SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona track teams run at district
Both Bowie and Nocona track teams competed at the district meet last week and had several athletes qualify for the area meet.
The Lady Rabbits had the best day, finishing third overall in the team standings while the Bowie boy’s team finished fifth. The Nocona Lady Indians team finished tied for fifth place while the boy’s team finished sixth overall.
Individual athletes or relay teams that finished in fourth place or better in their event qualified for the area meet.
The Bowie girl’s team had Ziba Robbins in the 200 meter race, Taygon Jones in the 100 meters, Laisha Johnson in the 400 meters.
All three also were in the 4×200 meter relay along with Hannah Love who also qualified.
Samantha Clarke qualified in both the 1600 and 3200 meter races. Anahi Perez also qualified in two events in the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdle races.
The Bowie boy’s were led by Tucker Jones. He qualified in both the 110 meter and 300 meter hurdles as well as the long jump.
He was joined by Case Curry who qualified in the pole vault.
The Nocona girl’s team was led by Graci Brown. She won the 400 meter race while also qualifying in the 200 meters and the long jump. She also anchored the 4×400 relay team that qualified along with Avery Crutsinger, Raylee Sparkman and Melissa Segura.
Allie Brown was the other regional qualifier in both the 1600 and 3200 meter races.
The Nocona boy’s team was glad its 4×400 relay team qualified at the end of the meet. Cooper Waldrip, Caden Gaston, Charlie Fuller and Bodie Davis ran in the race.
As far as individual qualifiers, Gaston also did in the triple jump and Waldrip did in the 300 meter hurdles. The final athlete was Freddy Duran who qualified in the 3200 meter race.
The area meet is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on April 21 at Breckenridge.
To see individual results for all Bowie and Nocona varsity athletes at district, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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