SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: UIL returns to the ‘Alamo’
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
This past year, Bowie resident Jonathan Pastusek served as an official at a Conference 3A girls’ basketball semifinal game between Shallowater and Jarrell at The Alamodome in San Antonio.
“I enjoyed it,” said Pastusek of his experience in San Antonio. “It was easy to get in and get out of the hotel. There was a lot to do.”
Pastusek said The Alamodome wasn’t a typical basketball facility, but that wasn’t a necessarily a negative.
He said half of the arena was closed off.
“The court was nice and there was a big screen for everyone to see,” he said.
On May 21, the University Interscholastic League announced The Alamodome will serve as the site for the state girls’ and boys’ basketball championships for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.
The Alamodome took over as the basketball host site from the Frank Erwin Center, which is located on the University of Texas campus at Austin.
There were many reasons to move the event from Austin to San Antonio.
“It was quite a bit cheaper for people to stay at hotels in San Antonio,” said Pastusek, who also serves as the chief financial officer for the Bowie Independent School District.
This marked Pastusek’s first-ever state tournament appearance as an official. Read more in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Jonathan Pastusek, shown here durng a District 3A-9 qualifying game between Nocona and Holliday in February, served as a referee for a Conference 3A girls’ semifinal game between Shallowater and Jarrell at the state tournament in San Antonio this past season. (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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