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Bowie volleyball loses at Holliday
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost their rematch against state-ranked Holliday on Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets 3-0 to wrap up the district title, closing the door for the Lady Rabbits pursuit of it.
Bowie came into the match two games back of Holliday, with losses to the Lady Eagles in the first matchup and to Henrietta in the second game.
Holliday was coming in confident, last losing a match in its second tournament back in mid August and last dropping a set in its last tournament in late August.
The Lady Rabbits had bounced back strong since losing to the Lady Cats to start the second round of district play, beating Jacksboro and City View in straight sets leading into the match.
While the first match between the two teams had resulted in Holliday winning in straight sets, Bowie felt pretty good at how it had competed with and made the Lady Eagles work for the win in two of the three sets.
Tuesday’s match was not only on the road, but it was senior night as well in Holliday and the team could lock down the district title with a win.
The first and second sets did not go the Lady Rabbits way with scores being 25-15 and 25-13. The Lady Eagle’s fast offense and big hitters got them the lead early and did not let Bowie catch back up like they did at times in the first match.
Heading into the third set, Bowie gave it its all and competed better than it had. Unfortunately, Holliday was able to close out the competitive set strong, winning 25-20 to wrap up the win.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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