SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona basketball all-district awards listed
With the basketball season wrapped for all of the area teams, all-district selections have now been released.
With both Bowie and Nocona teams making the playoffs this year, there were a lot of selections for all of the teams.
The Lady Rabbits had Maddie Mandela win the district most valuable player award. Ziba Robbins was a first team selection while Neely Price and Kayleigh Crow were second team choices. Haley Webb was honorable mention.
The Bowie boy’s team had Andrew Sandhoff earn the district’s sixth man of the year for his play off the bench.
Brody Armstrong, A.J. Whatley and Tucker Jones were first team all-district selections while Bayler Swint was named to the second team.
The Nocona Lady Indians team nearly swept the superlatives in their district after winning the district title. Megyn Meekins earned district MVP, Skyler Smith was defensive MVP, Sydnee Mowry was sixth man of the year and the coaching staff Kyle Spitzer and Clayton Brown were named staff of the year.
First team selections included Reagan Phipps and Aubree Kleinhans. Avery Crutsinger and Jolie Rose were second team picks.
The Nocona boy’s team had several superlative selections as well after winning the district title. Brady McCasland was named the district’s MVP while Conley Kleinhans was the co-defensive MVP.
The staff of Brody Wilson, Chris Woodall and Bryson Hackley were named staff of the year.
Mike Wetmore and Ryder Oswald were first team selections.
Javier Gaytan along with Luke and Charlie Fuller were named to the second team. Johnny Stone and Wesley Murphey were honorable mention selections.
To see the full list for all of the awards, including academic all-district selections, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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