SPORTS
COACHING MOVES: Wheeler accepts Saint Jo boys’ hoop post
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Saint Jo Independent School District board on Wednesday officially hired Michael Wheeler as new head boys’ basketball coach.
“We are trying to build the best (Conference) 1A athletic department in the state of Texas,” said Saint Jo athletic director Derek Schlieve. “Coach Wheeler is the best basketball coach to help us take that next step.”
Wheeler replaces Brian Blank, who accepted a similar position at Louise near Victoria in southeast Texas.
Saint Jo is coming off a 9-15 season, finishing 3-9 in District 1A-21 – which put the Panthers in a tie for sixth place with nearby rival Prairie Valley.
Wheeler was a former high school point guard at Fort Worth Paschal and Trinity Valley, and he believes that’s the most important position on the floor.
“The point guard is an extension of the coach,” said Wheeler, who most recently served as head coach at Coram Deo Academy in Plano. “The point guard runs the team, and understands the game.”
Wheeler graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in history, and he has a Master’s from American University in Washington, DC. Read more in the June 24 Bowie News.
Michael Wheeler has been a successful Amateur Athletic Union-level coach, and he hopes that leads to success in Saint Jo. (Courtesy photo)
Bowie’s girl’s golfers (left) won the Buzzy Open at Diamond Oaks Golf Course shooting 375. Miley Thompson was 4th place individual shooting an 87 and Tess Egenbacher was 5th place individual shooting an 88. Kendall Fallis shot a 99 with both Reegen Ferguson and Lillie Maddox shooting 101. The boys finished second in their division. Caden Belcher led the boys with a 73, good enough for fourth place. Cason Airington fired a 76, Rayder Mann a 78, Preston Loyd an 83 and Chase White a 91. Team 2 was led by Trae Siegler with an 84, Easton Richey shot an 87. Bear Combs shot an 89, Caden Rutherford a 89 and Cody Chandler a 114.
Both squads had their steallar rounds against a number of 5A and 6A schools.
Courtesy photos
By BRIAN SMITH
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Several county 1A teams took part in the Forestburg track meet March 5.
The host Longhorns, Saint Jo, Gold-Burg, Bellevue, and Prairie Valley all took part in the day long event.It was the first meet hosted at the new track which was finished earlier this school year. Both girls and boys competed at the meet.
See the full results in the Thursday Bowie News.
Pictured – Saint Jo’s girls competed in a relay race at the meet. (Photo by Jennifer Gaston)
By BRIAN SMITH
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Saint Jo opened its boy’s baseball tournament March 5 with a 3-all, five-inning tie with Ector.
Ector stranded a runner in the top of the first. Saint Jo struck for a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Pictured Damon Byrd of Saint Jo looks to bunt against Ector at a tournament opener. (Photo by Brian Smith)
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