SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Indians suffer first 3A-9 loss
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Nocona High School volleyball team suffered its first loss of the district season on Saturday, falling in five games to Boyd on the road.
The Lady Indians were close to winning the match, which was tied at 12-all in the fifth game.
However, Boyd won three of the final four points of the match – aided by a pair of Nocona attack errors – as the Lady Jackets won by scores of 25-23, 16-25, 25-14, 18-25, and 15-13 in this District 3A-9 contest.
Nocona coach Tiffany Clay pointed out the Lady Indians had their chances to win, but made several mistakes which cost them that opportunity.
“We had a total of 14 ball drops and 10 missed serves in the match,” Clay said. “The girls were a little out of rhythm.”
Nocona dropped to 13-14, 2-1, heading into the battle of Montague County Tuesday night at Bowie. Look for results from that match in this weekend’s edition of The Bowie News.
It didn’t help matters that Jamie Carpenter didn’t play in the match. Madilynn Cable filled the role of second setter, alongside Chloey Hamilton.
“When, as hitters, you have been hitting off the same setter all year, it takes a little adjustment,” Clay said. “Not every setter is the same.”
Makenzie Breeze (15) sends a free ball over the net during Saturday’s District 3A-9 match between Nocona and Boyd in Boyd. The Lady Indians lost in five sets. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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