SAN DIEGO, Calif. There have been dozens and dozens of outstanding coaches who got their start as Gardner High athletes.

From their own alma mater are former Wildcat hall of famers like Walt Dubzinski, Steve Hancock, Sally (Raduazo) Johnson, Howie Klash, Ed Kozlowski, and Bob Wojtukiewicz among many. As well as present coaches like Pete Gamache, Ken Pelletier and Lynn (Cormier) Sayarath.

Locally, Narragansett had John Jasinski and Pete Duprey, while Oakmont boasted Art Hurd, Dave LaRoche and Bill Wyman, and Wayne Hancock at Cushing.

And, yet, one of the most successful coaches of them all headed all the way to the West Coast to achieve her fame.

Jane (Cormier) Morrill, 1982 Gardner High graduate and Wildcat hall of famer in her own right, has become one of the winningest coaches in the history of the Golden State. Her field hockey teams at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego have amassed nearly 500 wins and captured 11 division titles.

A standout three-sport Gardner High athlete, she excelled in field hockey under coach Sally Johnson, played softball for George Caron and was the point-guard for one of the greatest Gardner High girls basketball teams of all time coached by Steve Hancock,

The 1981-82 Wildcats concluded the only unbeaten season in local basketball history, winning all 18 games they played, including the 1982 District E, Division 2 title. It was one of the first teams inducted into the Gardner High Athletic Hall of Fame.

A Gardner High Hall of Famer, she was co-captain of the team which also headlined fellow hall of famers Pam Cutting, Terry Kanozak, Kirstin Johnson and Sandy Deacon, as well as Lisa Mara, Karen Hulette and Helen Gemborys, among others.

Unfortunately, that winter was one of two where state championship games were not held due to Proposition 2 budget cutbacks, so one will always be left to wonder if that could have been a state championship team.

That was heartbreaking for us, because we all started playing together when we were very little, Morrill said. It would have been great to see how far we could have gone.

The crew began their basketball careers together as fourth graders, and progressed under the watchful eyes of Hancock, who had many of them in class at the Elm Street School. Later, they hit the tournament circuit coached by Gardner Junior High principal Joe Bishop.

He was so tough on us, but we won a lot of tournaments with him, Morrill said of Bishop.

Growing up in a family where team sports were a way of life, she is the daughter of Omer and Jen Cormier. Her dad is the longtime sportswriter with The Gardner News, while her mom the former Jeannine Boucher was voted the Best Athlete in her senior class at Gardner High.

We were always very competitive, having seven brothers and sisters, she said, the youngest girl of the family. We played football; we were the Chestnut Street gang, and I was a running back. Wed play against different neighborhood teams in their backyards.

After high school, Jane attended St. Anselm College where she played softball, soccer and ran cross country, and also ran the Boston Marathon all four years.

Unsure of what she wanted to do when her college career was over, she began coaching field hockey at Gardner High with her former coach Sally Johnson. Then that winter, she applied for a coaching job at Southbridge for the girls basketball team there.

As Southbridge, she led the 1989 Pioneers to the District E, Division 2 title beating Oakmont for the championship, 61-52.

I realized I was doing a lot of counseling while I was coaching, so I thought I may as well make some money counseling, she said.

Later that year, Morrill moved to San Diego to get her Masters in Counseling from National University and she never left.

In 1993 she was named field hockey coach at Scripps Ranch High School where she began a career unmatched in the state of California. Her squads have won a total of 11 California Interscholastic Federation titles in 15 appearances, including her latest last fall, and her career record is an amazing 489-81.

From 2002-04, Scripps Ranch won an incredible 69 straight games over a three-year stretch. In addition, in 2003 her goalie Haley Exner was featured as a Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd when she set a national record by recording 67 career shutouts, eclipsing a mark held by Walpole, Mass. goalie Christine Buckley.

Morrill has also coached six different athletes who were chosen Player of the Year in the CIF.

Despite retiring after the 2016 season, the coach who succeeded her took a job as an assistant at Indiana University, so Morrill stepped up last fall to fill the vacancy.

I had a two-year hiatus, but I was still behind the scenes as a GM as I called myself, said Morrill, who is also the head counselor at Scripps Ranch.

She attributed a lot of her success to the youth programs around the San Diego area and helping the athletes develop a love for field hockey when they get to the middle school level.

I have some of my alumni who do clinics with the middle school, she said. A lot of kids start playing soccer and baseball when theyre four-years old, but when they start field hockey in middle school, they love it because its all so different and theyre not burned out.

She has been married to her husband and Southbridge native Sean Morrill for 24 years and they are the parents of two sons. Connor, 22, played baseball, soccer and golf, and is an Economics major at UC Santa Barbara, while Jack, 19, is in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program majoring in acting at Elon University.

In whatever spare time she has, Jane enjoys playing golf, watching New England sports and reading.

