Oxford adds bowling to winter sports schedule
OXFORD – Oxford’s winter sports offerings increased by two after the district’s board of education approved the creation of boys and girls varsity bowling teams on Monday night.
According to Superintendent Randall Squier, the idea to add the sport came as a result of a student participation study.
“There is interest,” he said, explaining that the addition will “provide another option” for students during the winter season. This will be particularly important for female athletes, he explained, as next year volleyball will move to the fall, which would leave basketball as their sole option.
“Bowling is a lifetime sport,” said Squier, comparing it to golf and tennis.
Athletic Director Tim Davis reported that a total of 28 students – 17 boys, 11 girls – have indicated an interest in the newly created teams. While a handful of those who signed up had engaged in other winter sports in the past, some were interested for the first time.
Squier said Davis has worked closely with Plaza Lanes Manager Mark Ewan to make the necessary arrangements.
“They are very accommodating,” the superintendent reported, referring to the bowling center which will serve as the teams’ “home court.”
According to Squier, fielding the new interscholastic teams will cost the district approximately $4,000 for coaching, lineage and league fees – funds which he said are already in the athletics budget and won’t displace or jeopardize any other programs.
“It’s not an increase in budget,” he stated. “We budgeted for some teams we’re not going to have.”
According to Davis, some of those funds which will be used for the new bowling program had been initially allocated to the modified field hockey and JV boys soccer programs. Neither had enough participants to field this year, he explained, and the teams were combined with other programs as a result.
There will also be the expense of transporting students to and from Plaza Lanes three times a week for practice and matches, as well as to away matches, Squier reported.
“The league has already scheduled us in,” the superintendent said, explaining that it had been easier for Oxford to be scheduled in at the start even if it would need to be removed, rather than added at a later date.
Later in the meeting, the board approved a personnel recommendation to appoint physical education teacher Lance Thorne as head bowling coach for both the boys and girls teams. Thorne, an Oxford graduate who began working for the district full-time in 2007, coaches both modified football and varsity boys tennis. He will receive a stipend of $2,357 for the additional coaching responsibilities.
According to Superintendent Randall Squier, the idea to add the sport came as a result of a student participation study.
“There is interest,” he said, explaining that the addition will “provide another option” for students during the winter season. This will be particularly important for female athletes, he explained, as next year volleyball will move to the fall, which would leave basketball as their sole option.
“Bowling is a lifetime sport,” said Squier, comparing it to golf and tennis.
Athletic Director Tim Davis reported that a total of 28 students – 17 boys, 11 girls – have indicated an interest in the newly created teams. While a handful of those who signed up had engaged in other winter sports in the past, some were interested for the first time.
Squier said Davis has worked closely with Plaza Lanes Manager Mark Ewan to make the necessary arrangements.
“They are very accommodating,” the superintendent reported, referring to the bowling center which will serve as the teams’ “home court.”
According to Squier, fielding the new interscholastic teams will cost the district approximately $4,000 for coaching, lineage and league fees – funds which he said are already in the athletics budget and won’t displace or jeopardize any other programs.
“It’s not an increase in budget,” he stated. “We budgeted for some teams we’re not going to have.”
According to Davis, some of those funds which will be used for the new bowling program had been initially allocated to the modified field hockey and JV boys soccer programs. Neither had enough participants to field this year, he explained, and the teams were combined with other programs as a result.
There will also be the expense of transporting students to and from Plaza Lanes three times a week for practice and matches, as well as to away matches, Squier reported.
“The league has already scheduled us in,” the superintendent said, explaining that it had been easier for Oxford to be scheduled in at the start even if it would need to be removed, rather than added at a later date.
Later in the meeting, the board approved a personnel recommendation to appoint physical education teacher Lance Thorne as head bowling coach for both the boys and girls teams. Thorne, an Oxford graduate who began working for the district full-time in 2007, coaches both modified football and varsity boys tennis. He will receive a stipend of $2,357 for the additional coaching responsibilities.
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