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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
It was a happy senior day for the Nocona Lady Indians as they easily beat Alvord on Saturday.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets against the Lady Bulldogs as they also wrapped up the district title even with one game still to play.
Nocona won with set scores that got progressively one-sided 25-16, 25-13 and 25-8.
Skyler Smith led the team with 10 kills, 14 digs, two blocks and two service aces. She was second with 10 assists, but did record her 1,000 career assist during the game and was presented with a banner after the game.
Megyn Meekins led the team with 16 assists and also had two service aces along with Kaygan Stone.
Senior Olivia Six picked up one block in her last home game and was joined by fellow senior Calli Womack in being honored before the game.
Gold-Burg vs Prairie Valley
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears long quest to defeat Prairie Valley during district play happened on Friday night at home.
The Lady Bears won 3-1 though all four of the sets could have gone either way as they were won by the smallest of margins.
The Lady Bulldogs came into the match with a one game lead in the district standings after beating Gold-Burg in the first matchup 10 days previous in straight sets.
The Lady Bears have been aiming to beat Prairie Valley for the last four years since the teams have always shared a district during that time, but never could.
On Friday night, it finally happened for Gold-Burg.
The first set went into extra points, but the Lady Bears came away with the win 27-25. The second set went down to the wire and again Gold-Burg won 25-23 to go up 2-0.
The Lady Bulldogs were not discouraged as the third set proved just as competitive though they did have to come back from several points down at one point.
This time Prairie Valley was able to come out winners 25-23 to make it 2-1.
The fourth set continued the trend of super close, competitive play between the teams with the end coming down to who could execute. In the end, Gold-Burg came out on top, winning the set 25-23 and the match 3-1.
Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers wrapped up the district title with a one-sided win at Forestburg on Friday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Horns with set scores being 25-10, 25-13 and 25-10.
Saint Jo Coach Kelly Skidmore thought there were some positive things, but is grading her team with the idea of a long playoff run in mind.
“We were not as consistent at the service line as I would have liked, but we were able to finish the match,” Skidmore said. “Looking forward to our last district game and starting playoffs next week.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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