SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Moving on to Area
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The 1,600-meter relay is the featured event in track and field.
All of the spectators’ unwavering eyes are cast upon the runners, and how they execute their handoffs. And it’s always the last event on the card.
The Bowie High School boys’ 1,600-meter relay team consisting of Zeke Vaughan, Pierce Lancaster, Lane Shields and Jesse Vaughn raced in with a time of 3 minutes, 31.42 seconds – beating Holliday by 0.13 seconds – at the District 3A-9 meet on Thursday at Jacksboro High School.
“It’s the premier event,” Bowie head boys’ coach Daylon West said. “We place an emphasis on it.”
West said the key was for Vaughan to keep it close through the first leg, and he did exactly that.
“I thought if Zeke kept it close, we would be in good shape,” he said.
It was just one of the highlights for Bowie, whose boys and girls both finished third at the meet. Nocona’s boys and girls were both eighth.
On the boys’ side, Bowie scored 98 points, three away from second-place Paradise and Nocona tallied 21. Bowie’s girls totaled 100 points, while Nocona accumulated 33. Read more, and see complete team standings, in the weekend Bowie News.
Bowie’s Jesse Vaughn came through with a win in the 200-meter dash on Thursday during the District 3A-9 track and field meet in Jacksboro. 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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