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https://www.independent-bank.com/ Dale West (far left coach) watches as Heath Grant hands off to Wes Rhoten to simulate a proper handoff in a 2015 summer camp. Wilson are probably the best administrators I’ve worked for. The high school faculty is fantastic, some of the best teachers I’ve worked with in 37 years of teaching. I’ve made friendships that I hope will last a lifetime but probably the most important group of people I’ll miss are the young men and ladies’ lives that I’ve had an opportunity to be a part of for a few short years, they’re a great group, I’m going to miss them. I’m very appreciative of Howe ISD to allow me to be a part of the coaching staff and faculty for the past few years.”
"He doesn't want to retire. He's really good in other sports as well (basketball and powerlifting)." said Hudson. "It's exciting because when you talk to him, he's a head coach. But he doesn't want to be a head coach." Frye is set to assist with the offensive line in football and assistant basketball coach.
Also hired was Jame Beebe who started at Vernon and most recently has been the head baseball coach and football offensive coordinator at Itasca. Looking for a great place to raise their kids, Beebe found Howe Hudson is now tasked with finding to be that recipe. For the staff here, a varsity basketball coach late in he will assist with the offensive line the hiring season. He says that he as well as assistant varsity baseball feels basketball should get the coach. same attention as other sports. In a hire that would make G.A. "Coach Short did a great job. He Moore blush, Hudson was able to coached his tail off from the land Craig Coheley as the varsity beginning to the end and that's all baseball coach. Coheley, while a you can ask for." said Hudson. "As baseball coach with a winning back long as we're getting better and ground, also brings with him a kids are learning, I'm good. I'm freshman that is 6'1, 200 pounds one of these coaches that wants to and is a natural throwing be good at every sport. That's my quarterback. expectation." "He's going to get after you." said With all of the departures, Hudson Hudson of his new baseball coach. says that he's assembled as good of "He's going to be a lot different than a coaching staff as a small school what they're used to in baseball. could do. With the success that the He's intense and a little rough program was had in the last three around the edges - more like years, the number of applicants for myself. I really like him because he jobs increased from around five to plays the game of baseball the way around 25. it's intended to be played. He practices about two-and-a-half to One of those applicants was Paul three hours a day and it is 'all-out, Frye who was a member of the get-after-it, you're going to be worn 2004 state championship football out baseball practices.'" staff at Tyler Lee High, and was also a part of the football staff of Hudson says that previous coaches the 2011 state semifinalist and Torrey Ognoskie and Grant did a 2010 regional finalist team at John good job of getting the program Tyler High. He was the head going in the right direction. He coach at Alba-Golden for a few thinks now that the quality of the years and has most recently program has improved, Coheley can coached at Little Elm and Ranger. take the program to a different Hudson likes his 26 years of level. Previously, Coheley has experience and his energy. Continued on page 9
