SPORTS
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS: Bowie sets course for Region I
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Monday morning, school administrators and athletic directors met at the Region 9 Education Center in Wichita Falls.
They received packets containing information concerning University Interscholastic League realignment, and there are some changes that will impact area teams.
This alignment will be in place for the next two academic calendar years (2016-18).
“We felt like the district was going to remain the same, and it’s not a surprise we went to Region I,” said Bowie Independent School District superintendent Steven Monkres.
With a move to Region I, Bowie is now much more likely to compete in playoff games at destinations such as Lubbock and Odessa.
Bowie’s football opponents remain the same in the district; however, the teams will shift from Region II to Region I in basketball, which serves primarily west Texas.
Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell said he didn’t expect the Longhorns to be placed in a five-team district. Read more, and see complete alignments, in the Feb. 3 Bowie News.
Prairie Valley’s Lacey Eldred hopes to keep possession while along the baseline during Friday’s District 1A-21 game versus Tioga, who won 51-43. Prairie Valley and Tioga will no longer be in the same district in boys’ and girls’ basketball for the 2016-18 academic cycle. (News photo by Kayla Jean Woods)
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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