SPORTS
SPORTS IN BRIEF: Students honored for their academics
Many local athletes were honored by state associations for their hard work in the classroom.
Bowie’s Logan McMurray and Lily Gill and Miriam Diaz and Victoria Fatheree from Nocona were all named academic all-state in cross country by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.
In volleyball, Stephanie Clement from Bowie and four girls from Nocona – Makenzie Breeze, Katelynn Walker, Kady Hackley and Madilynn Cable – were so honored.
The Texas High School Coaches Association also recognized several Bowie athletes. Cassie Caswell and Clement were academic all-state choices in volleyball and Lee Robertson, Dylan Slade, Jesse Vaughn were chosen from the Jackrabbit football program.
To make the TGCA academic-all-state team, athletes must possess a grade-point average of 94 or above, be a senior and a team member in good standing.
Coaches are reminded to email academic all-state honors to The Bowie News at: bnewssports@gmail.com.
All-County volleyball team
The Bowie News will release its Montague County all-county volleyball team in conjunction with a year in review story in the Jan. 17 edition.
The team will feature at least one representative from each school, and 15 young women in all.
Parents will meet Jan. 15
There will be a couple of parent meetings for spring sports scheduled for Jan. 15, in the Bowie High School commons area.
The baseball meeting is set for 5:30 p.m.
The softball meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m.
Ryan Rogers will be the Bowie baseball coach once again this season. Bowie softball is under the direction of first-year head coach Brant Farris.
Trout stocking taking place
South Weeks Pond in Wichita Falls will receive another rainbow trout stocking on Jan. 23.
Subsequent stockings are set for Feb. 6, Feb. 20 and March 6 in 2015.
A valid fishing license is required.
There will be other trout stockings as follows:
Fort Richardson State Park (no fishing license is required inside the park) in Jacksboro: Jan. 17 and Feb. 14.
Sports in Brief (Metro graphic)
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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