SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FISHING: Hopson, Morgan nab top-25 finish at meet
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Bowie High School anglers Hadley Morgan and Lane Hopson capped a strong year with a 22nd-place finish at the Texas High School Bass Association regional championship.
Morgan and Hopson caught 16.86 pounds worth of fish on Saturday and Sunday at Lake Tyler located in Whitehouse.
On the opening day, the two-person team weighed in five fish for 7.64 pounds. The pair was honored during the season-ending banquet on Saturday night, standing on the main stage for introductions.
“It was an awesome experience to get in the water,” Bowie bass fishing team coordinator Trent Gillaspia said. “There were 170 boats in the water at once. To witness that was pretty neat.”
Gillaspia said the competition was tough, but every qualifying member of the team caught fish.
“Everybody did well, everybody caught fish,” the coordinator commented. “Hadley and Lane got on their fish early.”
Mitch Sanders was 61st as a solo angler, weighing in 8.54 pounds of fish. Sanders caught a fish that weighed a whopping 5.69 pounds on Saturday.
Lane Hopson and Hadley Morgan show off their plaques from the Texas High School Bass Association banquet, which took place this past Saturday at Whitehouse High School. (Courtesy photo by Trent Gillaspia)
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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