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Its been 39 years since Jackie Sherrills last game as head coach of the Pitt Panthers.

After three straight 11-1 seasons, four bowl victories and a career record of 50-9-1, he now sounds like someone who wishes he had never left.

Theres a lot of mistakes Ive made in my life. Leaving Pitt was one of them, Sherrill told me Wednesday.

Sherrill made the comments while discussing his induction to the University of Pittsburgh Athletics Hall of Fame. That news was released Tuesday. The ceremony will take place Oct. 16 at Heinz Field.

Hell join the likes of fellow Panther football legends Craig Ironhead Heyward, Curtis Martin, Bob Peck and Glenn Scobey Pop Warner. Basketball standout Brandin Knight and former baseball star Ken Macha are also among the inductees.

Sherrills relatively brief but successful tenure ended after the 1981 season, when he accepted a $1.6 million deal at Texas A&M.

Thats $1.6 million over five years, by the way. A number that was shockingly high in 1982. At the time, that was a record contract for a college football coach.

Sherrills estimated total compensation package when he left Pitt was $175,000. He was also said to be dubious of some looming changes within the structure of the athletic department.

As a result, Sherrill zipped down to College Station, where he won the Southwest Conference three times and had a 52-28-1 record over six years with the Aggies. After a 7-5 season in 1988 and a two-year probation levied by the NCAA, Sherrill resigned. Two years later, he went to Mississippi State and won a school-record 75 games. But he enjoyed just two bowl wins in 13 seasons while slogging through the challenging SEC and finished with a record of 75-75-2 there.

So, despite 127 coaching victories in two major conferences after leaving Pitt, Sherrill still regrets his decision to leave Western Pennsylvania. Especially when the Panthers were as good as they were. After all, quarterback Dan Marino was about to enter his senior season.

If (Sherrill and his family) had stayed, I have no doubt, with the team we had, we wouldve won it all in 82. Certainly, with Danny being the leader that he was, Sherrill said.

Maybe. Marinos senior season wasnt as good as his previous years with the Panthers. Perhaps that wouldve been different if Sherrill stayed.

There were rumblings in the early 90s that Sherrill may come back to Pitt. I asked Sherrill whether the temptation ever flashed through his mind.

It certainly did, Sherrill said. But it didnt materialize. It kind of passed real quickly.

Sherrill wasnt done there, giving a few more notable nuggets.

On his desire that Pitt still played football on campus: I wished that they had never moved the stadium away from Pitt, Sherrill said. I always felt they couldve built the colosseum up (on the top of the hill) and be able to have a walkway built. Have luxury boxes built in the stadium. Remodel it. And have people walk back and forth.

Sherrill bemoaned the empty seats at Heinz Field, particularly on days when he thinks the team may be drawing enough fans to look like a satisfactory turn out.

Heinz Field is very difficult, Sherrill continued. You have over 60,000. And even if its not full, you could still have a good crowd.

Optimism of seeing college football in the fall of 2020: You have a lot of people in a lot of universities saying yes, they are going to be open. When you get quite a few saying they will be open, a lot of people will follow suit.

What if a college football playoff existed during his years coaching the Panthers: We wouldve been there three, four, maybe five years if there had been a playoff.

On eventually patching up his relationship with Joe Paterno: The former Penn State coach was known to take a shot or two at Sherrill, particularly in the wake of an alleged 1978 recruiting feud.

It was a fierce competition, Sherrill said.

Years later, I was invited to Penn State for a game. I spent time with coach Paterno at his house and at a recruiting dinner he had. He had me speak to the team. I said, Coach, Im only here because you invited my wife, and Im a tagalong, Sherrill recalled. And he said, Well, maybe thats true.

A couple years later, they played A&M in the Alamo Bowl and I went up to him and wished him good luck. He put his arms around my shoulders, looked me square in the eye, and said, Jackie, you dont mean that.

Sherrill paused.

And I laughed and said, Well, maybe thats true.

There is plenty more from Sherrill in our podcast about coaching Marino, seeing the Steelers pass on him in the draft, and what life was like coaching as one of the Eastern Independents.

LISTEN: Former football coach Jackie Sherrill looks back at his time at Pitt

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Ambrosio, who died in January 2019, spent 14 seasons as Garnet Raiders' head coach

The football field at Colonie High School will be named in honor of former coach Mike Ambrosio.

Colonie High School will be naming its football field in honor of the late Mike Ambrosio, following a recent vote by the district's board of education.

