This is not news to many, but it is now official that Head Softball Coach Gary Edwards has resigned from Beaverton High. He has accepted the Head Coaching position at Tigard High School. The job should be posted this week on the Beaverton School District webpage.
Beaverton Athletic Director Jim Meuwissen told parents and players last evening that he understands the importance of hiring the right person to replace Edwards. He asked parents and players to spread word of the opening to anyone they believed would make a good head coach. Meuwissen said he hoped to hire a new coach by mid-September.
During a team meeting last night, Assistant Coach Lem Montoya announced he intends to be a candidate for the head coaching position. Montoya noted that he and Edwards had worked closely together for the past 5 years at Beaverton. Should he win the job, Montoya intends to set higher expectations for grades and off-season work-outs. He said every player is expected to be working on hitting over the winter, and that pitchers are expected to be throwing every week. He also noted that all options for the team's Spring Break '08 trip are on the table at the moment. Possibilities include Florida, Palm Springs or staying in state.
A second player/parent meeting is tentatively scheduled for mid-September, probably after the new head coach has been named.
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