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Nocona softball beats Saint Jo to extend win streak
The Nocona Lady Indians hosted Saint Jo on March 11 as both teams get ready to kick off district play this week.
The Lady Indians played the bigger school heel and beat the Lady Panthers 16-1 in three innings due to run-rule.
Nocona was coming into the game on an eight game win-streak and was feeling confident playing the smaller school in the county.
The Lady Panthers showed in the first inning they were hoping to surprise the Lady Indians and compete with them.
After being hit by a pitch earlier in the top of the first inning, Saint Jo hitters drew three straight walks, with the last two being full counts.
Jordyn O’Neal came in to score as the Lady Panthers led 1-0.
That would be the highlight for Saint Jo in the game.
Nocona answered with its bats, scoring five runs to take the lead 5-1 after getting a double, three singles and drawing four walks while taking advantage of two fielding errors from the Lady Panthers.
After the Lady Indians did not allow a base runner in the top of the second inning, Nocona was back to do more damage with its bats.
The Lady Indians scored four runs on two singles, three walks and one fielding error as Nocona’s lead extended to 9-1.
Saint Jo tried to get something going in the third inning with Reagan Wilson getting on base with a single with two outs, but it did not go anywhere.
Nocona then angled to end the game early as the team scored seven runs in the inning thanks to three singles, one double, two free bases and two fielding errors.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after two and half innings due to run-rule.
Nocona was led by Skye Kirby and Kylea Wallace who both had three RBIs.
Evelyn Marquez, Tinley Cable and Ma’leaigha Franklin added two RBIs each while Heidi Atteberry had a team high three hits. As a team, the Lady Indians had 11 hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Reagan Phipps allowed one run on hit while striking out four batters and walking three. The team committed one fielding error.
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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.
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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.
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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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