SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers wrapped up their third straight district title on Tuesday with a win against Graford.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets in definitive fashion with set scores 25-6, 25-15 and 25-20.
Hannah Reyling led the team with 15 kills, Kayden Skidmore had 15 assists and six kills, Kaitline Harris had 14 assists and Kassidy Pitman had 12 digs.
Coach Charlie Hamilton was proud her girls wrapped up the district title with one game still to play.
The bi-district window is Oct. 29-31. Look to the Bowie News social media pages for playoff information next week.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs got a big test playing at 2A Archer City on Tuesday.
The Lady Cats won in straight sets with set scores of 25-13, 25-7 and 25-17. Emily Carpenter led the team with 11 kills and Veronica Gutierrez had 14 assists.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter thought her team played better than the scores indicated against the bigger Archer City team.
Besides a loss, the game was more to get ready for the team’s rematch against Bryson on Oct. 24.
Coming up just short in a five-set match a couple of days before, the teams match up again with the district title and playoff seeding stakes on the line.
The match is at 10 a.m. at Bryson.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears won their final district match of the season at Harrold on Tuesday.
The Lady Bears took care of the Lady Hornets in straight sets with set scores 25-12, 25-12 and 25-18.
It was an important win since it guaranteed a playoff berth for Gold-Burg.
The Lady Bears will play their bi-district match against Graford at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 at Perrin-Whitt.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns played their best match of the season on Tuesday at Perrin-Whitt, but fell just short of earning their first district win.
The Lady Pirates won the five-set match, coming back and winning the final two sets against the scrappy Lady Horns.
Perrin-Whitt won the first set 25-23, but Forestburg took the lead winning sets two and three with scores of 25-21 and 25-15. The Lady Pirates won set four 25-18 and force a set five where they won 15-11.
Athena Britain led the Lady Horns with 11 kills and 23 digs.
Katie Willett led the team 17 assists and eight service aces.
Forestburg’s final game of the season was played on Friday against rival Saint Jo at home on senior night to end its season.
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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