Ambrosio, who led the Garnet Raiders varsity football team for 14 seasons ending in 2011, diedin January 2019 at the age of 64.

"I coached football with him and taught physical education with him for a long time, and he was such a genuine guy," Colonie athletic director Joe Guardino said. "People trusted him, and he'd tell you the truth. He was a very positive guy. So up-beat. Kids found him to be very approachable."

Ambrosio taught physical education at Colonie from 1985 through 2017, and also coached lower-level football, wrestling, track and lacrosse in his time there.

"Kids who didn't play for him but had him in gym class years later would say he was a nice guy," Guardino said.

Guardino said the naming of the field in Ambrosio's honor was endorsed by numerous community members.

"We have a website where people are able to chime in with public comments, and it was overwhelming. So many thought it was a great idea," Guardino said. "I submitted the application, but it was backed by a lot of people."

"He never forgot that it was about kids, and that he was there to teach and be a role model," state football coordinator Gary VanDerzee had said at the time of Ambrosio's death.

Guardinosaid a committee will be formed to work out details, such as the manner in which Ambrosio's name will be permanently displayed at the fieldand when the field dedication will take place.

"It's going to happen," Guardino said. "A lot of things are still to be determined."

"You couldnt put a more deserving name on the field! One of the truly nicest gentlemen to ever coach football in Section 2," former Troy head football coach and current Schuylerville assistant Jack Burger wrote on his Twitter page.

Ambrosio's 1998 Colonie team pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in Section II football playoff history when it erased a 27-0 deficit and beat Shenendehowa 47-33 in a semifinal game. One of Ambrosio's many standout players, R.J.Harvey, scored four touchdowns in that victory.

"Considering the situation and the importance of the game, it ranks up there as one of the all-time greats," VanDerzee had said. "For the players, it was a lifetime experience. You don't remember the test in math class at your 30th, 40th, 50th reunion. That's what they'll talk about."

Ambrosio's 14 varsity football teams posted an overall 66-62 record. Eleven of them made Section II playoff appearances, and three reached Class AA championship games.

"It's hard to place just football on his legacy," Guardino said. "He was known for a lot of things."

Ambrosio was a big supporter of all Colonie athletic teams.

"He was one of the most visible physical education teachers and coaches I've ever known," Guardino said. "He was at all the events. He was everywhere."

Ambrosio stepped away from his varsity football coaching role in the 2008season so he could watch his son Mark compete as a senior at Shaker, and returned to his position afterward for three more seasons.

"He taught kids about teamwork. Commitment to excellence. He instilled in the kids things they could take into life," Colonie varsity baseball coach and longtime friend Kevin Halburian said of Ambrosio. "He preached life."

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It's been 40 years since Will Clark last played a baseball game for Firmin Simms.

Yet Clark still made it a point to always make a phone call and reach out to Simms at least once a year.

That's the type of impact Simms had on every single life he touched.

"He was just such a big influence growing up," Clark said. "Not just baseball, but off the field-wise too."

Simms, one of the most influential men in New Orleans youth sports, died of natural causes on May 9.

He lived 91 years.

His legacy is sure to live on even longer because of how much he meant to the life of not only Clark, but everyone he ever coached.

That list reads like a Who's Who of athletes from New Orleans, stretching from the baseball diamond to the basketball court to the football field.

Former major leaguers like Clark and Rusty Staub, basketball stars like Sean Tuohy, Kerry Kittles and D.J. Augustine, and ex-NFL running back Leroy Hoard played for Simms at some point.

"The list just goes on and on," said David Moreau, one of Simms' former players who is the athletic director at Jesuit High School. "And it's in so many walks of life. Priests. Teachers. Principals. Doctors. Lawyers. And so many of those people did so many things for so many other people. So he's a legacy coach. The things he taught you were so far beyond the ball fields and courts. They were things that you go on to teach your children and grandchildren."

Simms was inducted into the Allstate Sugar Bowl Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 and is also in the Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame. His inclusion into both were surely no-brainers.

Simms' teams made it to the Babe Ruth World Series 16 times. They won it all five times.

He also won 10 national championships for Biddy Basketball and one world title. Simms went on to become the national director for Biddy Basketball for more than two decades.

A coaching career that began as a teenager at St. Cecilia and Bunny Friend Playground in the Ninth Ward eventually took him all over the world and into the lives of so many.

