SPORTS
SPORTS BRIEFS: BHS offers fall tennis
Bowie High School will have its fall tennis program once again this year under head coach David Hall.
Fall tennis will begin the first day of school on Aug. 25, and will finish in the middle of October. Jackrabbit tennis players are urged to begin conditioning now.
The primary purpose of fall tennis is to practice and improve for the upcoming spring 2015 season.
Signing up for fall tennis isn’t mandatory, but athletes that do show up are “committing to practice after school for the allotted time frame,” according to a press release.
Practice will take place from 3:45-5 p.m. at the high school tennis courts on campus grounds.
To practice, athletes must have passed a physical and completed a battery of both University Interscholastic League and Bowie Independent School District forms.
For information, call Hall at 940-531-0077.
Fishing tackle is available
The Wichita Falls Texas Parks and Wildlife Department office is offering free loans of fishing tackle for those who need it.
The equipment is designed for family members to take children fishing, but the gear is open to anyone.
For information, call 940-766-2383.
Hunter safety course Aug. 23
Copper Breaks State Park in Quanah will offer the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-approved hunter safety course at 9 a.m. on Aug. 23.
Wendell Barberee, Copper Breaks State Park ranger, will serve as the instructor.
The course is required by law for all hunters born after Sept. 2, 1971.
Proof of course completion must accompany the licenses.
Participation is by reservation only. Younger hunters should be accompanied by an adult.
The cost is $15, and payment is nonrefundable. The park admission fee is $2 for adults, but waived for course participants.
Copper Breaks is within driving distance of Bowie, 13 miles south of Quanah and eight miles north of Crowell on Texas Highway 6.
For more information, call Barberee at 940-839-4331.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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