SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Melton lifts Rabbits
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
This past summer, Bowie High School freshman Callie Melton participated in a national softball tournament in San Diego.
Melton didn’t play like a freshman in Tuesday’s District 3A-9 opener between Montague County rivals Bowie and Nocona.
In the third inning, Melton dug out from a no-ball, two-strike count to hit a flaring single to short centerfield.
That sparked a Bowie seven-run rally as the Lady Rabbits topped the Lady Indians 15-5 at the BHS Outdoor Sports Complex.
Bowie, after Thursday’s 5-3 loss to Royse City, stands at 6-7. Meanwhile, Nocona sits at 2-7-1. Both the Lady Rabbits and Lady Indians are competing in the Walker Stallcup Tournament this weekend at different venues. Nocona is playing in the Henrietta bracket.
“We had their nine hole hitter down 0-2, and then she hits that bloop single,” Nocona head coach Jon Shaw said. “If we got that out, I think it could have been a different game.”
Bowie head coach Brant Farris had his thoughts as well.
“Callie was able to battle at the plate and get on,” Farris said. “It started with her, and that allowed the top of our lineup to do what it does. We were able to move runners and get our feet going. We were able to roll over the lineup.”
Farris said Maylie Short, another freshman, battled nerves in her first-ever district game. Read the weekend Bowie News for more, including complete box scores.
Bowie’s Kellbie Throckmorton takes a look at where the ball lands during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 opener between the Rabbits and Nocona. Bowie won 15-5, in a game reduced to six innings. (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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