And in those moments where she draws upon her experience in order to proffer words of inspiration to spur her teams on to victory, Morrill recalls her high school days and especially the ones spent on the Wildcat hardwood.

Quite honestly, I try to emulate Steve (Hancock) because he was such a motivator, she said. I try to motivate these kids to win. I have fun with them, but they want to play to win. I tell them, Why do you want to go out there and do this every day and not win? They want to win and weve developed a winning culture here.

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As I started to have coaching into emotional mastery last year I never imagined I would become a best selling co-author. Having emotional mastery coaching really helped me to make new patterns and connections in my mind and become a lot more aware of the stuff that wasnt serving me.

I wish I had taken some pictures around that time but I was so wound up in my own stuff that I couldnt even bear to look at myself let alone take pictures. The reason behind this was because I didnt like what I would see in the lens the big Cheshire Cat grin was gone and that for me was really painful. A part of me was gone, my signature smile wasnt just about appearances, it was a reflection of what I was feeling deep down inside. There was some numbing on my part as I had continued to suppress my emotions for years. I knew it but at first I didnt know what to do about it. I didnt even realise coaching existed let alone emotionally mastery.

It would come out in other ways like self-sabotage and limiting beliefs again terms I was not familiar with at the time. Then after seeing a dramatic change in my friend I decided to get coaching. I met someone who I related to and seemed to understand me without even knowing me of course she understood me she had been where I was now!

The coaching was painful I had to recognise things in myself I was too stubborn to admit to before. I had to see things differently.do things differently from the regular pattern and there is not a particular moment I remember that I felt enormous change but then one day out of the blue I just felt like taking action!

There is a saying that goes opportunity is everywhere when you are looking for it. I enrolled on a PR course which helped me to be seen which aligned perfectly with the book launch. It took me 4 weeks to even start writing my chapter because I was so terrified of being seen. I was terrified people wouldnt care or even worse I would get shot down for my experience.

Instead I got a lot of love and praise and alongside supporting anther 10 courageous womens stories we were finally published by an amazing publishing house. I was thrilled and feeling sick at the same time. This was it I had done it, I had finally got my story out there in a way that I wanted and it was received so well. I had messages pour in from strangers.

And that was the start of me kicking imposter syndrome.here are a few tips to help you if you think you may be a wallflower,

1.Get help from the people in the know

I registered for my coaching and another course that would help me achieve greatness, it was scary because it was outside of my comfort zone but because of the financial commitment I was ready to see it through

2. Surround yourself with amazing people

The people who help you see your value and make you realise there is enough for everyone to eat are the ones you need to be around. Their vibe is contagious and you will also vibe high. I cannot tell you how many people I connected with that had done what I want to in different. areas of their life. To see their updates daily and connect and engage with people will change your life.

3. Just go for it, take massive action

Learn to start saying yes more. You will be surprised by the opportunities that knock at your door as a result. When I started to say Yes ore and get out of my comfort zone amazing things started to happen! Combined with the first two points I really began to find that opportunity really was everywhere.

People like this made me realise even more so why my story was important, why. it was needed and ever since I have been action taking. Youre people need you, there are people who need your story so they can relate to it and. realise there is success. Dont only do it for yourself but do it for them too.

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Brian Duggan, author of Coaching From the Inside Out: A Personal Approach to Coaching For Change, poses for a photo at his Halifax home on Thursday, February 6, 2020. - Ryan Taplin

In one form or another, Brian Duggan has been coaching all his working life whether as a priest, a counselling therapist, an educator or now, a certified coach.

Coaching is about unconditionally helping the client understand themselves better. It is helping the person understand the expertise about themselves, he said during a recent interview, adding: If coaching is about helping people move forward and make a difference in the world that has to come from within.

Working from within is what led Duggan, a Halifax-based executive coach, to write his first book, Coaching From the Inside Out: A Personal Approach to Coaching For Change. He calls on coaches, like himself, and anyone else who reads the book - to go on an inner journey of self-discovery. This process, he believes, pushes people to figure out what is holding them back in their lives and find ways to live more fully in the present moment so they can better help others.

I find that when I become free enough to risk letting things happen rather than controlling to make things happen means that real change happens. With clients, I like to believe that I am there to set the stage and then get out of the way, he writes in his book.

In his private practice, Duggan starts from the premise that his clients are the experts in their lives, and his job as a professional coach is to act as their guide. By listening and asking the right questions, he wants people to answer their own questions. Often, they come to him seeking a promotion at work. They want advice on how to make that happen. Instead of looking at the external factors that might affect a career move, Duggan starts by asking: What do you have within yourself that will make you a good leader? He guides the discussion inward and asks the person sitting in front of him to identify their own strengths. He then helps to initiate the work that can be done to build on those strengths.

Dont aspire to something outside yourself, he said.

Duggan draws a clear distinction between mentoring, teaching, counselling and coaching. Coaching is based on the expertise of the client, while the others are based on the expertise of the professional, he said.

