That is still a good job and will be sought after. Maybe they promote Kory Lichtensteiger(who is coaching the OL right now) to head coach? Be nice having a former D1 football guy and 10 year NFL vet as your head coach. He's from Crestview so he isn't going anywhere right now.
Would also be a good promotion but I just have a feeling Lichtensteiger gets it and Holden stays as DC.
I believe he has a boy that played flag football with my step son (KL that is). I'm not close enough to the program to say whom would or should get the job. Owens did very well with what he had. I may have came off as critical towards him, but that wasn't my intention when discussing their Spencerville matchups. They figured it out when it mattered compared to week 1 and the previous years. I will say that I hope the next coach will be supportive of the new wrestling program in a big basketball school. Getting athletes that are wrestlers will help tremendously on the football field.
It'll be a hire from within. My best guess is that Lautzenheiser is taking over. There is interest from other coaches within as well. Jared was a great coach for Crestview. I believe eight straight playoff appearances? He put Crestview on the map after some long years of not getting to the playoffs.
Is Jake the high school wrestling coach? I noticed that the first match is tonight. I couldn't find any information on the school website.
Will be curious to see how this turns out.
I don't know how well it will go, Smith was abysmal against Wapak
That is.... interesting to say the least.
Ada, Allen East, Spencerville? Who am I missing?
The city of Delphos along with both schools is installing turf at Stadium Park. I was told it would be done by the beginning of the 2021 season but that was before Covid so I'm not positive if that was delayed or not. The plan was for Jefferson vs. St. John's in week 1 to be the first game on the new turf.
Me neither. Good for Ada! Maybe one day more MAC schools will join the party
This has been talked about for a few years. Finally got a turf company involved and found out it was feasible. Plans are for it to be used for soccer as well and spring baseball practice.
I agree this is a good hire. Actually better than I thought Ada would get and I mean no disrespect to anyone. I hope he is not using it as stepping stone to get back to bigger schools but would not blame him. I know he more or less put WLS on the map and took Bellefontaine to be a consistent winner.
That's what I thought too, and it seems like a win-win for both parties. Ada gets a proven former head coach that built 2 programs to rebuild their own, and Smith gets back to a head coaching position with high potential. Great hire for Ada and very good for the overall strength of the NWC
Good luck to him. I didn't realize he was that much older than myself. I don't really know him, but know of him. His wife just lived a couple miles to the east of where I grew up in Indiana (on the line) and was my age. Actually had a college course she was in. Graduated high school with her cousin as well.