SPORTS
Girls powerlift at Nocona
The Bowie girl’s powerlifting team competed at Nocona’s hosted meet on Thursday.
The Lady Indians finished tied with Ponder for third overall while the Lady Rabbits finished sixth.
Bowie had five girls finish in the top five of their weight classes that contributed to the team total. The leading girl was Laisha Johnson, who won the 123 pound weight class with a total of 635 pounds.
Haley Henry nearly joined her in first place, but ended up getting second in the 105 pound weight class, her 510 pound total just five pounds off from first place. Kinley Russell also got second place in her weight class at 132 pounds, putting up a total of 680 pounds.
Jordan Vaught was also five pounds away from the girl in front of her. She finished third in the 220 weight class with a total of 790 pounds lifted.
Reegan Ferguson added one more point by finishing fifth in the 181 pound weight class with a total of 395 pounds lifted.
Nocona had six girls finish in the top five in their weight classes. Olivia Six won the 181 pound weight class by lifting 620 pounds. She was tied for first place with a girl from Ponder, but Six came in weighing less so she got first overall.
Paige James finished second in the 259 weight class, with her total of 770 pounds just 10 off from first place.
In the 165 weight class, the Lady Indians had three girls score points. Avery Crutsinger finished second with a 620 pound total. Tobie Cable was third with a 595 pound total and Kathryn Barrett finished fourth with a 550 pound total.
Savannah Wade also scored, finishing in third place in the 114 weight class with a total of 495 pound total.
The next girl’s league meet is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Feb. 2 at Paradise.
To see results for all Bowie and Nocona lifters who completed all three lifts, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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