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Lady Rabbits win opening game

Published

3 years ago

08/09/2023

Melenie Cantu goes up to spike the ball against Archer City.

The Bowie Lady Rabbits played their first official game of the season at home on Monday night against Archer City, but it was more of a glorified scrimmage.
The Lady Rabbits took it to the Lady Cats, splitting their varsity teams up into two six-man teams and winning in straight sets against Archer City’s JV and varsity teams with ease.
Bowie Coach Ashley Sanders is still tweaking with her varsity roster and testing combinations.
To give everyone as much playing time as she could, she split the team so that there were no substitutions during each match.
The Lady Rabbits first group, consisting of returning seniors Ziba Robbins, Emily Cueva, Ella Richey and Gracie Duke while adding in new varsity players sophomores Rhyan Carle and Callie Curry.
It was a wash after the first five points in both sets the group played. Bowie won 16 of the last 18 points to win the first set 25-8.
The second set was similar with the Lady Rabbits winning 12 of the last 14 points to win 25-9.
The match against the Lady Cats varsity team featured the six players who did not play in the first match.
The group of returning seniors Olivia Gill and Melenie Cantu were joined by newcomer seniors Kinley Russell and Alli Par along with juniors Railey Martin and Hanna Bell.
While it was it was a bit more competitive than the first match, Bowie still easily won in the end.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Bowie, Nocona compete in VB scrimmages

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6 days ago

08/13/2026

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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.

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Rabbit netters beat Graham

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6 days ago

08/13/2026

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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.

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New Nocona gym nearing completion

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2 weeks ago

08/06/2026

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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.