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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Local teams play in tourneys

Published

10 years ago

12/28/2016

By the time the Bellevue High School boys’ basketball team plays today, the Eagles won’t have played a game since Dec. 16.
That’s when the Eagles lost on the road to Jacksboro 74-46.
Bellevue (5-9) takes on a Nocona team smarting from a district-opening loss to Bowie 68-50 at 9:30 a.m. in the Windthorst varsity tournament.
Nocona stands at 9-6 coming into the game.
That’s just the start of the Windthorst Tournament for both the Indians and Eagles.
Nocona will play Munday at 2 p.m. today followed by a game versus Alvord at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 29 and a game with Electra at 6:30 p.m. on the same day.
Electra is ranked in the top-25 of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll.
The Eagles take on City View at 2 p.m. today.
Bellevue follows that by playing Henrietta at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, and then tournament host Windthorst at 5 p.m.
So both Nocona and Bellevue will play four games at the event.

Bowie, Nocona girls

Last week, the Bowie and Nocona girls’ basketball teams played each other in District 3A-8 action. The Lady Rabbits and Lady Indians go their separate ways this week.
Bowie already started play in the Fidelity Communications Classic at Hallsville on Tuesday with games against Mount Pleasant and Palestine.
The Lady Rabbits play Greenville at 9 a.m. and then Spring Hill at 3 p.m. today. Bowie then plays Daingerfield at noon on Dec. 29 to wrap up the round-robin event.
Nocona travels to Gainesville for the North Central Texas College Holliday Classic, with the Lady Indians’ first game at 1:30 p.m. today versus Valley View. Read more in the Dec. 28 Bowie News.

Saint Jo’s Emily Haney (extreme left) grabs control of the ball during a Dec. 19 game against Gold-Burg in Stoneburg. Ashley Rainey (12) from Gold-Burg attempts to go for the ball, too. Both the Gold-Burg and Saint Jo girls’ basketball teams play in tournaments this week with the Lady Panthers in Graford and Lady Bears in Bryson. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory

Published

4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.

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Lady Indian VB falls in semis at Brock Tourney

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.

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Area teams hit gridiron for scrimmages

Published

4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.