SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie splits games on weekend
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School softball team finished with a split weekend in District 3A-9 play, defeating Henrietta 11-8 on Friday and then falling to Boyd 10-4 on Saturday.
And Bowie certainly had its chances against Boyd as the Lady Rabbits rolled to a 3-0 advantage by the middle of the second inning.
“We had them behind the eight-ball,” Bowie head softball coach Brant Farris said. “We just didn’t do a good enough job of advancing runners when they got on.”
Bowie stands at 11-11 overall, and 4-2 in 3A-9. The Lady Rabbits sat in fourth place heading into Tuesday’s game with Holliday, a team that beat Paradise on Friday evening.
Boyd, ranked in the latest Conference 3A Texas Girls Coaches Association poll, committed an unusually high five errors as Bowie put the ball in play early.
But then the Lady Jacket offense ramped up and knotted the score at 3-all in the bottom of the second. Boyd forged ahead with two runs in its half of the third. Read more, and see box scores, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie left fielder Tristin Hopson makes a catch during Saturday’s District 3A-9 game at Boyd. The Lady Rabbits suffered a 10-4 setback against the Lady Jackets. (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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