SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers beat 3A Valley View at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Eagles.
Saint Jo controlled every set, winning with scores 25-14, 25-17 and 25-16.
Coach Kelly Skidmore thought her team played well overall and they are starting to work well as a group and believe in one another.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians traveled to Millsap on Tuesday and beat the Lady Bulldogs.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets, controlling Millsap in each set to win comfortably.
Nocona won the first and third sets 25-18, but really took it to the Lady Bulldogs in the second set winning 25-9.
Coach Kara Lucherk credited Skyler Smith for her huge stat line of getting 14 kills, 17 assists and 16 digs.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost against a good Graford team on the road Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits won in straight sets against the Lady Bears.
Gold-Burg’s lack of height at the net cost them against a tough Graford team that was rolling. The set scores were 25-8, 25-10 and 25-10.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a competitive match at Chillicothe on Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles won 3-1, with the Lady Bulldogs showing some fight when their backs were against the wall.
Chillicothe won the tightly contested first set by the narrowest of the margins 25-23. Prairie Valley had trouble bouncing back from it after coming up just short and the Lady Eagles won the second set easily 25-10.
The Lady Bulldogs responded well in the third set, taking control and winning comfortably 25-16. Unfortunately, they could not keep up the momentum in the fourth set. Chillicothe won it 25-18 to seal the victory 3-1.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles hosted their first volleyball game in a long time on Tuesday against Electra.
Unfortunately, the Lady Tigers were spoilers as they beat the Lady Eagles in straight sets.
Bellevue got a little bit better after every set as Electra won with set scores being 25-6, 25-9 and 25-11.
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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