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STORM CENTER: Valley was tops around here in ’68
Prairie Valley High School reminisced about the distant past last Friday as the school celebrated its 1968 state boys’ basketball championship tournament team.
Head coach Tom Foster returned to a heroes’ welcome.
“This was a group of kids that developed and played a lot of basketball,” said Foster, who is now retired and living in Georgetown, an Austin suburb.
Foster said the Bulldogs overcame adversity. Prairie Valley has always been a small school, and the state representatives didn’t feature much height.
The Prairie Valley 1968 state representatives featured the following players: No. 12 Frank Glass, No. 50 Wayne Sappington, No. 22 Johnny Pigg, No. 42 Elton Burleson, No. 24 Sam Tompkins, No. 34 Doug Weaver, No. 14 Steve Brown, No. 10 Larry Womack and No. 44 Ricky Pittman.
James Carpenter and Henry Meyers served as the managers. O.C. Mann was Prairie Valley’s superintendent at the time.
Glass and Sappington were starting centers, Burleson was a forward and guards were Brown and Tompkins. Weaver was the first player off the bench. Read more of this column in the Feb. 13 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
The 1968 Prairie Valley High School Conference B state boys’ basketball tournament representative team returned on Feb. 5 for a special ceremony to honor them. (News photo by Kayla Jean Woods)
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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