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Volleyball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

10/08/2022

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won easily against Chico on Tuesday in their final non-district match.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Dragons.
After the winning the first set easily 25-13, set two proved to be the most competitive of the match.
After 40 points, Saint Jo was only up 21-19 heading into the home stretch. The Lady Panthers closed out the set strong 4-2 to win 25-21 to go up 2-0.
The third set was close for the first 15 points, but Saint Jo slowly pulled away and won comfortably 25-18 to win the match.
Payzlie Cervantes and Aubrey Morman each led the team with five kills. Morman also had a team high five blocks.
Kayden Skidmore had a team high 10 assists and four service aces to go with four kills. Libero Taylor Patrick led the team with 17 digs.

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won big at Tioga on Tuesday in their final game before district play starts.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets against the Lady Bulldogs, though most sets were competitive.
The first set was the most decisive as Nocona won with little drama 25-17. Set’s two and three went into the final points which required the Lady Indians to close when the pressure was at its highest. Nocona won set two 25-22 and set three 25-21 to win the match 3-0.
Megyn Meekins led the team led the team with 14 kills. Skyler Smith was second with 13 kills while having a team high 18 assists.
Graci Brown and Aubree Kleinhans each had two service aces. Libero Kaygan Stone had eight digs while Ava Johnson had one block on the defensive end.

Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns lost to Tioga on Tuesday.
The Lady Horns lost two sets against the Lady Bulldogs by the set scores 25-16 and 25-22.
Madi Deason led Forestburg with four kills while Logan Ladewig had five service aces.
Coach Kayla Firth knows her team has put in the work to get ready for district play starting up against fellow Montague County schools Saint Jo, Prairie Valley and Gold-Burg.

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.