SPORTS
Hickey takes over as Bellevue volleyball coach
In early May, Bellevue announced the hiring of the program’s next volleyball coach Jaimie Hickey.
Hickey is coming from her first head coaching stint at Poolville last year, where she coached the girl’s basketball team. That came after a decade served as an assistant coach in all manner of sports at both the junior high and high school level at Bowie and City View.
While she thought of herself more of as a basketball coach, Hickey wanted to work closer to where her family was living, with her husband Corey working at Bowie schools as the transportation supervisor.
Bellevue reached out to her and she was convinced after sitting down with principal Lori Shoemaker and superintendent Wade Wesley.
“I felt like it was a good fit for me and where I am heading in my own career and profession,” Hickey said. “A little change of scenery will be fun.”
The Lady Eagles are entering only their third season of volleyball.
Despite the inexperience, the numbers have been good and Bellevue made a jump in its second season by competing for a playoff spot within the district, finishing fourth overall.
The team loses only one player to graduation as most key players enter their third season playing the sport and graduate to being upperclassmen as well.
Being a part of that journey appealed to Hickey, recalling her time at City View as she helped turn the Lady Mustangs volleyball program into a respectable one that routinely makes the playoffs.
Her one year serving as head coach at Poolville was one where she learned a lot.
“The experience of going from the second seat to the first seat was an experience in itself,” Hickey said. “I am very used to working behind the scenes. That was an adjustment. But all the positions I have held have prepared me.”
She describes herself as a teacher on the court, emphasizing the student part of the student/athlete.
Hickey wants her kids to know the game and understand the why of things, meaning her athletes should be ready to listen since she has been told she is quite chatty when talking techniques and concepts.
“I want them to have enough that they grasp it, so that in the moment whenever they do it, all the work made it worth it,” Hickey said.
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Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.
Brief summaries of the games follow:
Tioga 50, Nocona 0
After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.
Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.
A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.
“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.
The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.
Or is it?
In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.
With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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