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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost their first district game at Windthorst on Tuesday night.
The Lady Trojans won 3-0, though the first two sets could have gone either way.
The Lady Indians knew this matchup was key coming into this season after getting put in a district with the usual state power. Still, Nocona was coming into the game with more healthy bodies than it has had for several months and easy wins in its first two district games.
The programs have played each other in recent years, whether in tournaments or pre-district matchups since both have had great postseason success to get ready, but his would be a match that could potentially break the others streak of district titles.
The opening set saw both teams exchange back-and-forth runs. Early on Nocona led by three points 9-6. Twenty points later it was Windthorst that had the three-point lead 19-16.
The end game went on forever, far past 25 points as neither team could win two points in a row though both had several chances to close out the set. In the end, it was the Lady Trojans that won the first set marathon 33-31 to take the lead.
Nocona libero Aubree Kleinhans took a nasty spill diving for the final point of the first set and seemed initially shaken up, but was cleared and played the rest of the match.
The second set was similar to the first one as two and three point leads were swung back and forth until the mid game when the Lady Indians seemed to grab hold of the momentum.
Down 11-9, Nocona went 7-3 to grab the lead 16-14 and then opened up a five-point lead 20-15 heading into the end game.
Unfortunately, Windthorst showed some resistance and grabbed momentum at the right time. Down 22-18, the Lady Trojans came back to tie it at 22-22 before closing the set 25-23 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Blowing that lead in set two seemed to set the Lady Indians back. Despite a good start in set three, once Windthorst took control in the mid-game Nocona could not swing momentum back. Instead the Lady Trojans lead continued to grow and Windthorst won the set 25-17 and the match 3-0.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits started the second round of district play on Tuesday by playing one of the top teams on the road, Henrietta.
The Lady Cats won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie comes into the second round of district playing for pride after not winning a game in the first go around.
Henrietta is battling for a district title and is ranked 14th in the state in 3A in this week’s coaches polls.
The first set saw the Lady Rabbits hang tough, but unable to make up ground once the Lady Cats carved out a lead. Henrietta won 25-17.
The second set proved to be the best one for Bowie as it competed point-for-point with the Lady Cats like it knows it can when playing at its best. Unfortunately, Henrietta was able to close out the set in the end 25-22 to take a 2-0.
Unfortunately for the Lady Rabbits, they fell behind early in set three and could not come back. The Lady Cats won the set 25-13 to secure the victory 3-0.
Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers took down Gold-Burg at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Bears in a quick match.
Saint Jo came in as a heavy favorite, having won its first two district matches with ease as the experienced group has expectations to go far in the playoffs. Gold-Burg had lost its first three matches of district and the young team has struggled to compete at times.
The set scores were 25-5, 25-9 and 25-6 for the Lady Panthers.
Prairie Valley vs Bellevue
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs were able to win on their home floor Tuesday night against a Bellevue team that proved to be more challenging than anticipated.
The Lady Bulldogs won 3-1 against the Lady Eagles.
Prairie Valley came into the match 1-1 in district, having lost to Saint Jo to start off the previous but expecting to take down the three other teams due to its experience and skill.
The Lady Eagles were 1-2, coming off a disappointing loss to Forestburg in the previous match since they are hoping to earn at least the third playoff spot in the district.
Games are played on the court instead of in rational heads though as Bellevue came out and surprised the Lady Bulldogs in the first set, winning 25-21 to take a 1-0 lead on Prairie Valley’s home court.
This seemed to wake the Lady Bulldogs up. They went out and won set two 25-15 to tie the match up at 1-1.
Set three was a bit closer, but Prairie Valley won it 25-19 to take the lead 2-1. With all of the momentum and swagger going, the Lady Bulldogs were able to make quick work in set four, winning 25-13 to secure the match 3-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. To see pictures from the Nocona game, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6869525&T=1
The Nocona golf teams competed at their hosted tournament at Indian Oaks Golf Course on March 12 and both did well.
The Lady Indians team finished second overall while the boy’s team got fourth.
The Nocona girl’s team shot 426 total and was led by Jessie Howard who shot a 97. The Lady Indians top four players included Estella Womble (104), Paige Davis (112) and Heidi Atteberry (113).
Alex Sosa shot 115 and Avery Crutsinger shot 119, but their scores did not count towards the team total.
The Nocona boy’s had two teams compete. The first team shot 349 overall and was led by Landon Fatheree who got a score of 78.
The team’s top four scorers included Jake Pribble (85), Kutter Cabrera (92) and Caden Gaston (94). Logan Gaston shot 97, but it did not count towards the team’s total.
The second team shot 370 overall and was led by Jax Fuller who shot 88. The team’s top four scorers included Jentry Miller (91), Brody Langford (92) and Caleb Cavallaro (99). Cooper Johnson shot 113, but it did not count towards the final total.
Stetson Forsyth competed individually and shot a 93.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona hosted a track meet on March 10 that featured four area schools.
Both Bowie track teams finished first overall ahead of Muenster in second place.
For Nocona, the boy’s team finished third and the girl’s team got fourth place. Saint Jo saw its girl’s team finish third and its boy’s team get fourth place. The Bellevue girls team got fifth place.
The Jackrabbit team won nine events. Isaac Renteria got first in the 800 meters, 1600 meters and 3200 meter races. Russell Anderson won both the 200 meter and 400 meter races.
Braden Rhyne won the 300 meter hurdles and Tyler Richey won the 110 meter hurdles. Jorge De Leon won the shot put event. Bowie closed out the meet by then winning the 4×400 meter relay race.
The Lady Rabbits had three first place finishes. Individually, Samara McChesney won the pole vault event. In the relays, both the 4×100 and 4×200 teams earned first place as well.
The Nocona boy’s team won only one event, but finished second in six events. McCrae Crossen won the pole vault event.
The Lady Indians finished first in five events. Grace Brown and Ava Johnson both won two races. Brown won the 400 and 800 meter races, Johnson won the 100 and 200 meter races. Nocona finished the meet winning the 4×400 meter relay.
For the Saint Jo girls team, the team won two events and got second in three events. Savannah Hill won the 300 meter hurdles and Bryndle Brewer won the long jump.
The Saint Jo boy’s team had Damon Byrd win both the long jump and triple jump as the Panthers finished second in two other events.
The Bellevue Lady Eagles had Mattie Broussard win the high jump and the 1600 meter race while the team got second in five other events.
To see results for all varsity athletes from Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo and Bellevue who finished in sixth place or better, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
For pictures from some of the field events, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6873651&T=1
Nocona
The Nocona Indians played only one game last week due high winds later in the week, losing at Petrolia.
The Pirates won 9-0 in a game where not much went right for the Indians.
Petrolia scored five runs in the first inning thanks to three singles and three fielding error. The Pirates added one run in the third inning, two in the fifth and one more in the sixth inning.
Nocona had much trouble with its bats all game, finishing with only one hit and drawing five walks. Petrolia’s defense was stingy, only committing one fielding error, so the Indian offense struggled to say the least.
Landon Fathree got the team’s one hit in the game. The team struck out 10 times while drawing five walks.
Brody Langford got the start on the mound and pitched five innings while giving up eight run (three earned) on six hits while striking out six batters. The defense committed six fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers played Electra on last week and lost a close game against the Tigers.
Electra won 7-6 in a game the Panthers knew they should have been able to win.
Saint Jo fell behind early in the game by five runs and spent the rest of it trying to catch back up. In the end, despite the Panthers ending with 12 hits, the team fell one run short.
Trent Gaston had a team high two RBIs. Sam Martin had three hits to lead the team.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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