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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Bowie exits playoffs

Published

11 years ago

05/05/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Bowie High School’s Jayde Brezina represented the game-tying run at the plate as the Lady Rabbits mounted a furious late rally against Howe in the Conference 3A bi-district playoffs.
Earlier in the seventh inning, Courtney Brady tripled to score three runs and Addy Cook walked, putting runners on the corners for Brezina.
Torrey Stubblefield threw Brezina a change-up high in the strike zone. The bat stayed on her shoulder, as the umpire’s right arm elevated signaling a strike.
Bowie’s season was over, and Howe advanced in the 3A postseason with a 9-6 victory over the Lady Rabbits at Darwin Fields on the campus of North Central Texas College in Gainesville.
Bowie finished the season 15-16. Howe will play the winner of a best-of-3 series between Glen Rose and Scurry-Rosser.
“We battled, we fought,” first-year Bowie head softball coach Brant Farris said regarding the Lady Rabbits’ rally.
Farris said Howe won the game because the Lady Bulldogs made adjustments at the plate before the Lady Rabbits did.
“They found a way to adjust to our pitchers, when it comes down to it,” Farris said.
Bowie finally chased Howe starting pitcher Madison Hargrove in the seventh. In hindsight, Farris hoped the Lady Rabbits were more selective while hitting during the early innings. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Courtney Brady slides into third base with the second of her two triples during Thursday’s Conference 3A Bi-District playoff game at North Central Texas College’s Darwin Field in Gainesville. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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McLennan to coach Saint Jo boys

Published

5 days ago

06/19/2026

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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.

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McLennan to coach Saint Jo boys

Published

6 days ago

06/18/2026

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New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.

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.

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Botard new BHS girls BB coach

Published

6 days ago

06/18/2026

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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.