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Volleyball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

10/05/2022

The Nocona Lady Indians hosted a dual on Friday night against 1A teams Bryson and Gold-Burg.
The Lady Indians swept both smaller schools as they got some work in with district play starting soon.
Nocona first played the Cowgirls from Bryson. The first set was tough and could have gone either way, but the Lady Indians pulled it out 25-23.
The next two sets had little drama. Nocona was rolling by then and did not slow down in either set, winning 25-15 and 25-14 to close out the match.
Megyn Meekins led Nocona with 10 kills while Skyler Smith had a team high 14 assists and 10 digs. Avery Crutsinger led with three blocks and Ava Johnson had two service aces.
The next game was against fellow Montague County school Gold-Burg. The Lady Bears fought hard, but were overmatched for most of the game.
The first and third sets were one-sided as the Lady Indians won 25-8 and 25-11. The second set was competitive as Gold-Burg put the most of its top play together to give Nocona all it could handle. In the end though, the Lady Indians won the set 25-20.
For Nocona, Smith and Meekins each had eight kills and 10 assists to lead the team. Johnson again had a team high three service aces, but also led the team with two blocks. Aubree Kleinhans had a team high five digs.
Nocona has one more game earlier this week before district play starts at 5 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Poolville.
Gold-Burg also is scheduled to start district play this week, starting at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Forestburg.

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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.