Coaching Changes

Any word out of Big Walnut? Did they open the interviews up again or go with the few candidates they asked back for a second interview?
 
West Muskingum(Zanesville) looking for a new head coach. Previous head coach, Jeff Rinkes, lead them to a MVL title & the District finals in 2023.
 
Don't know the situation, but at some schools, they prefer to have staff members coach. Maybe the previous coach was non staff, and now there is a teacher on staff that wants to coach. Thing's are not always crystal clear.
 
You technically don’t get fired in HS. You get non renewed. Amazing ! Did a fine job. Another reason many programs fail or have little , long term success !
Well to be fair there are some legal situations where you would most immediately be terminated / fired.
 
Well to be fair there are some legal situations where you would most immediately be terminated / fired.
Absolutely and should be ! In some or most cases , weak boards/ administrations are generally to be blamed when there is a Bad hire or Fire
 
Does that mean the Trotwood job is open?
Recruiting who? Our best basketball was played with Trotwood kids. Stop. Rams underachieved last year big time. Should have made a deep run but Coach P was not healthy and they were not playing Trotwood bball. It hindered that program. Blanton steps in with a loaded young group and an undefeated JV and a 1 loss Freshman team. That program is loaded and Blanton is of the Rocky Rockhold tree. Watch out.
 
Recruiting who? Our best basketball was played with Trotwood kids. Stop. Rams underachieved last year big time. Should have made a deep run but Coach P was not healthy and they were not playing Trotwood bball. It hindered that program. Blanton steps in with a loaded young group and an undefeated JV and a 1 loss Freshman team. That program is loaded and Blanton is of the Rocky Rockhold tree. Watch out.
If Blanton studied Rocky and took the time to learn the details of the job year round this could be a good thing. When you looked at tournament runs Rocky could be the best Trotwood coach at least since 1990.
 
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If Blanton studied Rocky and took the time to learned the details of the job year round this could be a good thing. When you looked at tournament runs Rocky could be the best Trotwood coach at least since 1990.
4 state tourney appearances 1 chip. Uh, Rockhold is the best Trotwood coach. His record clearly qualifies him for that. Blanton should be fine. His kids on that JV team played wayyy different than the varsity. He will have some new coach hurdles but it's his time. I think the program is in great hands!
 
Sandy Valley Coach Gary Offenberger resigns, replaced by Nate Provance.

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Northwest Ohio list:

Ada - hired Chris Sautter
Allen East - hired Ben Belcher
Bryan - hired Jacob Parker
Cardinal Stritch - hired Shaun Scott
Carey
Clyde - hired Jared Shetzer
Cory-Rawson
Danbury - hired Adam Scott
Edgerton - hired Duane Miller III
Elida - hired Ryan Howard
Evergreen - hired Kyle Bostater
Fayette - hired Kyle Lindsay
Findlay
Fostoria - hired Brent Liskai
Kenton
Lima Bath - hired Dre White
Mansfield St. Peter's - hired Roy Shoulders
Maumee - hired TJ Gillespie
Monroeville - hired Bob Fries
Riverdale - hired Al Thomas
Sherwood Fairview - hired Jared Panico
Springfield - hired Nicholas Robertson
St. Marys Memorial - hired Jordan Blackburn
Tiffin Columbian - hired Ryan Fretz
Toledo Start
Toledo Waite
Upper Scioto Valley - hired Matt McCullough
Van Wert - hired Jeremy Best
Wynford
Jake Panico at Fairview.
 
well a little easier to win one now that the league is split and the MVL is down as a hole.
The MVL is down? The league that had the state runner-up in D2 this past year? The league that has sent 3 schools to the D2 State Final-Four in the past 9 years? The league that has had multiple regional appearances in the past 2-3 years out of the Southeast & East districts?
 
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