SPORTS
Michael Jordan documentary worth a watch
For sports fans who have been missing live sports the last few months, one of the things that has brought many together the last five weeks has been ESPN’s 10-part documentary called, “The Last Dance” as the world is reminded why everyone wanted to be like Michael Jordan.
It shows behind the scenes footage of the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls basketball team as they try to win their sixth championship of the decade with the knowledge that many key pieces will be on the move after the season.
Besides clips from just that time, there are flashbacks to key points in Jordan’s career. The list of moments and storylines are numerous and in retrospect almost too perfect to have been real.
The documentary takes the best shot at trying to examine what made Jordan who he was as a basketball player and person, warts and all. While he was the considered the ultimate role model, global icon and competitor, at the same time stories about how he bullied his teammates and his love for gambling made big news in the early 1990s.
With Jordan granting few all access interviews since he retired for the final time in 2003, the big get of the documentary is Jordan himself willing to sit down and reflect on camera.
Besides Jordan, the documentary also takes a look at some of the other key figures on that Bulls team.
Whether it be his ultimate wingman Scottie Pippen, his Native American obsessed coach Phil Jackson, the outlandish forward Dennis Rodman, the talented European wing player Toni Kukoc or the sharpshooting role player Steve Kerr, all get their brief backgrounds explained and their crucial role on the team explained.
The documentary was first teased last summer on ESPN and was scheduled to start airing in June the week of the NBA Finals. With COVID-19 putting sports on hold, ESPN moved up the air date to April 17. The network has aired two episodes every Sunday night since, with the last two airing this past weekend.
For those that missed the original air dates, fear not. All episodes can be seen on ESPN Plus with a free trial.
Another option is hoping you catch most of the episodes in syndication on ESPN.
Be aware there is an uncensored version with adult language.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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