SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Stair climbing surely a sport
Last weekend, Bowie and Nocona firefighters participated in the Dallas Memorial Stair Climb at Renaissance Tower in Dallas.
Renaissance Tower is an 886-foot skyscraper on Elm Street in downtown Dallas. According to wikipedia.org, the structure is the fifth tallest in Texas and 24th largest overall in the United States.
Neiman Marcus Group is a current tenant. Blockbuster, the video chain, was headquartered here from 1996 until its bankruptcy in 2011. Outside shots of the building served as the home of Ewing Oil on the television show “Dallas” from the second to the 10th season.
But, last Saturday, Renaissance Tower turned into a sporting venue.
I’m going to come right out and say it, stair climbing is a sport and such be viewed as such.
The Dallas Memorial Stair Climb is even sanctioned by the Association of Memorial Stair Climbs, a 501(c)3 based in Overland Park, Ks.
“It’s definitely grueling,” said Bowie firefighter Levi Davis, one of the men who participated in the climb. “I train for it in the gym. I use a stair climber.” Read more of this column in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Bowie News sports editor Eric Viccaro. (News photo by Ryan Evans)
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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