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Volleyball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

08/27/2022

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost a tough one at Windthorst on Tuesday night.
The Lady Trojans won in straight sets against the Lady Indians, though the final two sets could have gone either way.
It was the third time the teams have met in the first month. Nocona first played Windthorst in the team’s first tournament at Burkburnett in pool play. The Lady Trojans won that exchange easily. Later during bracket play, the teams matched up again and Windthorst won again with little issue.
A week and half later and not in a tournament setting, the details were a bit different even if the overall result was the same story.
The first set went like the other four had gone. The Lady Trojans took a nice lead and would win comfortably 25-17.
The next two sets saw the Lady Indians compete better and grow. It came down to the wire in both sets, but unfortunately Windthorst was just able to come away with wins by the scores 25-23 in each set.

Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns picked up a win on the road Tuesday night at Ector.
The Lady Horns won in straight sets in convincing fashion against the Lady Eagles.
Forestburg won with set scores 25-18, 25-21 and 25-11. Rachel Allen led the team with five service aces while Reagan Ladewig had a team high four kills.

Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears won on the road at Benjamin on Tuesday night.
The Lady Bears won in four sets, with the third set being the only competitive one of the night from the Lady Mustangs.
Gold-Burg won the first two sets handily with scores 25-15 and 25-9. Feeling good about themselves, the Lady Bears relaxed heading out for the third set. That is when Benjamin played its best, catching Gold-Burg unaware.
It went down to the wire and even into extra points. Unfortunately, the Lady Mustangs pulled out the win 26-24 to extend the match and give them any hope.
Not wanting a repeat or to give Benjamin a chance to possibly make it to a fifth set, Coach Cheryl Cromleigh lit the fire back into her team heading out for the fourth set.
It was the same story as sets one and two as the Lady Bears won easily 25-15 to cap off the match.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Saint Jo qualifies for football postseason

Published

2 days ago

11/12/2026

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Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.

Brief summaries of the games follow:

Tioga 50, Nocona 0

After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.

Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady Indians roll into State semifinals

Published

2 days ago

11/12/2026

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Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.

A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.

“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.

The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Rabbits qualify for F-Ball playoffs

Published

2 days ago

11/12/2026

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When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.

Or is it?

In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.

With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.