SPORTS
1A tennis teams return to state
The five county 1A tennis players competed at the state meet in San Antonio on Tuesday.
Gold-Burg sent the girl’s doubles team of Kelly Contreras and Shadie Whitaker along with Sadie Whitaker competing in girl’s singles. Prairie Valley sent the mixed doubles team of Veronica Gutierrez and Issac Yeargin.
Unfortunately, none of them were able to make it out of the first round as they had tough seeding. Still, just getting there was an accomplishment as four of the five were making a return trip to state.
Gold-Burg’s Contreras and Whitaker made it the previous year, but lost in the first round to the defending state champs. This year the duo lost to a team from Nueces Canyon Barksdale that also was the defending state champs and would end up finishing second overall. Not only that, it came after a four-hour rain delay.
Twin sister Sadie did not have a much easier time. She played a girl from Water Valley in the first round who would end up finishing third overall. Still, after going with her sister and friend the previous year as just support, to be able to make it back this year as a competitor was a great thing to see.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud of her girls as it was a culmination of all the years that built up to it.
Contreras finished out her career on Tuesday, but the Whitaker twins have one more year to go if they and Cromleigh want to try and make it back to state in some way.
The Prarie Valley duo also made it back for the second time in a row. With the first round loss to a team from Mertzon Irion County, it was the last high school meet for seniors Gutierrez and Yeargin.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the 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.
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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