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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Tomlinson takes Chico job
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
Tommy Tomlinson will be returning to his greatest passion for the 2015-16 season – the softball diamond.
At a recent board meeting, the Chico Independent School District hired Tomlinson as new high school softball coach. He also will be assistant coach for volleyball and seventh-grade girls’ basketball.
Tomlinson started Bowie’s softball program during the early half of the 1990s, and he transformed the Lady Rabbits into a consistent winner.
Former Bowie assistant football coach Lane Wilson, now Chico’s athletic director, said Tomlinson is a “home run hire” for the Lady Dragons.
“I’ve known Tommy a long time,” Wilson said. “He’s a terrific coach, and he’ll bring a lot of experience to us. We are happy to have him.”
Wilson was recently named athletic director, taking over for Stephen Carter.
With two different athletic directors in place, Tomlinson actually had to apply twice to become the Chico coach.
“I think there are tons of possibilities,” Tomlinson said, “and I am excited to work with them.”
Chico has an inexperienced squad, but the Lady Dragons are eager to learn. Chico played Bowie in a summer softball doubleheader scrimmage last week. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Tommy Tomlinson has taken the head softball coaching position in the Chico Independent School District. (Photo by Carl Peet/CJP Photography)
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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