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Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians dominated at Alvord on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Bulldogs to pick up their second district win in as many games and also their 10th straight.
Nocona won with set scores 25-13, 25-21 and 25-10 showing only one set being competitive.
Megyn Meekins led the team in kills (10), assists (12) and service aces (three). Skyler Smith was second with nine kills and 11 assists.
On defense Olivia Six got two blocks while Kaygan Stone and Graci Brown each had five digs to lead the team.
Prairie Valley vs Gold-Burg
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs were able to get their first district win against Gold-Burg at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs won in straight sets against the Lady Bears, though it looked like it was going to be a close match early on.
Gold-Burg was up 8-2 early on, but Prairie Valley came back to tie things up at 10-10. It was back and forth with the Lady Bulldogs mostly playing with a small lead. Prairie Valley was able to close out a 21-19 lead to eventually win 25-22 to take a 1-0 lead.
The second set belonged to the Lady Bulldogs as their lead quickly grew to double-digits up 15-5 and 21-9.
Gold-Burg showed some life in the final 10 points to make the final score not as bad, but the Lady Bulldogs won with little drama 25-15 to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set saw the Lady Bears again start the set strong like in the first set, up 8-2 with their backs against the walls. Again like in the first set, Prairie Valley quickly came back to tie the score at 10-10.
The Lady Bulldogs’ momentum never stopped though as the lead grew from 13-12 to 17-13 and 20-15. In the end, Prairie Valley won the set 25-18 to close out the match and win 3-0.
Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won their second district game at home against Forestburg on Tuesday.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Horns.
It was competitive in the first and third sets, but Saint Jo was able to close out both strong to win with set scores for the match being 25-19, 25-10 and 25-18.
Lady Panther Coach Kelly Skidmore did not think it was a good performance from her team, but was glad they got the win.
Kayden Skidmore led the team with 10 kills, 12 assists and six service aces. Maxey Johnson was second with 10 assists while Aubrey Morman had five kills and a team high two blocks. Libero Taylor Patrick finished with a team high 11 digs.
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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