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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Preparations underway for girls’ season
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team is taking a slightly different approach to their summer schedule.
Unlike last year, the Lady Rabbits will not be competing in the Texas Basketball Championships.
But that doesn’t mean Bowie’s taking the summer off, not by any means.
The Bowie Summer League rolled into its second week as the Lady Rabbits played Bellevue during a Tuesday evening game.
“I think it’s important to keep the ball in their hands (during the summer),” said Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek.
Many of the Bowie players are competing on summer travel teams, such as River Romine with the Texas Fire. Romine played against a junior team from China last month.
The summer league features high school and junior varsity divisions on Tuesdays and junior high games on Thursdays through the month of June.
Bowie also will compete in a pair of summer camps.
The Lady Rabbits will travel to the Lubbock Christian team camp, which is set to take place June 24-26. The girls also will participate in the Abilene Christian camp on Aug. 1-2, which is under the direction of former Oklahoma State head coach Julie Goodenough.
The Lubbock Christian camp will feature 48 teams, and there will be 32 at Abilene Christian this year. Davis-Pastusek said the girls will play about eight games. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Bowie’s Henslee Ogle dribbles and eyes a teammate to pass to during Bowie summer league play on Tuesday. The Lady Rabbits took on Bellevue, which decided to play in the varsity division this summer. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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