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STORM CENTER COLUMN: Boxell marks off milestone win
Bowie High School second-year head boys’ basketball coach Doug Boxell experienced a milestone on Thursday at the Decatur Tournament.
Boxell earned his 700th win as the Jackrabbits defeated Azle 54-35.
It has been a remarkable journey for Boxell, and it all started with his first career win while coaching Santo back in 1985.
“I’ve been in long enough to coach a lot of good kids,” Boxell said. “Good things have happened, and I’m thankful.”
Longevity and success have gone hand-in-hand for Boxell.
Under Boxell’s tutelage, the Jackrabbits are 8-2 as they continued play at the Decatur Tournament on Friday.
Boxell said he didn’t want to single out any one of his former players, citing that he’s enjoyed coaching all of them.
This has been quite the week for Boxell, who coached against his son, Zach, for the second time in as many years this past Tuesday as the Jackrabbits played Conference 3A No. 1 Brock.
Basketball is a family sport for the Boxells.
Layne Boxell, another one of Doug’s sons, is the head boys’ basketball coach at Tatum. Lance Boxell is the head girls’ basketball coach at Lovejoy in Lucas.
Isaiah Boxell is currently serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Eastern Nazarene College, which is located in Quincy, Mass.
Boxell’s wife, Jeananne, can be seen on the sidelines of every single Bowie game working with the statistics program on an Apple-based device. Read the remainder of this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Brock High School head boys’ basketball coach Zach Boxell (left) and Bowie head coach Doug Boxell, Zach’s father, take time out for a photo during Tuesday’s non-district game between the Eagles and Jackrabbits at BHS gymnasium. Doug coached Zach to a state championship while the pair were at Santo in 1990. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Blake Wood)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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