SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost their first district game at Holliday on Tuesday.
The undefeated Lady Eagles won in straight sets against Nocona in a match that was expected to be closer between the only two undefeated teams left in the district.
The first set was all Holliday as the Lady Indians had trouble getting anything going. The Lady Eagles controlled the set from start to finish as they won 25-11.
Both the second and third sets were more competitive with Nocona hanging around and keeping pace better. Unfortunately in both sets, Holliday was able to do just enough at the end to secure wins with scores 25-22 and 25-21, winning the match.
With one loss, the Lady Indians are tied with Henrietta for second place in the district.
That could change before the teams play, when Nocona travels there to play at 6 p.m. on Sept. 29, but it will still be a big game.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers hosted their first 1A district match on Tuesday and easily beat Perrin-Whitt.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets with scores of 25-11, 25-11 and 25-20.
After a rough start against the 2A teams in district, Saint Jo finally got to play someone its own size and see how much it had learned from the continual tough tests.
Hannah Reyling led the team with seven kills and Kaitline Harris had a team high 17 assists. Kayden Skidmore added 16 assists and five kills. Kassidy Pitman and Elaina Everson each had a 90 percent serve-receive rating to help the Lady Panthers stay on the attack.
Saint Jo next hosts rival Forestburg, which is always an adjustment for the Lady Panthers to overcome in those matches. The match is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sept. 29.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns hosted a tough Poolville team on Tuesday and were overmatched by the bigger 2A school.
The Lady Monarchs won in straight sets with scores of 25-11, 25-9 and 25-8.
Faith Moore led the team with four kills and Katie Willett had seven assists.
On defense Bailey Payne and Moore each had six digs to lead the team.
The team is doing its best to compete against the routinely larger teams which will hopefully pay off when it plays other 1A schools in the district.
One of those is rival Saint Jo, where Forestburg will next play at 5 p.m. on Sept. 29.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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.
-
NEWS2 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS3 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS3 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News