SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Field set for Bass Classic
The field has been set for the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, complete with 35 of the world’s best anglers for the event scheduled from May 23-25 on Lake Fork in rural Athens.
The final field is made up of defending champion Keith Combs plus top fishermen in the 2014 Angler of the Year standings from both the FLW and Bass Elite Series. There also are four sponsor exemptions.
“The TTBC is the tournament I look forward to above all others each year,” Combs said in a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department press release. “As a native Texan, it was a dream come true to win my third TTBC title last year.”
Combs said he’s looking forward to defending his title.
Combs reeled in a three-day weight of 110 pounds of fish caught (with the limit of 15 fish reached) during the 2014 tournament.
That broke the existing record by 26 pounds, 11 ounces. Stetson Blaylock and Combs entered the Century Club for catching at least 100 pounds in fish. That had never happened at a three-day tour event before – until last year.
During the past eight years, the TTBC has donated more than $2 million to TPWD, an effort that will continue in 2015. Read more, and see the complete tournament field, in the weekend Bowie News.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (Logo provided by the TPWD, no copyright infringement inferred)
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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