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Volleyball Roundup
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.
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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