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Volleyball Roundup
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost at home on Friday night against Holliday.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets as the Lady Rabbits struggled to hang.
Bowie came into the match looking for its first district win while Holliday is still playing for a possible district title. Still, the Lady Rabbits hoped they could compete well with a Lady Eagles team that was hoping to get an easy and quick win.
Unfortunately, that is what happened as Bowie struggled to get much offense going in set one, even when a good serve-receive set the team up to do so. Holliday won the first set 25-5.
The second set was a little better as the Lady Rabbits found some success late. Unfortunately, it was not enough to make the final score close as the Lady Eagles won the second set 25-11.
The third set Bowie was hoping it could catch Holliday napping after winning the first two sets easily.
Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits fell behind early and could never catch up. The Lady Eagles won the set 25-8 and the match 3-0.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians opened up district play on Saturday at Archer City and came away with an easy win.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets 3-0 against the Wildcats.
Nocona knows coming into this season, the new district will be more challenging than the previous two seasons.
Especially with some younger players at key positions this year and with senior Meg Meekins still out with injury, an easy win was not guaranteed.
Still the Lady Indians won with set scores being 25-15, 25-17 and 25-13.
Ava Johnson led the team with 13 kills while Raylea Bowles was second with eight. Kasi Castro had a team high 10 assists while Kaygan Stone was second with nine. The team had 10 service aces, with Stone leading with four.
On defense, Krisyah Parker led the team with two blocks. Aubree Kleinhans led the team with 13 digs while Johnson and Stone were second with eight each.
Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers opened up district play on Friday with a win at Forestburg.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Horns.
Saint Jo came into the match very confident after playing some of the toughest competition on its schedule and competing well, fulling expecting to win its third straight district title with little challenge.
Forestburg was transitioning to having Superintendent Jason Briles take over as the volleyball coach due to having a resignation elsewhere on its staff. That meant previous Coach Cori Hayes is now having to help coach football.
The Lady Panthers won with the set scores being 25-10, 25-14 and 25-15.
Bellevue vs Gold-Burg
The Bellevue Lady Eagles won their opening district game on the road at Gold-Burg on Friday night.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Bears.
Bellevue comes into district play hoping it can defy the odds and get a playoff spot despite it being the program’s only second season.
For Gold-Burg, the team struggled and is hoping it can compete well and possibly surprise some teams that underestimate it.
The Lady Eagles won the first two pretty competitive sets both by the score 25-17. Then the third set saw Bellevue run away with the victory 25-8.
To read more of the story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News. For more pictures from Bowie’s game on Friday, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6869331&T=1
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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