SPORTS
Bowie golf teams compete at Glen Rose, home course
The Bowie golf team competed in a multi-day tournament at the Squaw Valley Golf Course in Glen Rose last week, competing against schools as large as 6A.
The Lady Rabbits team finished 12th overall and the boy’s team finished 15th overall while competing in the Dinosaur Classic.
The girl’s team shot a consistent 388 and 389 the two days. Tess Egenbacher led the team shooting 89/92. Hanna Bell was second shooting 96/96. Miley Thompson shot 103/97.
Kendall Fallis shot well to the first day 100 to round out the team’s scoring, but shot 117 the second day and it was not included in the team’s score. Emma Read’s 110 score the first day did not count towards the team’s total, but her score the second day 104 did count.
The boy’s team shot a little better the second day overall, shooting 324 and 321 during the two days. Zac Harris led the team shooting, a team low 77 on both days. Hunter Lea was second shooting 80/81. Rayder Mann had a little more variance, but shot the same as Lea overall shooting 82/79.
Casen Airington’s first day score of 89 did not count towards the team’s total, but his second day score of 84 did. Hunter Fluitt’s score on day one of 85 went towards the team total, but his second day score of 89 did not.
Competing against some of the top programs in the state from mostly bigger schools, it was the tournament where Bowie gets pushed. With the program aiming for the state tournament the last several years, it is a good tournament early in the season to get the players out of their comfort zone.
That competition came on Monday and Tuesday when Bowie competed at the Lady Rabbit and Jackrabbit Invitational at the Top of Lake Golf Club and both teams won.
The girl’s team shot 365 overall. Egenbacher led the team shooting 85, good for third place individually. Thompson shot 92, Bell and Read shot 94 to round out the scoring.
Other Lady Rabbit players who played but whose scores did not affect the team’s score included Lillie Maddox who shot 98, Reegen Ferguson who 100, Molly Enlow and Fallis who shot 107.
The boy’s team shot 318 overall despite dealing with heavy winds on Tuesday throughout the whole day.
Lea led the team shooting 76. Harris and Mann followed shooting 79 and 80.
Fluitt’s 83 rounded out the team’s scoring. Belcher shot 88, but it did not count towards the team total.
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In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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