Loyal Softball Coach Laschen Wins 500th Career Game (WEAU Eau Claire) Loyal High School girls softball coach Darrell Laschen won his 500th career game Friday evening as the Greyhounds beat Owen-Withee 15-5....more...Predators pick up options on coaches (AP via Yahoo! News) Predators general manager David Poile picked up the option Friday on coach Barry Trotz and his assistants for next season as a reward for the best season in franchise history....more... Columnist: Jean-Jacques Taylor (Dallas Morning News) The 143-39 regular-season record. The .786 winning percentage. The two 60-win seasons. The numbers say Avery Johnson is one of the NBA's best coaches....more... Warriors' Davis Resurrects Career Under Nelson (NBA.com) "The Warriors' Baron Davis and Don Nelson embraced in a long, celebratory bear hug at courtside - and neither seemed willing to break away. The point guard who couldn't lead and the coach who couldn't succeed when it counted were in the final moments of one of the biggest NBA playoff shockers ever," writes Janie McCauley of the ASSOCIATED PRESS....more... Former BH player, coach going into Hall (Baytown Sun) Pennee Hall has accomplished a lot in her basketball career as a player and coach. Hall, who currently coaches at Livingston, can add another accolade to that list Saturday in Austin when she is inducted into the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame....more... Time to retire: Veteran Winneconne athletic director to call it a career (The Oshkosh Northwestern) Business education teacher Roger Hoytink gives a lecture at Winneconne High School. Hoytink, who is also athletic director and golf coach, will retire at the end of the semester after 38 years of teaching. Oshkosh Northwestern Photo by Shu-Ling Zhou...more... Coaches honor 4 top prep athletes (The Indianapolis Star) Four area senior female athletes were recognized for outstanding accomplishments Wednesday at the Marion County Coaches of Girls Sports Association annual banquet....more... Angels manage a little history (Los Angeles Times) Their 5-1 defeat of the White Sox gives Scioscia 626 wins, more than any of the team's other managers. Not that he thinks it's a big deal. There's a new leader in the clubhouse. The Angels took advantage of Kelvim Escobar's strong start and a pair of Chicago miscues to defeat the White Sox, 5-1, Friday night, giving Mike Scioscia career win No. 626, more than any manager in the franchise's ......more... Davis resurrects career under Nelson and both help Golden State win (SportingNews.com) OAKLAND, Calif. -- Baron Davis and Don Nelson embraced in a long, celebratory bear hug at courtside ......more... |