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Volleyball Roundup
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs won an important district game against fellow 1A opponent Harrold on Tuesday at home.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets against the Lady Hornets.
Though Prairie Valley did not play its best match, it played well enough to win with set scores 25-9, 25-14 and 25-18.
Emily Carpenter led the team with 18 kills and added 13 assists.
Veronica Gutierrez led the team with 17 assists.
Molly and Randi Gilleland led the team with three service aces apiece.
Brianna Harris had one block at the net while adding five kills.
The Lady Bulldogs next host Electra at 5 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost at 2A Alvord on Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets with scores of 25-18, 25-13 and 25-16.
Setter Kaitline Harris led the team with nine assists.
Kayden Skidmore had a team high six kills and added seven assists. Hannah Reyling pitched in four kills.
The Lady Panthers next play at Poolville at 5 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns lost against 2A Chico on the road Tuesday night.
The tall and tough Lady Dragons won in straight sets with set scores 25-11, 25-10 and 25-10.
Athena Britain led the team with three kills and nine digs while Faith Moore had four assists.
Coach Cori Hayes thought his team had some good rallies with Chico.
Unfortunately, the daunting 2A matchup was just too overwhelming to overcome.
The Lady Horns next play at Lindsay at 5 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost to Petrolia on Tuesday night at home.
The Lady Bears started okay, but the Lady Pirates would win in straight sets with scores 25-16, 25-11 and 25-9.
There were some moments of brightness. The defense played well overall and Kelly Contreras had a point where she served six times in a row. It was not enough that night to get the win.
Gold-Burg next plays at Bryson at 5 p.m. on Oct. 13.
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.
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