SPORTS
Saint Jo beats Dodd City 3-0
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers beat highly regarded Dodd City on Tuesday night to qualify for the regional tournament.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets, bouncing back after an up and down five-set area round game against Sulphur Bluff.
That seemed to prove to some outsiders’ opinion, that a team with eight underclassmen would fold when the playoff pressure was applied no matter how talented they are.
The Lady Hornets came into the match highly regarded as well, like they always are. Anytime an area 1A team in any sport but football wants to make a long playoff run, at some point they will have to go through Dodd City.
Well Saint Jo showed no doubt from the opening serve. The Lady Panthers started to pull away midway through the first set 18-13. Smelling blood, Saint Jo closed the set out strong, not losing another point the rest of the way. The Lady Panthers won 25-13, making a statement they were there to win.
The second set seemed to pick back up where the first set ended. Saint Jo built an early lead from 11-5 to 16-5.
The Lady Hornets were not just going to lay down like they did in the first set. Dodd City came roaring back, cutting the lead to 23-19 and putting some doubts into the young Lady Panthers of what it would mean if they blew a double-digit lead.
Thankfully, Saint Jo closed out the set, winning 25-21 and taking a 2-0 lead.
The Lady Panthers started the third set again taking a big lead 7-3. It grew to 17-11 and was 22-17 with the team looking to close out the match. The Lady Hornets had one last gasp at the end, but Saint Jo was able to stay composed to win the set 25-22 and the match 3-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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