"There is no doubt in my mind that had I not played ball for Firmin Simms, that the good things that happened in my life in athletics would not have occurred," Moreau said. "I think all of us felt that way."

How did Simms find the time to do all that he did, going from one sport to another for 365 days of the year while also working a full-time job?

"I have no idea, to tell you the truth," Moreau said. "Any of us who ever played for him are grateful to his family for the sacrifices they made so he could make the sacrifices he made to have an impact on the lives of all of us who played for him."

Simms made those he coached better baseball and basketball and football players.

But more importantly, he made them better people.

His faith was important to him. Taking his players to Mass after a game or practice was common. So were prayer services in hotels on road trips.

"All of his teams knew God was first, teammates came second and 'I' was last," said Jerry Simms, his son.

George Hebbler, an attorney, still attends Mass every day because of Simms.

"He brought God onto the playing field for us," Hebbler said. "He made great men out of boys. He was just a prince of a guy who really deserves more accolades than he received. But I don't think he ever cared about accolades. If we had more men like him in this world, what a great place it would be."

A funeral Mass for Simms will be held Friday at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Metairie. Visitation for the general public will be held at the church from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Until then, those who knew Simms will continue to share stories about their former coach. They'll talk about the games and the road trips. They'll mention the lessons. They'll bring up "De Colores," a song that Simms often taught his players. The song, popular in Spanish culture, is also often used in the Catholic church. It's a song about things like loving all colors and God's grace and bringing souls to Christ.

"That's what he really believed in, and that was his cause," Clark said.

In fact, some often just refer to Simms as "De Colores." And others, like Clark, simply just called him "Coach."

But as David Moreau's brother Doug will tell you, Simms wasn't just a coach.

"He was about developing good people and faithful people," Doug Moreau said. "It was about what they became as men. And to him that was bigger than any wins or championships."

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral Mass at 2 p.m. on May 22 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd, Metairie, with a private burial to follow. The funeral Mass will be live-streamed from the church for those who are unable to attend. Live streaming can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8eu4myc3g. A visitation for the general public will be held at the church from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Local Practitioner Offers Complimentary Emotional Support Calls

Perhaps now more than ever, people often find themselves in need of someone to talk to; someone to converse with about the stresses and frustrations facing them at this most uncertain and frightening of times. Yet also more than ever, when so many are isolated and confined to their homes, that kind, caring someone may seem illusive.

Those feeling alone and stressed in the time of COVID-19 now have a new local lifeline, in the form of a free telephone line.

Diane Friedberg, wellness coordinator at WellCome OM Integral Healing & Education Center in Spring Hill, is offering Complimentary Emotional Support Calls to anyone struggling with issues related to COVID-19.

This is our way of giving back to the community, and falls in line with the work we do anyway, said Diane, a certified professional life coach with more than 30 years experience. Everyone is affected by whats going on right now, and we need to help.

The help that Friedberg offers comes in the form of free 30-minute sessions in which she speaks to callers one-on-one to discuss and offer comforting guidance in regards to their challenges, concerns, and goals in these troubled times.

There are so many levels and layers to this crisis, and people are worried about their futures, said Friedberg, a Certified Wellness & Life Coach, accredited by The Coaches Training Institute. Many people were facing hardships before, that are now coupled with the current world situation. And they might be isolated from family and friends, the ones they usually talk to about their problems.

Friedberg stresses that her phone service is not an emergency line, and that she cant offer concrete solutions to individual problems.

What I offer is guidance, said Friedberg, whose background includes life, wellness, oncology, program development, energy work, seminars, management, marketing, and public relations. I listen to them as they express their feelings and tell me what is going on with them.

Beyond listening, Friedberg--a certified HeartMath Coach, a Reiki practitioner, and PureBioenergy specialist--offers basic suggestions to help callers alleviate their fears and concerns. She might take them through basic breathing and relaxation exercises, refer them to books and videos that demonstrate yoga and meditation techniques (particularly helpful for those who find it difficult to visit gyms and studios right now), suggest distracting household activities (everything from watching a light-hearted movie to cleaning out a closet) and generally help them achieve a calmer, more positive mindset.

I try to help them connect their thoughts and their feelings, to give them good thoughts and positive visualizations, she said. Once you realize you have an issue, the main thing is how it affects you on an emotional scale. When you eliminate your fears, you learn how to cope. When you have a more positive perspective, you think more clearly.

At the completion of the call, Friedberg hopes to give the caller the tools that will help them face and master their challenges.

