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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won at City View on Saturday to stay undefeated in district play.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets 3-0. The Lady Mustangs were able to hang around in sets two and three, but Nocona was able to close those sets well, with set scores of 25-16, 25-23 and 25-21.
Coach Tanya Samples said she feels like her team is getting better with every match the team plays
She has the team only focusing on its next match and nothing more this early into district play.
The Lady Indians next district match will be at 11 a.m. on Sept. 19 at home against Breckenridge
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers hosted Alvord on Friday in a frustrating match that had some good and some bad.
The Lady Bulldogs won in four sets 3-1 as the Lady Panthers were up and down.
The first and third sets Saint Jo struggled to compete with Alvord and beat itself more than anything. The Lady Bulldogs won those sets 25-13 and 25-17.
The second set saw the Lady Panthers take control from the beginning with their consistent serves and consistent attacking during the set. Alvord did comeback to tie the set at 15-15, but Saint Jo closed the set well winning 10 of the next 14 points to win 25-19.
The fourth set was the most competitive set of the match as neither team could mount much of a lead.
The Lady Panther’s 19-16 lead late in the set was the biggest margin they ever got, but the Lady Bulldogs came back to tie the score at 20-20.
In the end it was Alvord that executed down the stretch to win 25-22, winning the match 3-1.
Saint Jo next hosts Poolville at 5 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a five-set heartbreaker to Wichita Christian at home on Saturday.
The Lady Bulldogs lost by the narrowest margins in the fifth set 15-13 after scraping and clawing its way to win set four 25-23. Prairie Valley found itself behind 2-1 after losing sets one and three by one-sided margins 25-17 and 25-16, but winning set two in extra points 27-25.
Veronica Gutierrez led the team with 15 kills and Hailey Winkler led the team with 37 digs. Emily Carpenter finished with double-digit kills as well with 10.
Prairie Valley next plays at Harrold at 10 a.m. on Sept. 19.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears played at Wichita Christian on Friday night in a match they were overwhelmed physically.
The Lady Stars won in straight sets by scores of 25-12, 25-13 and 25-11.
The Lady Bears showed heart, but the tall and experienced team from Wichita Christian never let Gold-Burg into the match.
The Lady Bears next travel to Electra to play at 10 a.m. on Sept. 19.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns hosted Chico on Friday, losing in straight sets to the Lady Dragons.
Chico won with set scores of 25-13, 25-16 and 25-11.
Keeleigh Burnam and Faith Moore each led the team with two kills apiece. Rebeca Sanchez led the team with eight digs and Katie Willett had five assists. Bailey Payne and Kendal Cross led the team with three service aces.
The Lady Horns next play 2A power Lindsay at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 18.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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