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Saint Jo pair compete at state tennis
While the Saint Jo girl’s double team is not bringing a medal home this year from the state tournament, they still put up a good showing.
Senior Kyler Dunn and junior Taylor Patrick fell in the first round of the state tennis tournament on Thursday at North East High School against a team from Knippa that would go on to finish second overall.
The pair were making their second straight appearance at state. Last year the team did not know what to expect. Coming in after finishing second at both district and regionals, the odds were against them advancing past the first round.
Instead, they beat a team from Vernon Northside with the scores 6-0, 7-6 to move on. In the second round, the pair eventually lost to the eventual state champs from Utopia, but finished tied for third place and brought back a bronze medal.
This season, Dunn and Patrick had higher expectations and came in with a lot of confidence. They blitzed through both the district and regional tournaments, facing few teams that could win even a game against them let alone challenge them.
Still, that does not guarantee success at state.
Facing a team that share the same last name from Knippa, the first set was a battle that ultimately didn’t go Saint Jo’s way, losing 7-6.
The second set was competitive, but unfortunately the Lady Panther duo could not get many of the deuce points to go there way. Knippa won the second set 6-1 to win the match 2-0.
The team that beat Saint Jo had a much easier time in the second round against a Mertzon Irion County team before losing in the finals against the same Utopia team that won the state title the previous season and also that had beaten Dunn and Patrick last year.
While it was not the ending the pair was hoping for, it was a still a good season for them to get back to state, with them having the pressure coming into the season unlike last year.
“I am extremely proud of them for making it to state for the second year in a row. That is not something that is done easily,” Coach Brady Hilton. “They worked hard throughout the entire year, coming up to practices despite having softball and track practice as well, and I cannot be more proud of them for the work they put in the entire year.”
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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