Coaching is about a person engaging with another person (coach and client) to make change possible for the client and their world, he writes in his book. Coaching is a way to link the personal with the social and is a process of moving from question to action. It starts with the coach growing in self-awareness and becoming free to support the client to grow in their self-awareness.

A self-described, life-long learner, who earned his master of theology degree from the Atlantic School of Theology, Duggan hoped that by writing his book and sharing his journey of self-discovery he could help other coaches or those wanting to enter the profession. In the Halifax area alone, there are upwards of 50 coaches who are accredited, like him, through the International Coach Federation, the professions self-regulating body, he said.

After self-publishing his book, through Tellwell Talent, and getting feedback from readers, he learned that not only coaches could benefit from it. Managers, church leaders and anyone else playing a coaching role in their job or life might find it useful, he said.

One of the essential tools he talks about is self-care. Being a good coach requires being able to care for yourself, he said. For Duggan, one his most valuable daily practices: a three-minute morning contemplation. During that quiet time, he contemplates the upcoming day and centres himself for his clients.

Duggan didnt set out to become a coach, but his life choices naturally led him there. After being ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church in 1983, he worked in several Halifax churches and with Saint Marys University and Dalhousie University before deciding to leave the ministry in 1995.

I couldnt see a future for myself there, he said. It was about me.

As a priest he received training in counselling, therapy and pastoral care and developed strong listening skills, as well as empathy. Formal coaching seemed like a natural fit.

I had to forge my own way. There was no job for me at that time, he said.

He went into private practice and since then has received training in executive and advanced coaching practices from Royal Roads University and the International Coach Federation.

Seeking the help of a coach typically isnt a one-shot deal. Duggans clients usually see him bi-weekly for an hour appointment for between three and six months enough time to explore the areas where they feel they need to change, he said.

Coaching provides an opportunity for people to get unstuck, he said. Its just about where we are at; getting from where we find ourselves - that we might not like - to another place that we might feel better about and feeling good about the contribution we are making.

Duggans book is available through Indigo, Amazon and his website: http://www.brianduggancoach.com

On a long winter night, or a snowy day, when the howling winds and freezing temperatures make venturing outdoors too difficult, Theresa Williamss lexicon puzzles might be the perfect way to spend time indoors. The Big Book of Lexicon: Volumes 13,14,15, Puzzles to Challenge and Entertain (Nimbus Publishing) is a new edition that brings back her previous volumes 13, 14, and 15, and presents them as one big book.

Canadian journalist Laura Trethewey explores the worlds ocean ecosystem and its uncertain future in her new book The Imperilled Ocean: Human Stories From a Changing Sea (Goose Lane Editions). Trethewey, who lives outside Nova Scotia, will be speaking in Halifax on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Halifax Central Library.

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Hightower's new brand image and tagline - 'well-th. rebalanced.' - showcases the firm's commitment to holistic financial wellness for clients and to the community of advisors that serves them.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Hightower, a national wealth management firm with advisory businesses in 34 states, today unveiled a fresh brand image and tagline for the company, including a multicolored logo and message "well-th. rebalanced." that represents the firm's collective energy and focus on holistic wellness for both clients and Hightower's close-knit advisor community.

The new branding will be reflected on the firm's website, http://www.hightoweradvisors.com, in promotional materials and in client communications.

"We believe that the definition of 'wealth' must expand to include more than just a measure of a person's financial success," said Abby Salameh, Chief Marketing Officer of Hightower. "Our new brand message 'well-th. rebalanced.' is directly aligned with our mission to help clients achieve wellness in all aspects of their lives. There are so many ways to be 'well-thy:' in our relationships, in our physical health, in our emotional lives, and yes, in our finances. All of these things are interconnected, and our new look and feel is designed to reflect that complex synergy."

The new brand image was a truly collaborative effort: Over six months, more than 40 Hightower employees, advisors and stakeholders attended intensive brainstorming sessions that solidified what the firm has been in the past, and what it wants to be in the future. The new branding evolves Hightower's original logo, showing continuity and alignment with the principle on which the firm was founded: To provide a client-centric and dedicated approach to wealth management. The new messaging echoes the firm's dedication to building the next generation of the advisory industry: A community that is laser-focused on unleashing potential for everyone, regardless of their distinctive passions and goals, but built on listening and empathy, and which offers holistic life coaching through access to a curated suite of seminal resources and tools.

While the road to "well-th" is different for everyone, Hightower believes that personal connection is at the heart of all human success. As a firm founded on the principles of community and collaboration, Hightower has a deep understanding of the necessity of building meaningful relationships. The new logo's colorful line design represents the firm's diverse and vibrant community, conveying the message that everyone Hightower advisors, employees and clients are stronger, better and more fulfilled when they work as a team.

"We are passionate about helping investors achieve their personal definition of 'well-th' by giving advisors the resources and space to care for their clients in their own distinctive ways," said Bob Oros, Hightower CEO. "This new branding reflects our efforts to create a community in which advisors of all stripes can feel supported in business, operations and more to grow their practices and devote more time and energy into nurturing client relationships."

