SPORTS
Lady Rabbits win home opener
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won their home opener on Tuesday night against Poolville.
The Lady Rabbits won in blowout fashion 67-41 in a game that was only competitive for about a quarter.
Bowie came into the game fresh off its first win against Era that it won in a blowout.
The Lady Rabbits started the game on the right foot, driving to the basket and scoring enough to go up 8-0 midway through the first quarter.
The Lady Monarchs turned to their best player Emery Bryan who used her big frame and ball handling to score in many different ways. Her 13 points the rest of the quarter kept Poolville in the game even as Bowie continued to score at a good pace.
The Lady Rabbits led 17-13 heading into the second quarter.
Bryan could not keep that up for Poolville though. Bowie changed to a zone defense to try and wall off the paint while also allowing their guards to harass anyone out on the perimeter knowing there was help behind them.
Outside of a couple corner 3-pointers, the Lady Rabbits defense controlled the Lady Monarchs in the second quarter.
On offense, Bowie kept scoring at a good clip even with much of the bench getting valuable playing time. Ziba Robbins scored 11 of the teams 16 points during the quarter as the Lady Rabbits lead was up to 33-19 at halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same. Bowie players were now jumping passing lanes for steals and Poolville dealing with some foul trouble was never able to get back into the game.
Bowie played its regular rotation in the third as Maddie Mandela scored eight of her team high 18 points during the quarter to help lead the team.
Up nearly 20 points heading into the fourth quarter and with Poolville’s Bryan now fouled out, the Lady Rabbits started clearing the bench and playing everyone in platoon like shifts.
The lead stayed secured even with a lot of early season mistakes happening as girls were eager to make plays, sometimes too eager.
Bowie won 67-41.
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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