SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Softer sounds for Nocona’s Hill
Nocona High School senior guard Kameron Hill was born with a hearing impairment.
But that hasn’t stopped Hill from becoming one of the top basketball players in District 3A-9, and a hopeful college prospect.
“I was born with hearing loss in both ears, but it’s nothing major,” said Hill, who doesn’t view the impairment as a problem.
Hill’s parents, Guy and Karla, bought Kameron hearing aids just before he started kindergarten at Nocona Elementary School.
“I remember kids came up to me to look at the hearing aids,” Hill said. “They asked a lot of questions.”
Kameron views hearing aids like eyeglasses to help people see well.
Hill admits he doesn’t wear the hearing aids while playing sports, either baseball or basketball.
Phonak is the name of the hearing aid brand Hill wears, and they don’t come cheaply. The Bolero model he wears has a list price from $1,389 to $2,199 as seen on the Choice Hearing Aid Providers web site.
The hearing aids are helpful with speech recognition, with two battery sizes and various power levels – for those with mild or severe hearing loss.
Hill mainly wears the hearing aids when engaging in classroom instruction. There are times when he sits in the front row. Read more in the Jan. 23 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Nocona’s Kameron Hill (22) made the choice not to play basketball with hearing aids despite his impairment. (Courtesy photo by Susan Breeze)
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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