SPORTS
COACHING MOVES: Harden joins Bowie as assistant coach
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie High School has rounded out its boys’ coaching staff with the hiring of Josh Harden as assistant baseball coach.
For Harden, it’s a return to his small-town roots.
“I grew up in a small town (De Kalb, outside of Texarkana), and I was looking to get to a smaller town,” said Harden, who most recently was on the staff at Conference 5A Frisco Independence.
Harden learned about the job opening through a coaches’ outreach program based in Denton.
Bowie coach Glen Dunnam’s wife, Jamie, and Harden’s wife, Kristy, are part of the same women’s Bible study program there.
That’s not the only connection Harden has to the area. Josh taught science and physical education while current Bowie Junior High School principal Hector Madrigal was an administrator there.
Harden has an exemplary background in baseball. At De Kalb, he was twice an all-district infielder on a Bears team that advanced to the regional semifinals his senior year – before falling to Elysian Fields.
That wasn’t the only sport in which Harden participated.
Josh was quarterback and wide receiver on the football team and played point guard in basketball. Also, he was on the first-ever De Kalb cross country team, which advanced to the regional meet when he was a senior. Read more in the July 12 Bowie News.
Josh Harden has been added to the Bowie High School baseball coaching staff, and he’ll also serve as a junior high level physical education instructor. (Courtesy photo from Frisco Independence High School)
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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