To view a video featuring the newly refreshed branding, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b5nV0Xc25Q&feature=youtu.be.

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The new branding comes after a year of significant growth and change for the firm. Hightower CEO Bob Oros came aboard in January 2019 and spent the next 12 months building out the firm's management team and overseeing four large M&A transactions, including Green Square Wealth Management ($2.6 billion in assets under administration, or AUA), LourdMurray ($4.8 billion AUA), Lexington Wealth Management ($1 billion AUA) and Schultz Collins ($1 billion AUA). As of Dec. 31, 2019, Hightower's assets under administration (AUA) were approximately $87.4 billion* and its assets under management (AUM) were $57.4 billion. The company grew 9.6% organically in 2019, up from 8% in 2018.

Hightower offers independent-minded advisory businesses a capital-rich partner and customizable suite of services designed to help accelerate growth. In addition to capital, Hightower provides an advanced, integrated advisor platform including technology, compliance, accounting, payroll, human resources, investment research/due diligence and marketing services. Advisory groups that partner with Hightower also gain access to business development consulting, economies of scale, deep industry relationships and a supportive advisor community.

About Hightower Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower's capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of "well-th. rebalanced." Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., the firm operates as a registered investment advisor (RIA). Learn more about Hightower's collaborative business model at http://www.hightoweradvisors.com..

*Includes signed, but not closed deals.

Securities offered through Hightower Securities, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. Hightower Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor.

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NILES Rebuilding the Niles boys basketball program wont be easy, and first-year coach Patrick Touhey knows it.

But the former coach of the Vikings girls team also believes there are more things than a basketball game, which his team lost Tuesday night 72-47 to Kalamazoo Central.

Our won-loss record (2-8) isnt showing up right now, said Touhey, a life coach when he isnt coaching. A lot of times were right there with most teams and we had a few get away at the end. But were learning how to compete and get after it. Were earning some respect.

Niles' Demarien Nichols, front and Leon Williams fight with Kalamazoo Central's Dayvion Smith for a loose ball during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Zach Stokes and Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis fight for a loose ball during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Kalamazoo Central's Trevon Gunter knocks the ball away from Niles' Michael Gilcrese during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Cerious Wilson tries to keep the ball away from Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis and Danny Primer during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Adrian Thomas tries to get past Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Leon Williams gets fouled by Kalamazoo Cenral's Jayvion Henry during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Brayden Lake drives past Kalamazoo Central's Dayton Smith during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Joe Bartkowiak shoots over Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Michael Gilcrese drives past Kalamazoo Central's Thomas Dillard IV during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Adrian Thomas shoots during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles head coach Patrick Touhey reacts during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Zach Stokes defends Kalamazoo Central's Gerald Crawford during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Cerious Wilson shoots during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Adrian Thomas shoots during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Damarion Nichols drives past Kalamazoo Central's Gerald Crawford during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Michael Gilcrese shoots over Kalamazoo Central's Trevon Gunter during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Demarien Nichols, front and Leon Williams fight with Kalamazoo Central's Dayvion Smith for a loose ball during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Zach Stokes and Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis fight for a loose ball during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Kalamazoo Central's Trevon Gunter knocks the ball away from Niles' Michael Gilcrese during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Cerious Wilson tries to keep the ball away from Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis and Danny Primer during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Adrian Thomas tries to get past Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Leon Williams gets fouled by Kalamazoo Cenral's Jayvion Henry during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Brayden Lake drives past Kalamazoo Central's Dayton Smith during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Joe Bartkowiak shoots over Kalamazoo Central's Justin Davis during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Michael Gilcrese drives past Kalamazoo Central's Thomas Dillard IV during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Adrian Thomas shoots during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles head coach Patrick Touhey reacts during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Zach Stokes defends Kalamazoo Central's Gerald Crawford during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Cerious Wilson shoots during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Adrian Thomas shoots during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Damarion Nichols drives past Kalamazoo Central's Gerald Crawford during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Niles' Michael Gilcrese shoots over Kalamazoo Central's Trevon Gunter during the Kalamazoo Central at Niles High School boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at Niles High School.

Touheys Vikings never led in the game against the Maroon Giants, who hit 29 of 57 (51%) from the field with 10 of the baskets from behind the 3-point line. Niles hit just 40% (19 of 47). And 23 turnovers especially hurt the Niles cause.

Scott Hughes scored 15 points, Travion Farris had 13 and Gerald Crawford 12 for Ramsey Nichols Maroon Giants (7-3). Cerious Wilson, who transferred to Niles after being the quarterback for Cassopolis in the fall, came off the bench to score 13 points. Demarien Nichols had eight and Adrian Thomas and Brayden Lake had seven each.

We need to take care of the basketball, Touhey said. The other thing was we need to sustain balance on the boards.

