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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: ‘The Bowie Six’ make memories
The sport of volleyball was raised to another plateau during the 2016 season, and nowhere was that more the case than here in Bowie.
The Lady Rabbits’ march toward history began in the Bowie High School locker room after the team lost to Gunter in the bi-district round in 2015.
“That’s where it all started,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “What happened this season started with that Gunter loss. We knew we could beat them.”
Stark, who build the Bowie volleyball program from scratch during the course of the past two decades, guided the Lady Rabbits to a school-record 29 wins and first-ever trip to the regional semifinals.
Although Bowie lost to Shallowater in a hard-fought, grueling five-set thriller, the Lady Rabbits have set the tone for the future.
Bowie finished second overall in District 3A-8, behind Boyd. And the Lady Rabbits needed to beat Holliday three times, twice during the district rotation and then in the wild-swinging regional quarterfinal at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in Wichita Falls.
“It was a special season due to the work the seniors put in, and the dedication to each other,” Stark said.
The Bowie News decided this year to have a large-school and a small-school team.
The large-school team is made up of the six Lady Rabbit seniors and four deserving players from Nocona. Read more in the Jan. 14 Bowie News, either in print or with your electronic edition.
The Midwestern State University pledge Addy Cook was a Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state selection, and also a first-team all-state choice on the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches 3A squad. Cook pounded down 544 kills and recorded a .234 attack percentage for the Lady Rabbits, and she also had 280 digs and 45 solo ace blocks. Cook is shown here with her trophy for making the regional tournament team at Lubbock. (News 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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