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Volleyball all-district lists released
With the 2023 volleyball season in the rearview mirror, the last bit of news are the all-district lists that honor players play both on and off the court.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had two senior front court players, Olivia Gill and Gracie Duke, who both had played on varsity all four years, be named to the all-district first team.
Senior setter Kinley Russell and senior middle-blocker Ziba Robbins were named to the second team list. On the honorable mention team, seniors Melenie Cantu and Allie Parr were named along with sophomore Rhyan Carle.
For Nocona, the defending district champs and regional final runners-up had a lot of superlative awards.
Skyler Smith was named the district’s most valuable player for the second straight season. Meg Meekins was co-setter of the year, Graci Brown was the district’s co-defensive MVP and Aubree Kleinhans was named the district’s libero of the year.
Coach Kara Lucherk was also named the district’s coach of the year for the second straight year.
All of the area’s 1A teams were in the same district so awards were split between them.
Saint Jo won the district title for the second straight year and were represented well.
Taylor Patrick was named the district MVP while Krista Reeves was the defensive MVP and Aubrey Morman was named blocker of the year.
First team members included Maxey Johnson, Payzlie Cervantes and Cara Vogel. Second team members were Aliyah Vasquez and Kamron Skidmore while Reagan Wilson was named to the honorable mention team.
Prairie Valley finished second and had a couple of players earn superlative awards. Linzie Priddy was named the district’s offensive MVP while Renee Stout was co-setter of the year. Coach Seth Stephens also was named the district’s coach of the year.
First team selections for the Lady Bulldogs included Kailie Cearley and Natalee Young. Second team selections were Kasi Phillips and Kennedy Stone.
Forestburg finished third in the district and had one player who earned a superlative award. Alli Cisneros was libero of the year.
Lili Cisneros was named the district’s first team while Reagan and Logan Ladewig were named the district’s second team. Honorable mention went to Justynne Roller and Madisen Deason for the Lady Horns.
Gold-Burg had Ollie Gaston earn the district’s co-setter of the year. Jimenia Garcia was a first team all-district selection. Jasmine Rojas earned second team honors.
Alyson Rojas, Hallie Nelson, Raigen Hilton and Lexie Eaton were given honorable mention from Gold-Burg.
Bellevue had Tristan Shook earn the district’s newcomer of the year. First team selection went to Mary Grace Broussard. Brittany Gill and Brylie Hager were named to the district’s second team.
Honorable mention selections for the Lady Eagles include Callie Martin, Selah and Kara Denson.
To see lists for all teams, including academic all-district selections, 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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