Once we get to the root of the fear, the caller can achieve the right emotional attitude, she said. Then they can take it from there.

The next step, in the minds of some, might be an in-person holistic wellness session with Friedberg at the WellCome OM Center, 4242 Lake in the Woods Drive in Spring Hill.

Were still here, offering the same services, said Friedberg. We take extreme precautions and practise social distancing, but we are open.

Callers are under no obligation to schedule an in-person session; indeed, Friedberg says that she simply wants to give callers the tools and the initiative to seek their own peace of mind, on their own terms.

To schedule a Complimentary Emotional Support Call, visit https://wellcomeomcenter.com/holistic-wellness-coaching/.

Our goal with these calls, said Friedberg. is to empower.

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BAY CITY, MI -- The Bay County Sports Hall of Fame has turned the big 3-0.

And its still going strong.

The local organization unveiled its 30th induction class Sunday on a Facebook Live event, revealing the eight individuals and two teams joining the hallowed hall in 2020. More than 700 Life Members are eligible to vote for the induction class each year.

The induction banquet is set for Nov. 8 at the DoubleTree hotel and conference center in downtown Bay City. Visit baycountysports.com for more information on the banquet, how to nominate a candidate or how to become a voting Life Member.

Jim Davidson circles the bases after hitting a home run for Handy in the district semifinal in 1975.

1975 BAY CITY HANDY BASEBALL

T.L. Handy baseball had a proud postseason history, and this was the team that started it all.

The Wildcats of 1975 pulled off a miraculous comeback in the district semifinal, then rode the momentum all the way to a state runner-up finish. Handy won its first district and regional championships behind the likes of Paul Nelson and Jim Davidson.

Handy captured the Saginaw Valley League crown and finished with a 28-5 record that season under coach Dave Petrosky.

1974 ESSEXVILLE GARBER FOOTBALL

In the 10th varsity football season at Essexville Garber, the Dukes delivered a season to remember for all time.

Coach Ed Harveys squad powered to the first 9-0 record in program history, capturing the Northern B Conference crown. The nine wins still stands as the programs single-season record.

The Dukes went unblemished while outscoring the opposition 266-31. The defense posted four shutouts and no team scored more than once against them. Jim Mackey led the offense with 1,427 rushing yards.

Dan Revette laughs with his players after practice at Coryell Field in Bay City during preparations for the Pony League World Series.

DAN REVETTE

For a quarter-century worth of ballplayers, Revette was the face of Bay County Pony League.

A 25-year volunteer for the age 13-14 baseball organization, he taught the game to wave after wave of ballplayers and gave them the foundation for success on the diamond and beyond.

"If you talk to any of the boys who played for him over the years, they would all tell you they had the utmost respect for him," said Gary Stefaniak, the longtime Pony League official in 2019. "But many of them would simply say they loved him -- because they know how much he cared for them."

Revette was frequently chosen as head coach of the primary All-Star team, and he guided them to success at the state, zone and World Series level. Bay County competed in the World Series 12 times during his tenure. His 1998 team was the first in 15 years to qualify for the grand stage and his 2006 team was the first to score a World Series victory.

A longtime basketball and football coach at Bay City Western Middle School, he also served as the first head coach of the Delta College baseball program after helping launch the endeavor in 2009. A mentor to dozens of kids who went on to play college and professional baseball, Revette died last September at the age of 66.

REBECCA BACH SIMMONS

After a solid prep career, Bach erupted at the college level, becoming one of the most accomplished performers in the history of the Oakland University swimming and diving program.

She garnered eight all-American honors, the most possible for collegiate divers, while becoming a fixture at the NCAA Division II championships.

Bach captured the GLIAC diving championship all four years on the 3-meter board and added a fifth title on the 1-meter board, establishing school records in each event. She placed among the top-10 in the nation four years in a row, finishing as high as third on two occasions.

She helped Oakland capture two NCAA national championships and two national runner-up finishes and was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame in 2009.

A 1992 graduate of John Glenn, she placed ninth in the state as a senior before going on to bigger and better things.

JODY GIFFORD MARKWART

Some two decades since her last game, Gifford remains the biggest name in Ferris State University softball history.

A two-time All-American and three-time all-Great Lakes Region first-teamer, she led the Bulldogs to back-to-back World Series berths, including a third-place finish in 1998. The 1999 graduate rewrote the Ferris record book and still owns program highs with a .373 average, 277 hits, 193 RBIs, 19 triples and 31 home runs.