The Vikings did that, finishing with a 32-30 edge in rebounding.

I love where the kids are right now, Touhey said. No matter what were experiencing, whether were successful or in adversity and being challenged, the one thing that never gets compromised is the effort were giving, what kind of care were showing, what kind of love weve got for each other. Thats the message we want to send to the community and the school.

The Vikings made nine of their turnovers in the first quarter as the Maroon Giants jumped out to a 5-0 lead thanks to Hughes 3-pointer and his two free throws. He finished with 11 points in the first quarter as Central finished the quarter on a 10-4 run to lead 19-12 after the first break.

The Giants then extended the lead to 42-22 on Gerald Crawfords basket with 1:50 remaining in the first half. It was the last scoring of the first half. Farris had eight points in the second quarter.

Kalamazoo Central extended the lead to 58-29 after three quarters. But the Vikings outscored the visitors 18-14 in the final quarter with Wilson scoring six points with a pair of 3-pointers and Nichols adding five.

Niles is home for a Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division game Friday against Mattawan at 7 p.m.

KALAMAZOO CENTRAL 72, NILES 47

KALAMAZOO CENTRAL (72): Jayvion Henry 2, Scott Hughes 15, Gerald Crawford 12, Mohamed Kamara 3, Trevon Gunter 8, Dayvion Smith 7, Thomas Dillard 2, Travion Farris 13, Danny Primer 8, Justin Davis 2.

NILES (47): Adrian Thomas 7, Demarien Nichols 8, Zach Stokes 2, Brayden Lake 7, Michael Gilcrese 4, Cerious Wilson 13, Jordan Jones 0, Joey Bartkowiak 2, Mason Henderson 4, Leon Williams 0, Nolan Garrard 0.

3-point goals: Kalamazoo Central 10 (Hughes 3, Farris 2, Primer 2, Gunter 2, Smith 1), Niles 6 (Wilson 3, Nichols 1, Thomas 1, Lake 1). Total fouls (fouled out): Kalamazoo Central 14 (none), Niles 12 (none). Records: Kalamazoo Central 7-3, Niles 2-8. J.V. score: Kalamazoo Central 62, Niles 51.

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Theres no place like home for Dillard High School alum, Eddie Frasier.

Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Frasier absolutely loves Dillard High School Panthers.

The first-year head football coach came home to the Panthers and he brought success with him.

At 34 years old, Frasier led the Panthers football team to an undefeated (10-0) regular season, finishing an impressive (12-1) overall.

Some critics say that the strength of the schedule was his best friend, but at the end of the day, you still have to play the game.

And the Panthers havent seen this kind of success in 30 years.

This year alone, Frasier added these accolades to his resume: Broward County Coach of the Year; 6A-8A Head Football Coach of the Year (which he humbly shares with his coaching staff); Broward County Team of the Year and All County nods for some of his athletes.

His winning ways did not go unnoticed by his peers.

Coach Frasier was also one of 32 head coaching candidates nominated by their respective local NLF teams for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award. Shula is the winningest coach in NFL history and the only coach to record a perfect season including winning the Super Bowl.

Frasier represented the Miami Dolphins as one of the best to do it on the high school level.

Though he did not win this one, the criteria to be considered is an honor and makes one proud to know that this is what peers think about you.

Character, leadership, integrity, dedication to the community, commitment to player health and safety and on-field success are all good management traits.

Young, Black, talented, respected and successful coach had a Cinderella season for his first year out.

Frasier is one of the rare few that came back to give back.

Seems as though coach Fraser had a date with fate.

He went away to school and he came back in 2008 and started laying the groundwork to land his dream job of one day coaching at the school where he left his heart.

Once he graduated from college, he came back to Fort Lauderdale and started coaching at Lauderdale Lakes Vikings, one of youth programs at which he played. Some of his old youth coaches, who he says made an impact on his life, let him come back and start coaching.

He went from being an assistant coach at Lakes to being a head coach there. He won a state championship for the youth level at Lauderdale Lakes.

Success breeds more opportunities and he started to get a lot of offers to come to high school programs because of his connection with the youth league kids.

But he says he didnt want to go anywhere but his alma mater Dillard.

I got the opportunity in 2013. I coached the middle school flag football team at Dillard (6-12 grades) winning two county championships, said Frasier. And a lot of the guys now are the guys I coached in middle school. From there, he was promoted to a JV coaching spot and won 13 straight games.

After paying some dues and having success, Feb. 1, 2019 is a day coach Frasier will fondly remember as the day he was promoted to the position of head football coach of the Dillard High School football team.

Live for Dillard is the motto that he guides his team by. He says Dillard is a lifestyle.

That lifestyle he wants to introduce his team to express is pride in being a Dillard Panther.

I am very committed to making sure that Dillard football is back where it needs to be, coach Frasier told The Miami Times.

Its always nice to see a hometown boy come back and make difference in the community from which he hailed.

