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Bowie volleyball drops match to Holliday
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough match on Tuesday night at home against Holliday.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets against the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie was coming off a disappointing five-set loss to City View on the road. Holliday provided a bigger challenge, with the program winning every matchup since 2020 between the two teams.
It was a tough start for the Lady Rabbits on Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles quick setting offense had them up 10-5 and Bowie struggled to close the distance. Holliday would win the set 25-14 to take the early lead.
The second set start also was not good. The Lady Eagles went up 5-0 before later extending it to 14-6 and 20-10.
The Lady Rabbits did do a better job of fighting back at the end of the set. Bowie outscored Holliday 7-5 to close it as the Lady Eagles won 25-17 to go up 2-0.
The third set saw the Lady Rabbits compete the best they had all match. Holliday looked like it was starting to pull away up 12-8, but Bowie fought back.
The Lady Rabbits went on a 9-1 run to take their biggest lead of the match up 17-13. Unfortunately, that would be the highlight of the match.
The Lady Eagles grabbed control and went on their own run that lasted until the end of the set and match. Holliday won set three 25-18 to end the night.
Ziba Robbins led the team with six kills while Gracie Duke was second with five. Olivia Gill and Duke both had a team high three blocks each.
Allie Parr led the team with 12 digs while Callie Curry had 10.
Emily Cueva had a team high 14 assists and Kinley Russell was second with nine.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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