SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians ended the first round of district play with a win at Jacksboro on Friday.
The Lady Indians won in four sets against the Lady Tigers. Nocona lost the first set 25-22 before winning the next three convincingly 25-14, 25-16 and 25-21.
Megyn Meekins led the team with 11 kills and was second with 15 assists.
Taylor Newmon was second with nine kills along with Skyler Smith who also led the team with 23 assists.
Makenna Nobile led the team with 30 digs and Karlee Brown had a hand in five blocks to lead the team.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs won at Olney on Saturday morning.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets against the Lady Cubs with scores being 25-12, 25-20 and 25-12.
Emily Carpenter led the team with 19 kills while Karagan Ritchie joined her in double-digits with 10 of her own.
Veronica Gutierrez led the team with 29 assists and eight service aces.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns lost to a tough 2A team from Alvord on Friday.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets, though the Lady Horns hung around and made them work for it with set score 25-16, 25-12 and 25-14.
Kendal Cross led the team with three service aces and Bailey Payne had 12 digs.
Rachel Allen, Reagan Ladewig and Payne each had two kills to lead the team.
Faith Moore and Payne each had two assists to lead the team as well.
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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