SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: For Vaughan, a leap of faith
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Isn’t it somewhat comical for Bowie High School athlete Zeke Vaughan?
Of all the events Vaughan qualified to compete in at the Conference 3A Region II meet at Wildcat Stadium in Whitesboro, he’s advancing to state in the high jump.
Vaughan popped a mark of 6-feet, 4-inches to finish second behind Trenton Wallace from Grandview during Friday’s field events. Wallace recorded a leap of 6-5.
Bowie head boys’ track and field coach Daylon West said Vaughan’s performance will give the Jackrabbit program a shot in the arm.
“It’s exciting for us,” West said. “It will hopefully keep the kids’ interest that it can happen. What Zeke did was surprising; it was beyond what we expected.”
Vaughan is the first Bowie male track and field performer to qualify for state since current Wayland Baptist University middle-distance specialist Kevin Dunn in 2012.
Thrower Kelsey Grottie advanced to state in 2013. Only the top-two finishers at all four regional meets qualify to compete at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin. Read more, and see complete team standings, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s Zeke Vaughan leaps to a mark of 6-feet, 4-inches during the Conference 3A Region II meet at Whitehouse High School’s Wildcat Stadium on Friday. Vaughan finished second in the event and qualified for state. (Courtesy photo by Norman Vaughan)
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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