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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians wrapped up their second straight undefeated district title with a win at home against Chico on senior night.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets, making it so they never dropped a set all throughout district play.
Nocona won with the set scores being 25-19, 25-13 and 25-14.
Aubree Kleinhans led the team with 16 digs and Ava Johnson was second with 10. Bailey Waters had a team high three blocks while Graci Brown got one.
Skyler Smith led the team with 15 kills and tied with Meg Meekins with 21 assists. Meekins and Kleinhans also each had two service aces to lead the team while Meekins was second with 14 kills.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost their final district game on the road at Iowa Park in another close and tough five-set match.
The Lady Hawks won the back-and-forth 3-2 to win as the Lady Rabbits finished with the fourth seed in district play.
Bowie was coming off an important, but easy win against Vernon. While the Lady Rabbits ended up having the final playoff spot wrapped up and could not have moved up even with a win, it was still important for Bowie to play well heading into the postseason.
The Lady Rabbits first match against Iowa Park on senior night did not go well. The Lady Hawks won in straight sets, though two of the sets were competitive.
On Tuesday night, Iowa Park was hoping to have a happy senior night but Bowie looked to be the one to play spoiler this time.
The Lady Hawks won the first set 25-20 to go up early. The Lady Rabbits responded by winning one of the closest sets of the match 26-24 to tie the score up at 1-1.
Iowa Park then responded by winning set three by the same score as set one 25-20 to go back up by one set. Bowie then tied the score back up by winning set four, also by the score of 25-20 to force a fifth and final set.
It was the Lady Rabbits third five-set match during district play alone, all coming in the last two weeks. Bowie was 1-1 in those matches entering Tuesday.
The fifth set proved to be the closest set of the match as neither team could pull ahead by more than two points at any time. Unfortunately, it was the Lady Hawks that came away with the win 15-13.
Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers sealed their second straight undefeated district championship with a win at Gold-Burg on Tuesday.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the struggling Lady Bears who ended their season.
Gold-Burg hung with Saint Jo in the first set before the Lady Panthers won 25-19. The next two sets were not as close as Saint Jo won with scores being 25-6 and 25-9.
It was a tough end to a frustrating season for the Lady Bears. A program used to going to the playoffs and being able to have a competitive match against almost any 1A team struggled with inconsistent play and inexperience. Coach Cheryl Cromleigh is used to having her teams showing a bit more fight, even in matches where they lose. Cromleigh hopes the overall make-up of the team is improved by next season.
For Saint Jo, the Lady Panthers hope to have another long playoff run, but will have to wait a bit before they play in a real match again.
The district championship means they have a bye into the area round which is a week and half from Tuesday’s match.
Prairie Valley vs Bellevue
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs had a happy senior night with a straight sets win against Bellevue on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs win set up a play-in game against Forestburg on Friday to see which team will earn the second seed heading into the playoffs.
The first set was competitive as Bellevue showed some fight, but Prairie Valley closed well to win 25-21. After that, the Lady Bulldogs made quick work winning the next two sets 25-5 and 25-6.
It was a disappointing way for the Lady Eagles season to end, though it was an overall good first year for Bellevue’s resurrected volleyball program.
The Lady Eagles were actually able to win a few matches, including a district one, while competing better in some losses after a rough first month of not playing well.
Considering Bellevue had few athletes with any volleyball experience before this season and that most of the team were underclassmen, that is a successful first year for Coach Mollee Kirk and the Lady Eagles.
For Prairie Valley, Linzie Priddy had a team high nine kills. Kai Cearley led the team with 10 service aces. Renee Stout had a team high 12 assists.
Missing scores
Forestburg did not play 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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