SPORTS
Lady Rabbits lose home opener to Boyd 3-1
The Bowie Lady Rabbits hosted their first game on Tuesday playing a young but talented Boyd team that had given the team its only loss of the season a few days earlier.
The Lady Jackets won 3-1, coming back from losing the first set to convincingly win the next three sets.
The Lady Rabbits were hoping to get another shot at a Boyd team that prevented them from playing in the Burkburnett tournament championship game three days earlier. Bowie instead lost in two sets and ended up beating Vernon to finish third overall.
Boyd has regularly been rated in the top 10 teams in the state in 3A in recent years, but a new coach and a young inexperienced team means the team is as vulnerable as it has been.
Tournament results are not always respected since the games are played only to a best of three sets instead of the normal five. Teams are also right in the middle of having played several games that day or the previous day that wears on them physically and mentally more than the normally scheduled games.
The Lady Rabbits were hoping being fresh and at home would give them a better chance against the Lady Jackets.
The first set saw Bowie come out ready to play. It was competitive for the first 25 points as neither team built any sort of a substantial lead over the other.
The Lady Rabbits led 13-12, but a 4-1 run saw that lead blossom to 17-13.
Boyd came back to close the lead down to one or two points, but Bowie was able to close things out in control and playing well 25-22, taking a 1-0 lead.
Unfortunately, that would be the highlight for the Lady Rabbits.
After starting set two down before rallying to tie, the Lady Jackets took control and led 9-6. That lead grew and never got any closer for Bowie. Hitting errors and mistakes not present in the first set seemed to happen frequently and the energy was noticeably down for the Lady Rabbits.
Boyd easily won the set 25-17 to tie the score at 1-1.
Unfortunately, it was rinse and repeat for sets three and four that were scored 25-17 and 25-19. Bowie fell behind early and could never play as solid or with as much energy as it did in set one to make up any of the deficits.
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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