.
The state meet is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 17 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.
To see weight totals for all of the Bowie and Nocona lifters, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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