SPORTS
Bowie loses to state-ranked Holliday
The Bowie Lady Rabbits ended the first round of district play on Friday hosting district favorite and No. 4 state-ranked Holliday.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets as the Lady Rabbits go into the second round in third place in the district rankings, but competed well despite the loss.
The first set did not go well for Bowie. Holliday established a big lead early 8-2 and the Lady Rabbits never recovered. The Lady Eagles showed why they are so well regarded as they won 25-14.
The second set saw Bowie play much better from the start as the teams went back and forth for the first 20 points. Holliday held a narrow 11-9 lead before starting to pull away.
The Lady Eagles established a five point lead 15-10 that stayed true after 10 points at 20-15.
It looked like Holliday was going to be able to coast to closing out the set, but the Lady Rabbits fought back.
Bowie clawed its way all the way back to within one point down 24-23. Unfortunately, the Lady Eagles were able to withstand the Lady Rabbits comeback and get the final point to win the set 25-23 to go up 2-0.
After getting so close to coming back from a five-point deficit, it was not surprising Bowie started the third set a bit down. Holliday established a 13-7 lead and looked like it was going to close out the match in similar style to the first set.
Down 18-12, the Lady Rabbits closed the distance to 19-16 to make it a bit more interesting. The Lady Eagles did not let Bowie get any closer as they closed out the set and match, winning 25-21.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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