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PERSONNEL CHANGES: Hall steps down as Bowie tennis coach
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Well, Bowie High School tennis coach David Hall ended his tenure with a bang.
Hall guided No. 1 girls’ doubles team Myah Russell and Meagan Russell to the University Interscholastic League state tournament in College Station earlier this May.
This marked Hall’s first time coaching state qualifiers. It will also be his last.
The Bowie News has learned Hall has decided to step down as head tennis coach.
Bowe athletic director Dylan Stark said the school district hasn’t found a replacement for Hall as coach.
Hall said he stepped down because of increasing time commitments with Sunset Church of Christ, where he has now been named an elder.
Hall as served as a tennis coach in some capacity in Bowie Independent School District for the past 14 years, and he was named head high school coach for the spring of 2010.
He will still work for the district as a full-time bus driver.
There are plenty of other coaching changes throughout the region.
Saint Jo
Saint Jo athletic director Chad Tallon reported Kyle Sivadon has been named head girls’ basketball coach, replacing Glenn Boerger. Sivadon previously was head coach at Okemah, Okla.
Dakota Crockett, a former Bowie standout who played for Texas A&M-Commerce, has been named Saint Jo’s new volleyball coach. She replaces Kristi Tallon.
Forestburg
At Forestburg, Brianna Watkins will replace Rosana Barbosa as the head volleyball and girls’ basketball coach. Barbosa has taken a teaching position in Jacksboro. Read more in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Bowie’s David Hall (center) coached Myah Russell and Meagan Russell to the University Interscholastic League Conference 3A state tournament this season. Hall recently turned in his resignation as tennis coach. No replacement has been named as of yet. (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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