SPORTS
COACHING MOVES: Matthew Miller tabbed Bowie boys’ hoop assistant
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
For former Bowie High School four-sport athlete Matthew Miller, joining the Jackrabbit coaching staff serves as a Homecoming.
And Matthew’s wife, Sarah, also will be joining the Bowie family as well.
Matthew Miller will join Doug Boxell’s staff as an assistant basketball coach, replacing another Bowie graduate in Nathan Winn – who accepted a position in the Aubrey Independent School District.
Miller also will coach football and serve as a history teacher at Bowie Junior High.
“It means a lot to have the opportunity to come home,” Matthew Miller said. “I get to work for the school that gave so much to me, and to coach under Boxell will be a privilege.”
The Millers are happy to be employed by Bowie ISD as a husband-and-wife team, a package deal.
“That will be a perk for us,” Sarah Miller said. “We will be together now. I think it’s a big deal, and we are fortunate.”
“We’ve talked about being and working at the same schools,” Matthew Miller said, “and luckily it all worked out for us.” Read more in the June 28 Bowie News. 0
Matthew Miller, a Bowie High School graduate, has accepted a position at his alma mater to be an assistant boys’ basketball coach, and help with other sports. (Courtesy photo from the Era Independent School District)
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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