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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Sivadon takes Saint Jo girls’ post
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
The Saint Jo Independent School District has officially hired Kyle Sivadon as the new head girls’ basketball coach.
Sivadon also will be assisting Dakota Crockett with volleyball as well as track and field. He has also tentatively accepted the position of tennis coach.
Sivadon’s teaching assignment has yet to be determined by the district.
“We’re excited to have Kyle here,” Saint Jo athletic director Chad Tallon said. “He’s had a history of turning programs around to be successful and compete for state championships.”
Sivadon was most recently coach at Okemah, located in Oklahoma. Okemah is roughly the same size as Nocona is here in Montague County.
Okemah participated last year in the Whataburger Invitational Tournament, the same event Bowie earned the consolation championship.
Okemah advanced to the area tournament last year before falling to Comanche 53-36. The team featured talented 6-foot junior Kenzie Bean, who averaged nearly 20 points per contest.
Sivadon received his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., followed by his master’s in educational administration from the University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa campus.
Sivadon inherits a young Saint Jo team as Brown Mackie College signee Karla Fernandez and Hunter Tallon have both graduated.
Kyle Sivadon, Saint Jo’s new girls’ basketball coach, has engrossed himself in the community. He ran in the Old Jo Firecracker 5K run on July 4. Click on the image 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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