SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Sandusky ready for final hurrah
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Skyler Sandusky, who recently graduated from Forestburg High School, will put the bow on his basketball career this Saturday.
The Texas 6-Man Coaches Association boys’ all-star basketball game will take place at 2 p.m. at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on the campus on Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
“This will be the final rung on the ladder,” said Steve Sandusky, Skyler’s father and coach. “He’s worked hard and earned it. Basketball is his first love, and he’s so competitive.”
“It means everything to play in this game,” Skyler said. “This is the last time I will play basketball and represent my school. I’m ready for it.”
Skyler Sandusky will leave Forestburg as one of the most decorated basketball players in school history. Read more, and see the complete East roster, in the July 12 Bowie News.
Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky skies for a layup during a 2016-17 season District 1A-21 game versus Slidell. Sandusky plays in the TSMCA boys’ all-star contest Saturday at 2 p.m. in Wichita Falls. (News file photo by Dani Blackburn)
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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