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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians battled to win a five-set match at Iowa Park on Friday night.
The Lady Indians won a match that had a lot of ups and downs for them.
Nocona won the first set in dominating fashion 25-14.
The second set was the most competitive of the whole match. It went into extra points and could have gone either way, but unfortunately Iowa Park won 28-26 to tie the match up.
Not able to rebound after the disappointment of set two, set three never saw the Lady Indians get anything going. The Lady Hawks won with little trouble 25-17 to take a 2-1 lead.
Nocona rallied and showed how it had dominated back in set one, winning set four by the same wide margin 25-14 to force a fifth and final set.
Instead of treating it like this magical set that decides the game and where anything can happen, the Lady Indians kept on controlling things. They easily won the set 15-6 to close out the match.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers took care of Petrolia at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Pirates.
While the first set was a bit close, Saint Jo won 25-21. The next two sets did not see Petrolia get any more competitive as the Lady Panthers settled down and controlled things, winning 25-17 and 25-16.
Aubrey Morman led the team with six kills and four blocks. Maxey Johnson led the team with seven assists while Kayden Skidmore was second with six assists and four kills. Taylor Patrick had a team high 21 digs while Payzlie Cervantes was second with 13.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough match at home against Graford on Friday.
The Lady Rabbits won in four sets against the Lady Bulldogs.
Prairie Valley won set one 25-19, but would go on to lose the next three sets 25-11, 25-17 and 25-14.
Makaylee Gomez got some praise from Coach Amanda Aldriedge with her serving sparking several rallies throughout the match.
Aldriedge also praised Karagan Ritchie and Carmen Gomez for getting some crucial blocks.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
Both Gold-Burg and Forestburg got an early look at the other in Friday’s non-district match.
The Lady Bears won in straight sets against the Lady Horns.
Gold-Burg took control of set one leading 17-8 midway through before ultimately winning 25-15. Set two was a similar story with the Lady Bears winning 25-16.
Set three was much closer in the beginning with Gold-Burg’s lead only 9-6. The lead would grow from there as the Lady Bears kept control of the match throughout, eventually winning the set 25-17.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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