SPORTS
Nocona wins matchup at Bowie
It is always a big game when county rivals Bowie and Nocona play, but there were actual stakes involved in the volleyball teams game at Bowie on Saturday.
The winner would have sole possession of second place in the district heading into the second round as both teams only district loss had been to Holliday.
Despite the home court advantage, though both teams brought loud and spirited crowds, it was the Lady Indians day as they won in straight sets before the Lady Rabbits knew what happened.
It got started in the beginning of the first set as Nocona got out to an early, but substantial, 7-3 lead.
Even as Bowie got a hold of themselves, the closest they were able to get was two points as the Lady Indians led 16-14 mid game.
From there the Lady Rabbits just could not close the gap as Nocona was able to hold strong and end up winning the first set 25-22.
Despite Bowie needing to turn things around, it was the same story to begin set two. Nocona’s strong serves and relentless attacks led to a 10-5 lead early in the set.
Unlike the first set, the Lady Rabbits never could close that margin as the Lady Indians lead grew and grew. Nocona closed the set on a 15-5 spree to win the one-sided set 25-10.
Needing to win the third set to continue the match, with the hometown crowd behind them and wanting to beat their county rival, the third set seemed poised for Bowie to win. It looked like it was going to go that way as the Lady Rabbits had an early 4-1 lead.
Unfortunately for Bowie, it was all Lady Indians after that as they quickly tied the score before taking a 12-8 lead and never looking back. The margin continued to get bigger as Nocona would end up winning the set easily 25-13 to win the match.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
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Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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