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Volleyball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

09/10/2022

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won at home on Tuesday night against Burkburnett.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets, with only the last set being competitive near the end with scores 25-16, 25-15 and 25-21.
Skyler Smith led the team with 12 kills. Megyn Meekins was second with six while leading the team with 20 assists. Aubree Kleinhans had a team high seven digs and three service aces. Graci Brown also added two aces.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won decisively at Electra on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets with little drama coming in any of them with scores being 25-18, 25-18 and 25-16.
Aubrey Morman led the team with six kills while Payzlie Cervantes was second with four. Kayden Skidmore had a team high three service aces while leading the team with seven assists along with Maxey Johnson. Taylor Patrick had a team high eight digs while Reagan Wilson had seven.

Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker at Valley View on Tuesday.
The Lady Eagles won a close fifth set to win a match that could have gone either way with all of its ups and downs.
The teams traded haymakers in the first two sets, each winning with the one-sided score 25-16 to tie the match at 1-1.
Sets three and four were a bit closer, but in the end the team that was able to get a bit of control at the end of the set was able to close things out with scores 25-21 and 25-22.
That set up a fifth and final set where anything could happen and any lead feels that much bigger with the score going to only 15 instead of 25.
It was back and forth, but unfortunately it was Valley View that was able to pull it out in the end with the score 15-12.

Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost a tough match at Graford on Tuesday.
The Lady Rabbits won in straight sets against a Lady Bears team that Coach Cheryl Cromleigh felt did not bring their A game.
Cromleigh cited missed serves and not adjusting well to Graford tipping the ball over the front line.
Still, the scores in the first and third set were competitively close as the Lady Rabbits won 25-21, 25-15 and 25-22.

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.