Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
This is an enlightening
glance of the vast amount of hard
work and effort high school Athletic
Department Directors must perform
to make and keep high school sports
programs a quality activity for
students, school staff, and the
community in general.
A.D.D.'s are responsible
for coordinating interscholastic
athletic programs for their respective
schools. The Jac-Cen-Del, Milan,
and South Ripley A.D.D.'s have
the responsibility of scheduling
between 19 to 25 different school
sports teams, and keeping each
of them operating within stringent
guidelines and directives established
by the Indiana High School Athletic
Association, (IHSAA).
A.D.D.'s are responsible for the
scheduling of gyms, fields, tracks,
pools, weight rooms, dressing rooms,
locker/shower areas, etc., for
the many sports teams which run
simultaneously. They secure transportation
as needed for travel to various
sporting (AWAY) events, and arrange
for custodial support and traffic
coverage for the home events. They
are responsible for contracting
officiating coverage, timers, scorekeepers,
starters, and any other personnel
for events as necessary.
When inclement weather, such as
snow, lightning, or an unforeseen
occurrence alters planned schedules,
they are responsible for the
rescheduling of events to stay in
compliance with IHSAA rules.
Their further responsibilities
include the purchasing of awards,
trophies, certificates, ribbons,
plaques, acknowledgments, sports
letters, uniforms, and the keeping
of school sports records.
They purchase and see to the maintenance
of the gear, equipment and uniforms
needed for these many different
sports teams.
An A.D.D. also has the responsibility
to keep the various sports teams
coaches familiar with rule changes,
and address issues of player and/or
team eligibility requirements.
The list of duties are vast, but
all must be addressed in order
for the school and sports participants
to remain eligible for state tournaments,
meet college requirements of eligibility
etc.
At Jac-Cen-Del
Mark Meyer has taken the lead
as the Athletic Department Director.
Meyer had served in the assistant
director role for 2 plus years
prior. He also continues to teach
the 5th grade at JCDES.
Former ADD, Dedra Montgomery,
served in that capacity for 15
years, and continues in her role
as JCDHS Guidance Counselor.
At JCD the fall season sports
teams and the coaches are: Varsity
Co-Ed Soccer, Mark Jones, coach;
7/8 Co-Ed Soccer, Andy O'Grady
coach; Varsity Co-Ed Cross Country,
David Bradshaw coach; 7/8 Co-Ed
Cross Country, David Huling coach;
Girls Varsity Volleyball, Michelle
Sebastian coach; Girls Re
serve Volleyball, Tina Ashley
coach; Eighth grade Girls Volleyball,
Kris Kappes coach; Seventh grade
Girls Volleyball, Taneha Negangard
coach; Girls Varsity Golf, Ruth
Ann Peetz coach; and the Cheerleader
squads coaches for JCD are Cindy
Toops and Jane Ann VanKirk.
At Milan
Jon Custer continues as the Assistant
principal of Milan High School,
and has added to his slate, duties
as the Milan High School Athletic
Department Director.
Marty Layden, former Milan High
School Athletic Department Director
has assumed the duties of Assistant
principal of the Milan Middle School
and is the Athletic Department
Director, for Milan Middle School.
The fall sports and coaches at
Milan are; Varsity Co-Ed Soccer,
Karen
Haessig coach; Varsity Co-Ed Cross
Country, Todd Yates coach; 7/8 Co-Ed
Cross Country, Michael Myers coach;
Girls Varsity Volleyball, Terry Wullenweber
coach; Girls Reserve Volleyball,
Jo Ann Siebert coach; Eighth grade
Girls Volleyball, Brandy Lacey, coach;
Seventh grade Girls Volleyball, Angie
Volz coach; Girls Varsity Golf, Michelle
Hosmer coach; Boys Varsity Tennis,
Zach Wade coach; Varsity Football,
Ryan Langferman head coach; JV Football,
Chris Day head coach; 7/8 Football,
Tony Pennington head coach; Varsity
Cheerleading, Marie Layden coach;
and 7/8 Cheerleading, Lisa Kirk coach.
At South Ripley
Debbie Jett has been the Athletic
Department Director for the South
Ripley School Corporation for nearly
10 years.
The Raider fall sports and coaches
are; Varsity Boys Soccer, Ken Myers
coach; Varsity Girls Soccer, Tom
Gray 7/8 Co-Ed Soccer, Matt Obendorf
coach; Boys Varsity Cross Country,
Sam Durham coach; Girls Varsity
Cross Country, Joyce Druba coach;
7/8 Co-Ed Cross Country, Kendall
Sheets coach; Girls Varsity Volleyball,
Debbie Jett coach; Girls Reserve
Volleyball, Lindsay Payne coach;
Eighth grade Girls Volleyball,
Belinda Mockbee coach; Seventh
grade Girls Volleyball, Kelly Sparks
coach; Varsity Cheerleading, Tammy
Hartman coach; and 7/8 Cheerleading
, Kris Lafary coach.
Winter and spring sports the schools
participate in are: Boys Varsity
and JV Baseball, Boys Varsity and
JV Basketball, Freshman Basketball,
Girls Varsity and JV Basketball,
Girls Varsity and JV Fast pitch
Softball, Varsity Co-Ed Track,
Boys Varsity Golf, Cheerleading
Competitions, and at Milan Wrestling,
and Swimming.
The three school programs also
have games for the 7/8 level in
each sport available to the Varsity
programs. |
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