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Forestburg hires new VB coach
The Forestburg Independent School District is hiring a head volleyball coach for the upcoming school year.
Kayla Firth is coming from Gainesville where she has served as an assistant for several years.
She is not unfamiliar with Forestburg. Her husband Ryan Firth has taught first grade in the school district and it was his positive experience that made her want to look into coming.
“He speaks so highly of the Forestburg community so when there was an opening there I just wanted to be a part of it too,” Firth said.
Athletic Director Cori Hayes has been the volleyball/girl’s basketball coach for the past seven years, more than half with no assistant help. Last year he was looking to step down from the volleyball head role, but it did not happen then.
When he heard Firth was looking for a way into the district and had experience coaching volleyball, it just seemed like a good fit.
“It is nice to have someone who is committed to being at a small school and is committed to being at Forestburg, have a hand in the program all the way from junior high to high school,” Hayes said. “The fact that her husband works at the school and they are excited to bring their son over too are all bonuses that they have bought into the school.”
Hayes also said getting some diversity into the athletics department will do wonders for his girl athletes.
“It is nice to have fresh eyes and a new school of thought, but also with that is to also have that female influence on a coaching staff,” Hayes said. “My first two years I had a female assistant and since then we haven’t had one on the coaching staff. Just having that around will be a blessing to our school and those girls to have someone they can talk to or have that influence on them.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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