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Bowie girls play in hosted tournament
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had an up and down first tournament at their hosted Gayno Shleton’s Hoopin’ into the Holidays Tournament on Monday and Tuesday.
The Lady Rabbits went 1-3 overall during the two days, but every game was close and competitive.
Bowie was coming into the tournament following a close loss against Burkburnett the previous game.
The Lady Rabbits were first matched up with a good 2A Stamford team coached by previous Bowie coach Joe Crabb. It was a low scoring game and Bowie was able to keep the game close with some good defense. Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits fell behind early and struggled to score against the Lady Bulldogs full-court trapping defense as they lost 35-29.
Bowie ended the first day on a positive with its win against Millsap. The Lady Rabbits were trailing 25-17 at halftime before turning things around in the second half, outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 26-12. Bowie would win 43-37 to finish 1-1 after the first day.
The beginning of the second day saw the Lady Rabbits get a rematch against Burkburnett. It was a tale of two halves as the first half was a defensive struggle between both teams.
Neither team scored in double-figures in the first or second quarters and the Lady Bulldogs went into halftime leading 13-9.
Both teams came out of halftime on fire, more than doubling the first half total in the third quarter alone. Bowie outscored Burkburnett 22-20, which meant the Lady Rabbits were still trailing heading into the fourth quarter down 33-31.
The final period was not quite as frenetic as the third, with both teams scoring at a more normal pace. Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits fell four points short of the Lady Bulldogs again like they did the previous week, losing 45-41.
Bowie’s final game of the tournament was against Graham. While the Lady Rabbits had spouts of limited success offensively during the tournament and earl this season, it kept up for the entirety against the Lady Blues.
Luckily, Bowie’s defense kept the game close as it was a defensive slog for both teams as points were hard to come by. Graham led 17-13 at halftime.
Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits could never get anything going despite also holding the Lady Blues to only 13 points in the second half.
Graham won the dogfight 30-26 to end Bowie’s tournament.
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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