SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Let the girls’ playoffs begin
The first time the sports editor came to Texas for a sports position, it was as a reporter for the Temple Daily Telegram.
The Telegram is owned and operated by the legendary Mayborn family.
When I worked for them in 2002 and 2003, boys’ and girls’ basketball wasn’t my beat. This guy was primarily focused on high school boys’ and girls’ soccer and junior hockey.
I think I covered maybe only four basketball games during my time there.
When I was a sports editor at newspapers in the Oklahoma Panhandle and southwest Kansas, I wrote accounts featuring a smattering of Texas schools such as Gruver, Perryton and Follett.
That means this basketball season truly has been a baptism by fire for me. It’s basketball, with a spicy Texas flavor.
The sports editor has been blessed to cover some wonderful teams this season – including the state-ranked Bowie and Forestburg girls and Bellevue boys.
On Monday, the Bowie girls accomplished one of their many goals by going through the district season undefeated with an 83-19 victory over City View.
Players took turns cutting down pieces of the net.
Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek lifted the cut net high in celebration. But, the coach knows this is just the first step. It is part of the process, something Davis-Pastusek readily admits.
“Everybody is 0-0 now,” she said. “Everybody has new life going into the playoffs.”
The goal for all playoff bound teams is simple: Destination San Antonio. Instead of remembering the Alamo, we must keep the Alamodome in mind.
This marks the first season since the University Interscholastic League decided to move the state basketball championships from the University of Texas to San Antonio.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Bowie’s Jordan Brightwell (24) has been a great addition for the Jackrabbits this season. The 6-foot-2 force has altered a slew of opponent’s shots, causing absurdly low field-goal percentages. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Blake Wood)
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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