SPORTS
Mankin replaces Mayo as Nocona boys basketball coach
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
New Nocona High School head boys’ basketball coach Tyson Mankin knows success.
Mankin was a Conference 1A state semifinalist as a guard playing for Morton High back in 2002-03, the same school he took to the third round of the postseason as head coach in 2011-12.
Still, Mankin knows he has a tough act to follow in replacing legendary coach J.D. Mayo.
“It’s going to be tough, but I’m looking forward to this,” said Mankin, who played college basketball for two seasons at Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa. “I want to create something new and put my stamp on things.”
Mankin said coming to Nocona is an advantage because the Indians have been well-coached under Mayo.
After two seasons at Morton, Mankin went to Menard, where he guided the team to the regional tournament. Menard fell to the eventual Conference 1A Division II state champions, Douglas.
Most recently, Mankin coached at Brackett, taking a school that hadn’t made the playoffs in nearly two decades into the second round. Read the complete story in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Nocona Indians.
Bowie’s Nathan Rodgers signed his letter of intent to run cross country and track at Ranger College.
The senior, who is the son of Ryan and Jessica Rodgers, has spent the past three years running on the varsity cross country team as one of its top runners. He helped the team win the district title in 2020 and has helped the Jackrabbits to team district runner-up finishes in 2021 and 2022.
While running in the regional meet the past three years, Rodgers had his best finish this past fall at 32nd.
Rodgers also played varsity basketball his senior year and helped the Jackrabbits make it to the regional quarterfinals.
“Ranger offered me quite a good deal,” Rodgers said. “The coach is a good one who will develop me and make me better. I already met some of my teammates so we already have that bond. All around it was just a good college.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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