SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Saint Jo opens with Petrolia
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The first regular-season match of the Charlie Hamilton Pittman era will take place on Aug. 9 at Petrolia.
“I think playing a team like Petrolia will help our girls get motivated to work hard,” said Hamilton Pittman, who was just hired as Saint Jo head volleyball coach.
Hamilton Pittman said she’s happy Saint Jo will have a tournament at home on Aug. 11 and 13.
The event will featured District 2A-10 foes Collinsville and Forestburg plus Perrin-Whitt, Chico and Savoy. Both Saint Jo varsity and junior varsity will be in action.
The following week Saint Jo will take on Dodd City on Aug. 16 at home, the first time these school will clash.
The non-district schedule primarily features home matches versus Savoy, Christ Academy, Chico and Alvord.
The Lady Panthers, who are coming off a 10-23 season and 4-10 in 2A-10, also will play at the Chico Tournament on Aug. 18 and 20.
“With the Chico Tournament, we will go against teams at our level of play,” Hamilton Pittman said.
An interesting component of the schedule takes place during Labor Day Weekend as Saint Jo competes in the “Buckle Up For Lane’s Sake” Tournament on Sept. 1 and 3 in Nocona with a home date against Chico sandwiched in between. Read more in the July 16 Bowie News.
Saint Jo High School’s Delaney Hall prepares to bump the ball during a regular-season match from 2014. Hall is healthy, and she’s expected to return to form as one of the top liberos in District 2A-10. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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