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DALTON, Ga. A north Georgia high school coach has been recognized by an NFL panel that includes coaching legends like Don Shula and Tony Dungy as the High School Coach of the Year.

The NFL announced Tuesday that Matt Land of Dalton High School was being honored with the award, which will come with a $15,000 prize from the NFL Foundation ($10,000 of which will go to the Dalton program) and tickets to the Super Bowl.

Just to be mentioned in the phrase Don Shula is an honor in itself, Land said in a release. I think just the recognition of what the award stands for--it stands for integrity, achievement and making a difference in your community. That's why I coach. I love wins. I love championships, but at the end of the day, I want to see kids lives changed. I thank God that this is the way that he lets me do it.

Land has coached the Dalton Catamounts since the early 1990s and has sent more than 20 players to college football programs, the NFL said.

We are incredibly proud of Coach Land for how he has represented his family, school, and the great state of Georgia he truly is deserving of being named the Don Shula Coach of the Year, Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in the release. Coach Lands commitment to his players and community over the last 10 years is a genuine reflection of his character and further demonstrates the life skills taught in and through football by coaches like him make an impact far beyond gameday.

The committee that voted on the award included Shula, Dungy, former NFL quarterbacks Mark Brunell and Chad Pennington, former NFL linebacker Willie McGinest and other football executives and representatives.

According to his Twitter feed, Land also recently attended the Pro Bowl and met with other coaches and NFL figures, including Drew Brees.

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Culture Shock: Cowboys Rob Davis On His Job Description And The Most Important Room in the Building - Mike Fisher, Cowboys Maven

When reports came out that Mike McCarthy had hired Rob Davis as assistant head coach, many were baffled given his history as a player and executive, but not as a coach. Davis explains his role.

Its pretty fluid right now, Davis told us. Mike and I have a long history and relationship. I played for him (for a decade as the Green Bay long-snapper), worked with him, volunteer-coached at St. Norberts College. But Ive been a life coach for long time. Most of my post-career has been around the life-coaching space, trying to develop high-performance teams and develop young men into being better men and better players.

It occurred to us that Davis almost sounds like a McCarthy lieutenant and maybe a liaison into the locker room. And indeed, he told us that he will be connected to the leaders in the Cowboys player programs department (Bryan Wansley), the executive wing (Todd Williams, COO Stephen Jones right-hand man) and the scouting department (Will McClay).

All-encompassing, Davis said of his role, adding, The locker room is the most important room in the building. No disrespect to any other offices, but Mike wants to make sure the locker room is operating at a high level.

Could the Cowboys look to revive the Jamal Adams trade? Its among three proposed trades for the team to pursue.

Blockbuster: Trade pick No. 17 for Jamal Adams

[Adams] can make plays from any alignment, but theres no doubt hes most comfortable in and around the box, where he can consistently make an impact against the run and pass. Adams is outstanding at attacking his run fits and knifing his way into the backfield to make plays as a blitzer. In coverage, he has the rare ability to provide tight-man coverage against tight ends while possessing the football intelligence and instincts to succeed in zone coverage. Also, Adams is a much more reliable tackler than the Cowboys previous strong safety, Jeff Heath.

The only argument against trading a first-rounder for Adams is that it sacrifices some future financial flexibility at a time when the Cowboys cap space is likely to shrink heavily if and when they sign Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper to mega contracts.

A player selected in the first round comes on a relatively cheap contract while being under team control for at least four years. Adams, on the other hand, is entering the final years of his rookie deal, so if the Cowboys wanted to keep him long-term, theyd have to re-sign yet another player to a big contract in the immediate future, shrinking the money pool they would use to improve the rest of the roster.

McCarthy is definitely bringing in a lot of guys he knows in the coaching ranks, but they also come with a lot of experience.

With four former head coaches and a former defensive coordinator already on board, experience is clearly one of the hallmarks of the new staff being assembled by Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy.

But its also one that is coming to be known for its familiarity with McCarthy as well as its diversity, as highlighted by the recent hire of Rob Davis as assistant head coach.

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Davis is also the seventh coach with personal ties to McCarthy. Offensive line coach Joe Philbin, linebackers coach Scott McCurley, assistant offensive line coach Jeff Blasko, and Harris worked with him in Green Bay. Offensive assistant Scott Tolzien was a backup quarterback for the Packers.

Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan hired McCarthy as offensive coordinator when he was named head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 2005.

Ex-Cowboys player DeMarco Murray continues his transition into coaching.

DeMarco Murray transitioned from playing football to coaching it last year and now hell be continuing on the coaching path at his alma mater.

The University of Oklahoma announced on Monday that Murray will be their running backs coach during the 2020 season. Murray coached at Arizona last year.

Murray holds school records for all-purpose yards, kickoff return average and touchdowns scored. He is also second in school history in rushing attempts and kick return yards, third in rushing touchdowns and seventh in rushing yards.

Now that the Cowboys have undergone a coaching staff change, will there be an emphasis on going out and getting players to fit the preferences of the new group?

