SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie shows betterment on defense
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Defense wins games.
Perhaps no sport is that more the case than softball. Bobbles and miscues can lead to big innings – for the other girls.
This weekend, the Bowie High School softball team made tremendous strides in improving their defense and it paid off as the Lady Rabbits went 3-2 at their own tournament.
Bowie now stands at 5-6, before the team played Nocona in the District 3A-9 opener for both squads on Tuesday evening.
“At the Brock Tournament two weeks ago, we made 26 errors in six games,” Bowie first-year head coach Brant Farris said. “Here we made eight errors in five games. We are starting to make routine plays, and defense is what we’ve been working on in practices.”
The weekend featured many highlights, including a Maylie Short no-hitter in a Bowie conquest over Decatur and Courtney Brady’s grand-slam home run in a loss to Petrolia.
“That was quite a feat,” Farris said. “She was able to hit her spots, and the defense stood behind her.”
In Short’s no-hitter, she recorded 29 strikes in 52 total pitches. She struck out four and walked one, giving up an unearned run. She threw 10 first-pitch strikes to help out.
Farris was pleased to see the girls battle through Friday’s cold weather. Both dugouts featured heaters as temperatures plummeted to about 40 degrees by the end of the Petrolia contest. Read more, and see complete boxscores, in the mid-week Bowie News. Also see Nocona softball and baseball results in our newspaper.
Bowie High School’s Petie Wolsey makes a play in centerfield during Friday’s tournament game versus Fort Worth Christian. (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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