SPORTS
Sanders takes over as new Bowie volleyball coach
Bowie will have a new volleyball coach heading into this season.
Ashley Sanders is coming back to the community, taking over from Breanna Jones who is staying with the district but taking a backseat from coaching to spend more time with her family.
Sanders has ties to Bowie as she went to school here up until sixth grade, but has family in the town that has kept her coming back for years. She ultimately graduated from Northwest High School before getting her bachelor of arts at the University of North Texas on a track scholarship.
She has never worked as a coach in the school sense, spending two years at Red Oak as an algebra teacher. She has coached at several clinics, camps and clubs during the years though while also competing in sand volleyball up to as recently as this year.
Despite her inexperience at being a varsity head coach, her knowledge of the game was one of the main reasons cited by Athletic Director Hugh Farmer for picking Sanders to succeed Jones.
“I think she is the type of person the kids will really respond to,” Farmer said. “I think they are going to get after it and they are going to really respect her knowledge and her passion
Sanders knows the role comes with a lot of different things to manage besides just coaching her girls on the court, but is looking forward to the challenge.
“There are a lot more moving parts involved when it comes to varsity sports and I think it will be an adjustment,” Sanders said. “Coach Jones has reached out to me and offered any advice she has with being in that position which I am grateful for.”
She has not gotten a chance to meet all of her players yet, but is impressed with the ones she has met.
“I do feel like they are a great group of athletes who love to compete,” Sanders said.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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