I know the core decision makers are still in place, but with a new head coach do you think free agency might be more of a priority than past years? Im not expecting high-end signings, but it does seem a tall order to address defensive line, starting safety, starting corner, and any needs on the other side of the ball solely through the draft. - JEFF PARSONS / AMARILLO, TX

Rob: Well find out in March when market opens. I do expect some of their impending free agents to be re-signed. Thats pretty much a must when you have this many expiring contracts. I still expect them to take a more opportunistic than splashy approach to free agency, but theres no doubt in my mind that the front office will listen to the new staffs preferences with regard to personnel. Systems and philosophies are changing this year, so thats important.

David: I expect it to look a lot like last year, to be honest. The Cowboys arent going to splash cash on outside free agents, but they will address their needs. Robert Quinn and Randall Cobb both played big roles for this team. I imagine well see signings like that reasonable and affordable with high upside.

If the Cowboys are forced to walk away from one free agent, Byron Jones is the name that keeps coming up.

The Dallas Cowboys could theoretically bring back quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver Amari Cooper and cornerback Byron Jones. But thatd be extremely prohibitive, even for a team with nearly $80 million in salary-cap space.

So since Dallas cant realistically let go of Prescott or Cooper without taking a big step backward on offense, Jones will likely have to go.

Hes probably their best corner, but thats the issue. A 27-year-old outside cover man with a Pro Bowl on his resume will likely command a large deal on the open market. Dallas cant afford to get involved in that game, especially with talented youngsters Chidobe Awuzie and Jourdan Lewis already on the roster.

The Cowboys should focus on Prescott and Cooper, let Jones strike gold elsewhere, re-sign the inevitably cheaper Anthony Brown and pick up another corner early in the draft.

BTBs own RJ Ochoa is out and about in Miami for Super Bowl LIV and on Monday night he spoke to a handful of former Dallas Cowboys: Charvarius Ward, Anthony Hitchens, Morris Claiborne, and Miles Austin. You can hear those interviews on Tuesdays episode of The Ocho.

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Tributes honoring NBA superstar Kobe Bryant took place soon after the news of his passing in a California helicopter accident. USA TODAY

Harvard pitching coach Brady Kirkpatrick, teammates with Aaron Judge and Jeff McNeil on that famed Cape Cod League team in 2012, stared at his phone and could barely breath.

He learned about Kobe Bryants death on Twitter, but hours later, scrolling through for the latest updates, he saw the names of the other victims in the helicopter crash.

John Altobelli, his beloved coach from that summer, and close friend.

Altobelli's wife, Keri.

And his daughter, Alyssa.

Im sitting at the kitchen table, Kirkpatrick told USA TODAY Sports, and I couldnt move. I didnt move for 20 minutes. I was in complete shock. I couldnt believe it was real.

I still cant.

Just three weeks ago, Altobelli, 56, was being honored as the national coach of the year at the annual American Baseball Coaches Association convention afterwinning his fourth state title in his 27 years at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif.

He coached Judge,McNeil and other future major-leaguers during his three years with the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League.

Here he was having the greatest time of his life, honored as the national JUCO coach of the year, Kirkpatrick said, talking about his family and life and everything else. He just loved his family.

I cant believe hes gone.

News of Altobellis death sent shock waves around the baseball world, with players like McNeil tweeting how instrumental he was to their success.

This is a man who was absolutely beloved in the collegiate ranks, touching so many lives that Orange Coast College associate coach Nate Johnson called himthe Kobe of the junior college baseball world.

He could have coached at any level, I mean any level, said Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich, whowas friends with Altobelli. He was incredible to be connected to so many coaches among so many levels. He just had that personality that you gravitated towards him. You always wanted to be around him.

I recruited quite a few of his players, and one of the constant themes as that they were always really good kids. His former players talked about his ability to influence them as a man, a future husband, a father.

He was in it for much more than baseball.

John Altobelli died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday.(Photo: Orange Coast College)

Altobelli and Bryant became friends through their daughters playing on the same youth basketball teams.

Bryant would occasionally visit Altobellis games, give pep talks, and Altobelli would rave about Bryant to his friends.

He talked about what a good guy Kobe was, how down-to-earth he was, and how real he was, said Scott Pickler, the Hall of Fame collegiate coach at Cypress College and one of Altobellis closest friends. He would go on and on about him. They were pretty tight.

He used to tell me how Kobe made it so much easier traveling to his daughters games by helicopter. They were doing that more and more.

So when I heard the news about Kobe Bryant, I just hoped Alto wasnt with him.

Then when Tim Matz [OCC assistant coach] told me that only was John there, but also his wife and daughter, Oh, my God.

Pickler, whose teams played about 100 games against Altobelli over the years, said they never once had an argumentor even got remotely mad at one another.

He was a fierce competitor, he just got after it, Pickler said. As competitive as we both are, we were just as friendly after the games as before them. There was never a falling out. Just two competitive guys who enjoyed the competition.

