SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians battled to win a five-set match at Iowa Park on Friday night.
The Lady Indians won a match that had a lot of ups and downs for them.
Nocona won the first set in dominating fashion 25-14.
The second set was the most competitive of the whole match. It went into extra points and could have gone either way, but unfortunately Iowa Park won 28-26 to tie the match up.
Not able to rebound after the disappointment of set two, set three never saw the Lady Indians get anything going. The Lady Hawks won with little trouble 25-17 to take a 2-1 lead.
Nocona rallied and showed how it had dominated back in set one, winning set four by the same wide margin 25-14 to force a fifth and final set.
Instead of treating it like this magical set that decides the game and where anything can happen, the Lady Indians kept on controlling things. They easily won the set 15-6 to close out the match.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers took care of Petrolia at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Pirates.
While the first set was a bit close, Saint Jo won 25-21. The next two sets did not see Petrolia get any more competitive as the Lady Panthers settled down and controlled things, winning 25-17 and 25-16.
Aubrey Morman led the team with six kills and four blocks. Maxey Johnson led the team with seven assists while Kayden Skidmore was second with six assists and four kills. Taylor Patrick had a team high 21 digs while Payzlie Cervantes was second with 13.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough match at home against Graford on Friday.
The Lady Rabbits won in four sets against the Lady Bulldogs.
Prairie Valley won set one 25-19, but would go on to lose the next three sets 25-11, 25-17 and 25-14.
Makaylee Gomez got some praise from Coach Amanda Aldriedge with her serving sparking several rallies throughout the match.
Aldriedge also praised Karagan Ritchie and Carmen Gomez for getting some crucial blocks.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
Both Gold-Burg and Forestburg got an early look at the other in Friday’s non-district match.
The Lady Bears won in straight sets against the Lady Horns.
Gold-Burg took control of set one leading 17-8 midway through before ultimately winning 25-15. Set two was a similar story with the Lady Bears winning 25-16.
Set three was much closer in the beginning with Gold-Burg’s lead only 9-6. The lead would grow from there as the Lady Bears kept control of the match throughout, eventually winning the set 25-17.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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