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Volleyball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

09/28/2022

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians beat Wichita Falls on Friday night before the football game.
The Lady Indians beat the Lady Coyotes 3-1 in a match Nocona controlled for most of the time.
Nocona won the first set in dominating fashion 25-13.
The second set was a lot closer, but the Lady Indians were able to close it out in the final points 25-22 to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set proved to be even more competitive as it went into extra points. Unfortunately, Wichita Falls was able to narrowly win 26-24 to force a fourth set.
Not wanting to give the Lady Coyotes hope to force a fifth set, Nocona was able to finish the set strong, winning 25-19.
Skyler Smith led the team with 14 kills, 15 digs and was second with 15 assists. Megyn Meekins had a team high six service aces and 20 assists while being second with 11 kills.
Olivia Six had a team high three blocks while Kaygan Stone was second with 12 digs.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a tough match at Lindsay.
The 2A Lady Knights won in straight sets against the Lady Panthers.
Saint Jo faced one of its biggest tests of the year against Lindsay, a team that was bigger in more ways than just the amount of kids that go to the school.
The young Saint Jo team might have felt a bit intimidated as it lost the first two sets with one-sided scores 25-12 and 25-13.
Coach Kelly Skidmore did feel her girls got into the game a bit more as it progressed, showing up in the third set and competing better while losing 25-19.
Aubrey Morman had a team high six kills. Kayden Skidmore led the team with eight assists and two service aces. Taylor Patrick had a team high 23 digs.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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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.

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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.

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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.