SPORTS
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)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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