SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOLS: Extreme makeover time in Bowie
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
Next week, the Texas Advantage volleyball camp will take place at Bowie High School.
So athletes that bump, set and spike will be the first to enjoy the new floor inside the high school gymnasium.
“We are proud of our facilities,” said Bowie head volleyball coach Jeanie Stark. “I think it’ll make the gymnasium even better, even more beautiful. It’s a showplace for us.”
Bowie volleyball will certainly put the new flooring to the test early on, with the camp and a scrimmage set for Aug. 8. The team will also be put through its paces in season-opening practices the week of Aug. 3-7.
The new flooring de-emphasizes maroon in favor of a more authentic wooden finish. It’s very much like the design in the auxiliary gymnasium.
“The main gym was completely taken back to the bare wood, and then marked, stripped, stained, painted and refinished,” Bowie Superintendent Steven Monkres said.
Monkres reported the cost for updating the main gym was $17,000, and an additional $2,700 for the auxiliary gymnasium. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
Workers from Ponder Company, Inc., from Dallas stain the lane on July 9 as Bowie High School’s main gym floor underwent renovations. (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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