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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians played in their first scrimmage last week at Sulphur Springs.
The Lady Indians went 4-2 overall after three days of playing.
Nocona first played against Greenville. The Lady Lions won both sets by the narrowest margin to win 2-0.
The Lady Indians bounced back the next game, easily beating Hughes Springs in both sets to win 2-0.
The second day saw Nocona first play Sulphur Bluff. The Lady Indians easily won both sets to win 2-0 before facing their toughest test against the tournament host.
It was the first match Nocona played in the tournament that went to three sets.
The Lady Indians won the first set 25-22 before the Lady Cats came back to win set two 25-18. The third set was the closest, with Nocona pulling out the win 26-24 to secure the match 2-1.
On the third and final day, the Lady Indians suffered a close loss to North Lamar. Both sets were competitive, but the Lady Panthers won in straight sets 2-0.
The final game of the tournament was against Prairieland. The first set went down to the wire, but Nocona won 26-24. The Lady Indians wrapped up the match in set two 25-20 to win the match 2-0.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers first tournament was at Whitesboro on Thursday and Saturday last week.
The Lady Panthers went 3-3 during the tournament, playing schools that are almost all bigger than them.
Saint Jo first played the tournament host and lost a tough match 2-1, with the third set being as close as it could have been.
Playing 4A Van Alstyne next, the Lady Panthers struggled to compete as they lost in straight sets 2-0.
Saint Jo ended the first day on top, winning against Pilot Point in straight sets 2-0.
The closing set went down to the wire which the Lady Panthers were able to win by the smallest margin.
The start of day two saw Saint Jo easily dispatch Leonard in straights sets 2-0 to get its tournament record back to even. That was right before Ponder sent the Lady Panthers back down, winning commandingly in straight sets 2-0.
Saint Jo ended the tournament by playing the Whitesboro JV team. The Lady Panthers, after competing well against the school’s varsity team, easily beat the JV team in straights sets 2-0 so they could go home with a 3-3 record.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a tough first tournament at Burkburnett last week.
The Lady Rabbits went 1-4 as they are still trying to lock in roster spots and rotation after playing only one game before the tournament.
Playing schools like 5A Arlington Heights, 3A Childress and state-ranked 2A and 1A schools Windthorst and Harrold, Bowie had a good look at a lot of different levels of early season volleyball.
The Lady Rabbits could not find a win against those teams, but got the win against Seymour to go home with a victory.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs played their first game of the season at home against Chillicothe on Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Eagles.
The team has an experienced senior core that recovered from early season trouble last season to end up finishing second in district and winning a playoff game.
With that in mind there are big expectations for this group to try and pick up where they left off.
Prairie Valley was the better team from the beginning and played like it in each set, winning by scores 25-13, 25-9 and 25-12.
Montague
The Montague Lady Eagles traveled to Bellevue for their first game of the season and came away victorious with the set scores 25-18 and 25-10.
Almost half of the Lady Eagles’ points came from aces as Maddie Travis and Sage Keck led with five aces each and Brylee and Lynlee Coffman each served up four. Travis and Lynlee led with four kills each while Brylee had five assists.
Montague is next scheduled to play at 4 p.m. on Aug. 29 against Wichita Christian.
Missing scores
The news is missing scores from Forestburg’s game late last week against Sacred Heart and Gold-Burg’s tournament results at Benjamin. Bellevue did not play late last week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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