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Prairie Valley beats Forestburg in play-in match
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs won the play-in match on Friday night against Forestburg for the second seed.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets against an older Lady Horns team that was heading for the playoffs for the first time in four years win or lose, but wanted to cap off their regular season strong.
Forestburg had most recently beaten Prairie Valley the previous week at home in a five-set thriller to tie the series at 1-1.
The Lady Bulldogs had won the first match 3-1 at home, but the home court advantage would be gone in this game, which was played at Saint Jo.
The first set saw both teams get mini runs as momentum switched back and forth.
Forestburg had some bigger and more athletic girls at the net that could get going if things were going good, especially if a server got hot.
Prairie Valley had only a few girls who could play at the net and relied on ball control and savvy despite the relative youth of the team.
With the score tied at 15-15, the Lady Bulldogs went on a 5-0 run to open up a 20-15 lead heading into the homestretch. The Lady Horns were not able to make up the different as Prairie Valley won the set 25-20.
The second set saw the Lady Bulldogs take control earlier, up 10-5 and later 18-12. Forestburg could not get things turned around into one of its serving runs as Prairie Valley won the set 25-18 and was up 2-0.
The third set saw the Lady Horns catch fire. With the score tied at 5-5, Forestburg went on a 12-2 run to go up by 10 points 17-7 and looked like it was going to take the set easily.
The Lady Bulldogs battled back throughout the rest of the set, slowly catching up and only tying the score near the end at 24-24.
From there, Prairie Valley had all of the momentum and was able to get the final two points to steal the third set 26-24 and earn the win.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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