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April 28, 2010

Wagner High (N.Y.) Baseball Coach Notches 600th Win

Bobby Nappo won his first baseball game in 1981. Yesterday, the coach at Wagner High (N.Y.) won his 600th with a 2-1 victory over Curtis.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high_school/2010/04/27/2010-04-27_wagner_high_school_baseball_coach_bobby_nappo...

April 28, 2010

Chuck Driesell Takes Over At The Citadel

Chuck Driesell, son of the famous Maryland coach Lefty Driesell, has taken over the men's basketball program at The Citadel. Driesell had been an assistant at Maryland for the last four years.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/ncaa/04/2...

April 28, 2010

Iowa State To Hire Hoiberg As Coach

Fred Hoiberg, a star for the Iowa State Cyclones in the 1990s, is returning to the school as head coach of the men's basketball team. Hoiberg played 10 seasons in the NBA and retired in 2005 after heart surgery. He had been working in the Minnesota T...

April 27, 2010

Entire Teaching Staff To Be Fired, H.S. Program Steps Up

Central Falls High School (R.I.) was deemed one of the lowest-performing academic institutions in the state recently, which led to the entire teaching staff to be fired at year’s end. With all of the unrest at the school, the athletic program h...

April 27, 2010

Alaska H.S. Hoops Coach With 921 Wins Moving To College

Chuck White, who has won 921 high school basketball games as a head coach in 45 years on the bench, mostly in Alaska, has accepted an assistant coaching position at Adams State in Colorado. White will be working under one of his former players, Louis...

April 27, 2010

Nancy Dirschel Is Only Female Boys Soccer Coach In Iowa

This link below provides a good feature on the only female boys soccer coach in the state of Iowa — Nancy Dirschel. It takes a look at the relationship between Dirschel and her players as well as the obstacles she has had to overcome.http://qct...

April 27, 2010

Alaska H.S. Coach With 921 Wins Moving To College

Chuck White, who has won 921 high school basketball games as a head coach in 45 years on the bench, mostly in Alaska, has accepted an assistant coaching position at Adams State in Colorado. White will be working under one of his former players, Louis...

April 27, 2010

Kentucky’s Winningest H.S. Girls Coach Resigns

Howard Beth, the winningest high school girls basketball coach in Kentucky with a record of 793-150, has resigned at the age of 61. Beth said he might not be done coaching but does not want to make every decision.http://www.courier-journal.com/articl...