SPORTS
BOWIE ALL-SPORTS BANQUET: Hill enshrined in Hall
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Former Bowie High School four-sport athlete Matt Hill was inducted into the Bowie Hall of Honor during the 2015 All Sports Banquet at the Bowie Community Room on Monday.
“I was both shocked and humbled,” Hill said during a telephone interview with The Bowie News on Wednesday.
Bowie athletic director Dylan Stark and principal Kelly Shackelford squired Hill around the new high school on Monday. It was Hill’s first time in the new building.
Hill’s family enjoyed his induction ceremonies, with his wife, Brenda, and mother Edna Merle Hill. Matt still has several family members living here in Montague County. Hill’s older brother, Shannon, also came up for the event.
“I enjoyed seeing old friends I hadn’t seen in a while,” Hill said. “Scott Weber introduced me. To be honored is so humbling, to be in that membership.”
These days, Hill serves as the assistant principal at Guyer High School in Denton.
Hill played varsity basketball and tennis for two seasons and varsity football and baseball for three years. He was a standout quarterback and cornerback for the Jackrabbits, and served as captain his junior and senior campaigns. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Matt Hill speaks to during his induction ceremony Monday at the all-sports banquet at the Bowie Community Center. (News photo by Blake Wood)
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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