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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Bowie cruises over Paradise
By ERIC VICCARO
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The Paradise High School volleyball team played a little better as the District 3A-8 match went along on Saturday.
However, that didn’t keep Bowie from sweeping the Lady Panthers in three games by scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-19.
Bowie was fueled by a 20-kill performance from Addy Cook as the Lady Rabbits recorded a .279 overall hitting percentage.
Even though the victory was not without its flaws, this was yet another efficient performance from Bowie – who improved to 23-13 overall and 8-3 in the district.
“I thought we played the first set Saturday as well as any set this season,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “We continued well into the second set, but the third set we dropped off in intensity.”
Still, as Stark noted, the Lady Rabbits were able to finish off the set.
Paradise, even though an under .500 team, still plays strong defense – and that turned the third set into long rally after long rally.
“We became a little fatigued in the third set, which could have become a factor as to why we dropped off some,” Stark said.
Bowie has produced a dramatic uptick in serving this season thanks to the likes of Taylor Thompson, Mackenzie Tole, Karlyn Dean, Carcyn Robertson and Cook.
The Lady Rabbits hopped around for 12 ace serves in the match, with Thompson having five of them and Tole four. Bowie served at a 94.6 percent clip with Dean, Robertson and Henslee Ogle all spotless.
Bowie’s Aslyn Davis (9) and Addy Cook put up a combination block during Saturday’s District 3A-8 match between the Lady Rabbits and Paradise. Bowie knocked off Paradise in three games, and now stand 8-3 in 3A-8. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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