SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
The Nocona Lady Indians hosted a dual on Friday night against 1A teams Bryson and Gold-Burg.
The Lady Indians swept both smaller schools as they got some work in with district play starting soon.
Nocona first played the Cowgirls from Bryson. The first set was tough and could have gone either way, but the Lady Indians pulled it out 25-23.
The next two sets had little drama. Nocona was rolling by then and did not slow down in either set, winning 25-15 and 25-14 to close out the match.
Megyn Meekins led Nocona with 10 kills while Skyler Smith had a team high 14 assists and 10 digs. Avery Crutsinger led with three blocks and Ava Johnson had two service aces.
The next game was against fellow Montague County school Gold-Burg. The Lady Bears fought hard, but were overmatched for most of the game.
The first and third sets were one-sided as the Lady Indians won 25-8 and 25-11. The second set was competitive as Gold-Burg put the most of its top play together to give Nocona all it could handle. In the end though, the Lady Indians won the set 25-20.
For Nocona, Smith and Meekins each had eight kills and 10 assists to lead the team. Johnson again had a team high three service aces, but also led the team with two blocks. Aubree Kleinhans had a team high five digs.
Nocona has one more game earlier this week before district play starts at 5 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Poolville.
Gold-Burg also is scheduled to start district play this week, starting at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Forestburg.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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