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Nocona girls win Bowie tournament
The Nocona Lady Indians won the Bowie hosted Gayno Shelton Hoopin’ into the Holidays tournament on Tuesday.
The Lady Indians won all four of their games to finish first overall.
Nocona made it look easy with one-sided wins against Ponder (66-34), Burkburnett (71-25) and Childress (61-40) to reach the championship game.
There the Lady Indians took on a Windthorst team they will see again during district play that is ranked in the pre-season top 25 in the state.
The Lady Trojans came in with little practice time with their volleyball team winning the state title the previous week, but Nocona also was down a starter with its tallest post player Sydnee Mowry out. Not a super tall team anyway, this hurt the Lady Indians a bit but after some defensive adjustments they pulled away in the end to win 64-44.
Megyn Meekins was named the tournament’s most valuable player. She scored 31 against Ponder, 20 against Burkburnett, 26 against Childress and 27 against Windthorst.
Skyler Smith and Reagan Phipps also were honored with making the all-tournament team. Smith averaged 22 points a game in the tournament and Phipps was a lock down defender who made big shots.
Coach Kyle Spitzer had little to complain about and despite making it look easy, he felt his team got challenged in ways that will make them better down the line.
“I think we were able to take steps in the right direction as a team as we continue to build our team chemistry,” Spitzer said. “Both Meg and Sky had a big scoring tournament and our supporting cast came up big when they needed to. I believe that everyone got better this tournament.”
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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