SPORTS

Lady Panthers win big at home

Published

4 years ago

08/27/2022

The Saint Jo Lady Panthers celebrated their first home game of the season with an easy win against Sacred Heart on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Tigers, despite the match originally scheduled to be against Strawn.
Saint Jo jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first set and never looked back. The lead grew to 14-6 and 17-8 at the most lopsided. Sacred Heart did play more equal down the stretch, but it was not enough to make up such a big deficit at the Lady Panthers won 25-16.
Initially set two started with Saint Jo taking a step back as the Lady Tigers led 6-4 after 10 points.
That all changed drastically as the Lady Panthers went on a 12-3 run to take firm control of the lead 16-9. The lead got up to double-digits and stayed there as Saint Jo won the set 25-13.
Already having a moment of taking its foot off the pedal at the beginning of set two, the Lady Panthers did not fall into that trap again heading into the third set.
Saint Jo won the first five points and led 14-6 and the lead still held firm up 19-11. While Sacred Heart played more even down the stretch to not let the lead grow any bigger, it was not enough to threaten a come back.
While it was not the most definitive closing to a match that Lady Panther’s Coach Kelly Skidmore wanted to see, it still got the job done as the team won the set 25-18.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

SPORTS

Saint Jo qualifies for football postseason

Published

2 days ago

11/12/2026

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Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.

Brief summaries of the games follow:

Tioga 50, Nocona 0

After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.

Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Lady Indians roll into State semifinals

Published

2 days ago

11/12/2026

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Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.

A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.

“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.

The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Rabbits qualify for F-Ball playoffs

Published

2 days ago

11/12/2026

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When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.

Or is it?

In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.

With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.