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Volleyball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

09/03/2022

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians hosted Pottsboro at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won a tight match against the Lady Cardinals in four sets.
Nocona was hoping to keep some good momentum going following a fourth place finish at its hosted tournament.
Each set was competitive as the Lady Indians won with scores 25-21, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-22. Skyler Smith led the way for Nocona with 20 kills in the match.
The Lady Indians are next scheduled to host Burkburnett at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 6.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers wrecked Savoy on Tuesday night at home.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against a Lady Cardinals team they just overpowered in every way.
With the set scores being 25-8, 25-2 and 25-13, Saint Jo was just miles better than Savoy that night.
The young team will look to keep that going with a 10 a.m. start to Sept. 3 game against Petrolia at home.

Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns won an easy home on Tuesday night against a young Ector team.
The Lady Horns won in straight sets with little trouble against the overwhelmed Lady Eagles.
Forestburg won with set scores being 25-15, 25-10 and 25-13 on the strength of its serving and net play.
Justynne Roller led the team with eight service aces. Reagan Ladewig had a team high five kills and Allie Cisneros had four digs.
Coach Kayla Firth liked how her team worked together and supported each other on the court.
The Lady Horns are next scheduled to play at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6 at Savoy.

Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough match on Tuesday at 2A Alvord.
Alvord won in straight sets against Prairie Valley with the set scores being 25-14, 25-12 and 25-18.
Despite facing a playoff 2A team, there were some highlights to note for Coach Amanda Aldriedge.
She felt Kai Cearley had several great sets to Linzie Priddy throughout the match that the team was able to rally behind instead of just laying down against the bigger team.
Prairie Valley is next scheduled to play at 6 p.m. on Sept. 6 at Valley View.

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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.