SPORTS
REGIONAL: Nocona, Montague girls set for JH tournament
The Montague and Nocona Middle School girls’ basketball teams will compete at the Fifth Annual First State Bank Cooke County Shootout on Jan. 7.
Nocona’s seventh grade will play Era at 8 a.m. in the auxiliary gymnasium at Gainesville High School.
Nocona’s eighth grade will play Era at 9 a.m. in the GHS main gymnasium.
Montague is set to play Gainesville at 10 a.m., also in the main gymnasium.
Nocona’s seventh-grade girls will play either the winner or loser of a game between Muenster and Callisburg in the second round.
Lindsay, Gainesville St. Mary’s, Gainesville and Muenster Sacred Heart also are fielding teams in the seventh-grade pool.
Nocona’s eighth-grade girls will play either the winner or loser of a game Muenster or Callisburg in the second round.
Montague will square off with either Lindsay or Dodd City, both challenging foes, in the second round.
Championship and consolation bracket semifinal games are set for noon and 1 p.m. for seventh-grade girls and 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. for eighth-grade girls.
Seventh-grade girls’ consolation championship is at 4 p.m., with the eighth-grade consolation game to follow at 5.
The seventh-grade girls’ championship will be at 6 p.m., with the eighth-grade title game to follow at 7. Third-place games are set for 4 p.m. (seventh grade) and 5 p.m. (eighth grade).
The boys’ tournament is set for the following weekend on Jan. 14.
The event is sponsored by DA Sports Marketing, LLC, which plans athletic tournaments and special events in North Texas.
Gainesville High School will be the site of a junior high school girls’ basketball tournament this Saturday. (Courtesy photo)
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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