SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won at home on Tuesday night against Burkburnett.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets, with only the last set being competitive near the end with scores 25-16, 25-15 and 25-21.
Skyler Smith led the team with 12 kills. Megyn Meekins was second with six while leading the team with 20 assists. Aubree Kleinhans had a team high seven digs and three service aces. Graci Brown also added two aces.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won decisively at Electra on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets with little drama coming in any of them with scores being 25-18, 25-18 and 25-16.
Aubrey Morman led the team with six kills while Payzlie Cervantes was second with four. Kayden Skidmore had a team high three service aces while leading the team with seven assists along with Maxey Johnson. Taylor Patrick had a team high eight digs while Reagan Wilson had seven.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker at Valley View on Tuesday.
The Lady Eagles won a close fifth set to win a match that could have gone either way with all of its ups and downs.
The teams traded haymakers in the first two sets, each winning with the one-sided score 25-16 to tie the match at 1-1.
Sets three and four were a bit closer, but in the end the team that was able to get a bit of control at the end of the set was able to close things out with scores 25-21 and 25-22.
That set up a fifth and final set where anything could happen and any lead feels that much bigger with the score going to only 15 instead of 25.
It was back and forth, but unfortunately it was Valley View that was able to pull it out in the end with the score 15-12.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost a tough match at Graford on Tuesday.
The Lady Rabbits won in straight sets against a Lady Bears team that Coach Cheryl Cromleigh felt did not bring their A game.
Cromleigh cited missed serves and not adjusting well to Graford tipping the ball over the front line.
Still, the scores in the first and third set were competitively close as the Lady Rabbits won 25-21, 25-15 and 25-22.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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