SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Bowie shows muscle
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School powerlifting team produced a bountiful harvest of top marks and a bushel full of awards during the Third Annual Chico Invitational on Saturday.
The Rabbit boys and girls placed third in their respective genders.
“All of our lifters had their highest totals of the year and we took home three of four best lifter awards,” Bowie head powerlifting coach Quentin Berend said.
“The Bowie powerlifters stepped up their game and competed really well,” Berend added. “Our lifters increased their regional rankings. I’m really excited how they competed.”
Overall, Bowie’s girls scored 31 points, nine points behind winner Springtown and host Chico. The Bowie boys tallied 24 points, behind Decatur and Ponder. Nocona’s girls were sixth with 14 points.
Five Bowie girls and three Bowie boys finished among in the top-two in several weight divisions.
Competing in the 114-pound weight class, Kylie Robinson was named best girls’ lightweight lifter, hoisting a combined 605 pounds in the following disciplines: Squat, bench press and dead lift. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s Kylie Robinson attempts a record dead lift during Saturday’s Chico Invitational in Chico. Robinson was successful, and she was named outstanding girls’ lightweight lifter of the meet. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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