SPORTS
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS: UIL district realignment set for Feb. 1
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The University Interscholastic League, the state’s sanctioning body on high school sports, will announce realignment for the 2016-2018 academic years on Feb. 1.
The unveiling is set for 9 a.m. on Monday, with new alignments for football and basketball.
Realignment will take place based off cutoff numbers local independent school districts released to the UIL last fall.
Schools are required to give the UIL a “snapshot” number, which essentially is the district’s high school enrollment – based on three different possible formulas.
Bowie’s snapshot number is 454, one of the higher totals in Conference 3A Division I, but not enough to bump the Rabbits into Conference 4A.
Nocona’s number was reportedly 246, which means expect the Indians to remain in Conference 3A Division II for the next two-year cycle.
The biggest changes will occur for smaller schools in the Bowie News’ coverage area as Forestburg turned in snapshot number of 68, and Gold-Burg 61.
The cutoff number for Conference 1A Division II is 58 and below.
Since Forestburg and Gold-Burg both turned in numbers higher than 58, that means the Longhorns and Bears will both play in Conference 1A Division I for the next years. Read more, and compare recent snapshot numbers, in the Jan. 30 Bowie News.
University Interscholastic League. (Logo provided by the UIL, used with permission)
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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