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LOCAL COLLEGES: NCTC’s Harp resigns as baseball coach
Scott Harp has stepped down as North Central Texas College baseball coach, after 17 years with the program.
Harp coached scores of baseball players in the region, including current Nocona head coach Brent Lewis and former Indian player Caleb Swofford.
Harp made his decision after the Lions swept Vernon College in a doubleheader on May 2.
He has been the head coach at NCTC for the past 11 seasons. Before that, he served as an assistant under Kevin Darwin from 1998-2004.
NCTC public information officer Darin Allred reported Harp will continue to teach history classes at the school.
Harp will be able to spend more time with his family.
“You give up a lot of weekends when you are coaching at a community college,” Harp said in a prepared press release from NCTC. “It’s been an amazing run, but it’s time for a new adventure.” Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Scott Harp (left) works with a North Central Texas College baseball player on a bunting drill. (Courtesy photo by Darin Allred/NCTC public information officer)
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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