SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians started district play on Friday with a win against Poolville at home.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Monarchs.
Nocona won each set with little drama with the set scores being 25-14, 25-15 and 25-12. The win kept up the Lady Indians recent stretch of good play as Nocona has now won nine games in a row as the young team seems to be peaking at the right time.
Skyler Smith led the team with 10 kills and was second with eight assists. Megyn Meekins had a team high 11 assists and two service aces to go with eight kills.
Saint Jo vs Prairie Valley
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers and Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs started off district play on Friday night against the other.
It was the state-ranked Lady Panthers who took the win in straight sets on the road.
Saint Jo won with set scores 25-9, 25-20 and 25-12.
The last five years the teams have been in different district’s, but have always ended up playing the other in the playoffs and ending the other’s season.
The programs have traded wins each year with Saint Jo winning in 2018 and 2020 and Prairie Valley winning in 2019 and last year 2021.
This year the Lady Panthers returned the favor at least in the first match.
Saint Jo’s Aubrey Morman led the team with 10 kills and six service aces. Kayden Skidmore had a team high 17 assists to go with four aces. Payzlie Cervantes was second with six kills and Maxey Johnson was second with nine assists. Taylor Patrick led the team with 10 digs.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears started district with a win at Forestburg on Friday night.
The Lady Bears won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Horns.
Gold-Burg won with set scores being 25-18, 25-7 and 25-13.
Lady Bear Coach Cheryl Cromleigh had particular praise for some of her players that did some heavy lifting in the win.
“My outside hitter Sadie Whitaker probably had her best game ever as well as my middle Sadie Weaver,” Cromleigh said. “They were really on that night. The team served and played outstanding as a team after they settled down and got their rhythm.”
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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