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STORM CENTER: Weather plays a role in sports
“Love seems sure around the new year.
Now it’s April. Love is just a ghost.
Spring arrived on time.
Only, what became of you, dear?
Spring can really hang you up the most.”
The above lyrics are from a song titled, “Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most,” which was written by Tommy Wolf with lyrics by Fran Landesman.
This is a jazz rendition from the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, “April is the cruelest month.” The song, written in 1955, is one of the most popular period pieces in jazz.
So many singers have performed this tune, ranging from Ella Fitzgerald to Bette Midler to Rickie Lee Jones.
April can be the cruelest month, especially since I’m peering out the window and the sky is a soulless, sullen gray.
One never knows what to expect from Mother Nature at this time of year.
You’ll also notice on the front page of the newspaper, I’ve written a piece on the Montague Emergency Communications Team, Inc., a group that springs into action during severe weather.
This is the time of year when baseball and softball coaches turn into amateur meteorologists.
Coaches have been very good telling The Bowie News when games will or have been cancelled, or times have changed.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Because this was technically a City View home game, Bowie was visitor in its own ballpark on Tuesday. Bowie batted first, and eventually won 17-0 over the Mustangs. (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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