SPORTS
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.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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