He could be tough, but never once did I hear anybody talk bad about John. He was so respected by every coach.

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When Michigan reached theCollege World Series in 2019, the team's players madea pulling-the-rope gesture after extra-base hits toshowthey were all pulling together. Altobelli was the one who came up with the idea, and when one of his former players, center fielder Cody Brewer transferred to Michigan, he passed it onto the Wolverines program.

That pull-the-rope mantra was straight from Coach Altobelli, Bakich said. He had such a major influence over all of coaches at all of the levels."

Altobelli won more than 700 games in his career at Orange Coast, but no one judged him by wins and losses, rather his success making young men better, on and off the field.

I remember we were in dead-last place all summer when I played for him, Kirkpatrick said, but it never felt like that. We still had a blast because of his passion on and off the field. There was no pressure. He just wanted us to go out there and figure things out for ourselves.

He built such strong relationships with everyone, and Ive never forgotten that. I try to do that with my own players now.

Matt Hyde, the New York Yankees northeast scouting supervisor anda liaison to the Cape Cod League, called Altobelli a role model for all of the collegiate coaches. He made sure it was never about him. It was simply about his players.

Coaching the best players in the country in the Cape Cod League he wasn't caugh tup in the winning and losing, Hyde said. "He was comfortable enough in his own skin to just let his players play. He allowed them to be themselves and not be afraid to fail, which is a big deal in that setting. There was that trust factor. Thats what really stood about it with me.

You run across people once in a while that are very genuine and authentic, whos just so incredibly gracious, and that was him. Everybody wanted to be around him.

Agent Scott Boras, who lives in the same neighborhood as Kobe Bryants family, frequenting the same church, certainly could understand how Bryant and Altobelli became close friends.

Boras saw thekindness and generosity asAltobellitriedto make a difference in peoples lives. When starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel was without a job until June last summer as a free agent, Altobelli routinely volunteered to let Keuchel use their facilities and pitch against his players.

John was the kind of guy who wanted to advance any players needs, Boras said. He wanted to win, but he viewed his own program as helping student-athletes into four-year universities and beyond. He had one of those personalities that he was always asking what he could do to help, and never wanting anything in return.

Just a wonderful, wonderful man with a vibrant, young spirit.

Famed UCLA baseball coach John Savage talked about Altobellis legacy during dinner Sunday with Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who played for Savage, along with his wife, Amy. They talked about the pain of losing a giant in the Southern California baseball community.

He was really a legendary coach who made such an impact on junior-college players and their families, Savage said. His energy, his willingness to help people that were on their way up, or on their way down, he touches so many lives.

Beau Wright, 29, who now works in the cargo division at Los Angeles InternationalAirport, remembers being a broken-down young pitcher recovering from Tommy John surgery when Altobelli reached out.

He had just dropped out of school at UC-Irvine, wondering where life would lead, when Altobelli offered him to work out with his baseball program in hopes of rejuvenating his career.

I was young, I thought the world was crashing down, didnt know where to turn, Wright said, and there he was for me.

Wright went to Orange Coast College, began pitching again, was drafted in 2010 by the Miami Marlins, and had a three-year professional career.

That wouldnt have happened without Coach Alto, Wright said. He was pivotal in me continuing and furthering my career. He meant so much to me.

I was just thinking about the last hitter I ever faced in spring training. We were playing the Cardinals. And I was facing J.J., his son.

Life works in so many mysterious ways.

The last time Altobelli was with his team was Saturday at practice, with itsseason-opener scheduled for Tuesday. He told the team he was flying with Bryant to see his daughter play at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, but if anyone needed him, please dont hesitate to call.

They all gathered Sunday, current players, alumni and parents, maybe 150 people in all, to mourn together.

It was beautiful, it was touching, Orange Coast College athletic director Jason Kehler said. He had such a passion for the game, but even more he had a passion for Orange Coast baseball.

The championships are there, the wins are there, but his success will be measured by not only making them better ballplayers, but better people.

Thats what Ill remember.

They will gather again Tuesday for their game against Southwestern. The players told Kehler and the coaching staff they wanted to play. Really, they needed to play.

Coach Alto wouldnt want it any other way.

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You feel uncomfortable charging what your services are worth.

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Youre running on empty.

According toGallup, 67% of employees say they are sometimes very often or always burned out at work.Researchalso shows that entrepreneurs are more at risk of burnout because were highly passionate, more socially isolated then employees and operate in high uncertainty.

Based on what burnout theorists Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North developed as a12-phase model for burnoutscreening, development and implementation, here are a few things to do and remember.

You dont have the right resources.

There is a lot of noise out there in the coaching world, and to get ahead, you need the right resources. Resources to serve your clients with style and excellence, to build your business and for your personal and professional development. I like to think of resources in three terms: intangible thingslike time and money, tools, and of course your network, which can open up opportunities.

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