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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won another straight sets district game against Poolville at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won with little drama against the Lady Monarchs as Nocona continued its dominant district run.
Nocona has yet to lose a set even as the second round of district play starts up. The Lady Indians won with set scores 25-10, 25-19 and 25-16.
Bren Fenoglio led the team with four blocks at the net while Bailey Waters was second with three.
Meg Meekins led the team with 10 kills and seven digs while Aubree Kleinhans was second with six digs. Skyler Smith had a team high 16 assists while being second with eight kills.
Meekins, Smith and Kleinhans each had two service aces to lead the team as well.
Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won their final district home game of the season on Monday against Bellevue.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the young Lady Eagles team.
Saint Jo did not give Bellevue much room to breathe as the eventual district champions won with set scores 25-5, 25-12 and 25-9.
Aubrey Morman and Payzlie Cervantes led the Lady Panthers with seven kills each. Cervantes also had a team high 11 assists while Morman had two blocks and four service aces. Maxey Johnson was second with eight assists and five kills. Kamron Skidmore was second with three aces.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns won at Gold-Burg on Tuesday night.
The Lady Horns won in straight sets in a closer match than the final score would indicate.
Forestburg was needing to win to keep its hope for competing for second place in district alive while the Lady Bears were hoping to pick up their first district win.
All three sets were competitive and got closer as the match went along. The Lady Horns won with the scores being 25-19, 25-20 and 25-22.
Forestburg Coach Kayla Firth thought her team played well in the win, but knows her team is still trying to make strides in areas.
For Gold-Burg, despite the loss Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud of how her team played and competed after some previous rough performances.
Missing scores
Prairie Valley had a bye-game earlier in the week.
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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