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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.
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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