Away
Following the resignation of former Clarke Central High School head wrestling coach Timothy Stoudenmire at the end of the 2017-18 school year, some CCHS senior wrestlers are leaving, or planning on leaving, the program.
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he end of the 2017-18 school year saw major changes to the CCHS wrestling team’s coaching staff, prompting the departure of some senior wrestlers and leading others to consider leaving the program. Former Clarke Central High School head wrestling coach Timothy Stoudenmire left the CCHS wrestling program at the end of the 2017-18 school year when he was hired by Oglethorpe County High School as head wrestling coach and associate athletic director. BY AJ CARR Sports Writer
“We lost our whole coaching staff that we all had a tight relationship with. It just does not feel the same.” -- Stephen cofer, former varsity wrestler Former CCHS wrestling assistant coach Stanley Latimore also resigned from CCHS and joined Stoudenmire as the assistant coach for the OCHS wrestling program. Phillip Walter, former CCHS wrestling assistant coach and current CAPS department teacher, retired from coaching after Stoudemire’s resignation. Following these departures, former University of
Left: CHECKING OUT EARLY: Clarke Central High School seniors and former wrestlers (left to right) AJ Waller, Thomas Isakovich and Riley Smith stand in front of the James M. Crawford memorial arena on Nov. 2. Smith left the team after the departure of former wrestling head coach Timothy Stoudenmire. “When I heard (senior wrestlers) talking about how they were not going to (wrestle), I started thinking about not doing it,” Smith said. “If my friends were not going to do it, I was not going to do it because wrestling is not my main sport. I did wrestling because my friends did it and (because Stoudenmire) was the coach.” Photo by Kelly Fulford
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