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Volleyball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits faced a tough test on Friday night traveling to Peaster.
The Lady Greyhounds won in straight sets against the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie did not start off great losing 25-8. The Lady Rabbits woke up and played the second set better, but was playing from behind and could not catch up as they lost 25-19. The third set was not close as Peaster won 25-10.
Bowie played its final non-district game on Tuesday night against Christ Academy. The Lady Rabbits next game is the start of district play.
The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 12 at home against Henrietta.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians took a trip to Iowa Park on Friday and won beat the Lady Hawks.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets, with the scores respectable but not really close. Nocona won with set scores 25-12, 25-18 and 25-17.
Skyler Smith led the team with 12 kills and 16 assists. Meg Meekins equaled Smith with 12 kills and was second with 14 assists. Meekins also had a team high three service aces while Graci Brown was second with two.
On defense, Aubree Kleinhans led the team with nine digs and Brown was second with six. At the net, Bren Fenoglio, Ava Johnson and Smith each had two blocks each to the lead the team.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a back and forth five-set match at home on Friday night against Garner.
The Lady Horns won it in the fifth set after a back and forth, highly competitive match.
The Lady Panthers came out flat in the first set in what was the most non-competitive part of the match, losing 25-13. Saint Jo quickly bounced back in set two winning 25-20 to tie the match up.
The two next sets were much like the second, with Garner retaking the lead by winning set three 25-21 before the Lady Panthers tied the score up by winning set four 25-20.
The fifth set was similarly back-and-forth, but unfortunately it was the Lady Horns who came out on top 15-12 to win the match.
Missing scores
Prairie Valley and Bellevue coaches did not send in their scores. Gold-Burg and Forestburg teams did not have a game scheduled to play.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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