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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Dishing up summer hoops
By ERIC VICCARO
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The Texas Basketball Championships is a growing event. Just look at the sheer number of schools involved this year.
So, why has the TBC become so successful?
“I think a major factor is that it’s a high school kid playing with his high school team,” said Amarillo Palo Duro head boys’ basketball coach Jeff Evans.
Evans serves as one of six people on the TBC board along with Jamie Boswell from San Angelo Central, Rodney Gee of Lorena, Courtney Christenson of Coppell, Aldine Davis’ Cornelius Mitchell and Kevin Starnes from Grapevine.
Nocona summer league coach Brad Breeze, whose son Cade plays on the team, agrees with Evans’ sentiment.
“It’s not AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) select ball,” said Breeze. “The kids get to play with each other.”
Breeze said not too many parents can afford for their children to play AAU basketball because of the sheer cost of it.
While some parents might have stayed in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex this weekend, many just simply made two trips on Saturday and Sunday.
“They are good, quality games,” said Breeze. “You get three or four games in a day. The competitive balance is good.”
On Sunday morning alone, Nocona played both Wall and Peaster – two of the more highly regarded programs in Conference 3A. Read more in the June 29 Bowie News.
Nocona’s Cade Breeze (35) plays defense against a Peaster player during a bracket quarterfinal on Sunday at Colleyville Middle School. The Indians finished in the upper quarter of the tournament, which continues to grow by leaps and bounds. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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Buffest entertains crowd
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Forestburg track set school records this year
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Prairie Valley names Caruthers as new athletic director
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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