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Volleyball Tournament Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians finished second in the silver bracket at the Lu Allen tournament in Graham during the weekend.
The Lady Indians went 4-3 overall, going 2-2 during pool play before finishing 2-1 in the silver bracket.
Nocona started off the tournament with a tough straight set win 2-0 against Midland Greenwood that was competitive the whole match.
The Lady Indians then suffered two straight losses to Dumas and Peaster. Both matches were straight set losses, but every set saw the team compete well and reach at least 20 points.
Nocona then finished pool play with a match against Vernon. After losing a close first set, the Lady Indians came back to take set two easily before winning a tightly contested set three to win the match 2-1.
With a 2-2 record, Nocona was put into the silver bracket on the final day.
The Lady Indians took care of business against Burkburnett in 2-0 before playing a thrilling match against Caprock that went three sets as Nocona won 2-1 to reach the championship game of the bracket.
There, the Lady Indians played a rematch against its pool partner Midland Greenwood. Depite beating the team in straight sets two days earlier, both sets were so close that result was thrown out before the game with higher stakes.
Nocona won the first set 25-19, but Greenwood came back to take set two by the same score 25-19 to tie it up. In the final set, Midland kept up that momentum and won 25-18 to take the match 2-1.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits went to their toughest tournament of the season last weekend at Glen Rose, playing some of the top teams in the state.
The Lady Rabbits went 1-5 overall in the tough field.
In pool play Bowie first lost to 4A Lorena in straight sets 2-0. In the second match against private school Trinity Valley, the Lady Rabbits won the first set, but then went on to lose the next two sets.
Against 4A Carter Riverside, Bowie won both sets by narrow margins to get its first win of the tournament.
The final pool game was against Lubbock Liberty, which the Lady Rabbits lost in straight sets. Bowie went 1-3 during pool play, which sent them to the silver bracket for the final day.
There, the Lady Rabbits first played the defending back-to-back 1A state champions Blum. Bowie bounced back after a bad first set to win set two. Unfortunately, Blum won set three to move on while the Lady Rabbits went to the consolation route.
Bowie then played 5A Cleburne. After losing the first set, the Lady Rabbits battled in the second, but lost by the smallest margin.
The loss ended Bowie’s tournament.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs finished second overall at their first tournament of the season last week at Electra.
The Lady Bulldogs went 4-2 overall, losing to the tournament host in a tough three-set match.
Prairie Valley did not start off the tournament on the right note. Playing Newcastle, the Lady Bulldogs lost 2-0, with one of the sets being close.
Prairie Valley bounced back, winning the next two matches in pool play against Olney and Vernon Northside in straight sets 2-0 to finish 2-1.
That put the Lady Bulldogs into the gold bracket on the final day. There, Prairie Valley beat Woodson and fairly easily 2-0 before winning a tightly contested match against Crowell that was also 2-0.
In the championship match, the Lady Bulldogs played Electra. Prairie Valley won the first set with some matter of control 25-19, but lost a closely contested second set 25-22. In the third and final set, the Lady Bulldogs let it get away from them and lost 15-11.
Renee’ Stout and Natalee Young were selected to the all-tournament team.
Missing scores
The Bowie News did not receive results from Saint Jo’s match, Gold-Burg’s tournament and Bellevue’s tournament last week.
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Bowie girls fall in bi-district match
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.
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Lady Panther V-Ball rolling on
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.
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Several XC runners go to State
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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