Gifford powered her Bay City Central squads to great heights as a 1995 graduate. She led the softball team to the state semifinals with a 37-4 record while earning all-Saginaw Valley League and all-state honors as a senior. She sparked the basketball team to a 45-4 record and two district titles in her final two varsity seasons.

She is now the varsity softball coach at Lapeer High School.

TRACI MORIN

From humble beginnings with the John Glenn volleyball team, Morin rose to greatness as a Division I collegiate star and beyond.

A 6-foot-1 force at the net, she put her leaping skills and powerful arm to potent use as a four-year standout at Western Michigan University.

When we recruited her, she had a very whippy arm, WMU coach Cathy George said in a 1997 story. With how fast her arm was and the right set of circumstances, she could be something special.

That would loom true as the 1996 Glenn graduate became a three-time all-Mid-American Conference honoree at WMU. She still ranks among Western Michigans top-10 in seven career stats, including 3.38 kills per set, 4.39 points per set, 406 total blocks and a .345 attack percentage.

Morin earned invites to join the U.S. Olympic Training Center and the Pan-Am Games training team. She went on to play professionally in Austria for two years before competing in the Midwest Professional Volleyball Association and on the Extreme Volleyball Professional Tour.

She was a three-time all-NEMC first-teamer, earning all-state her senior year at Glenn.

MELISSA PETTY DAVID

After leading Bay City Central to great heights, Petty went on to duplicate that feat at Ferris State University, making her one of the most accomplished volleyball players in Bay County history.

A versatile player who played setter and middle hitter, the 1992 Central graduate emerged as one of the states top prep players. She led the Wolves to league, district and regional championships in back-to-back seasons and a 101-15 record. She garnered Saginaw Valley League MVP and all-state Dream Team honors as a senior in 1991.

Petty kept delivering big things at the Division II college level, becoming one of the all-time greats at Ferris State. The four-year setter still ranks third in program history with 204 service aces and fifth with 3,443 assists. She was a two-time all-GLIAC honoree and earned all-Great Lakes Region honors in 1994, when she led the Bulldogs in assists and attack percentage.

She currently serves as Bay City Westerns varsity volleyball coach.

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GENE RADEMACHER

A fixture on the local football scene since 1971, Rademacher has been a driving force and a guiding influence for nearly 50 years worth of athletes at Bay City Handy and Bay City Central.

A quarterback at Western Michigan University, he put his playing experience into action as an offensive mastermind. He was part of the staff that led Central to the state title game in 1994 and was one of five 30-year BCC coaches named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association in 2014.

"To stick around that long, that tells you a lot about the character of these guys," said Morley Fraser, the former Central head coach, in a 2014 story. "Their time and dedication and their loyalty to the kids and to the program, you can't put a value on all of that."

Rademacher spent 16 years coaching at Handy, serving as head coach from 1973-77. He made the move to Central in 1987 and has been entrenched in the program ever since. He also assisted with basketball, baseball and track during his tenure.

TERRY SMITH

Smith joins his father, Namon Smith, in the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame after a dazzling career in football and track.

The 1989 Bay City Central graduate roared to the Class A state championship in the 100-meter dash. He also notched a pair of fifth-place finishes at the state meet and shattered school records in the 400 relay and 3200 relay, as well as the long jump standard once held by his father.

A first-team all-Saginaw Valley League performer on the football field, he rushed for 1,409 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Wolves over two varsity seasons. He took those skills to the Division I college level, lettering for three seasons at Northwestern University.

Smith ranked among the Big Tens top kickoff returners in 1989 with 19 returns for a 19.3 average.

A situational running back, he ran for 237 yards and caught eight passes in his collegiate career. In 1991, he was named Player of the Game in Northwesterns 16-13 win over Michigan State.

ADAM VRABLE

A natural born leader, hes taken the reins and driven his team to success at every turn along a whirlwind sports adventure.

The 2003 Bay City Central graduate led the Wolves to their first Saginaw Valley League baseball championship in 19 years, setting school records for hits and stolen bases in a career and ranking among the all-time leaders with 21 wins on the mound. He batted .515 with 44 RBIs as a senior and was named first-team all-state for the second time.

In the 11 years Ive coached, hes the best leader Ive yet to meet, then-Central coach Mark Krzysiak said in 2003. People want to follow him. Theres just something in his nature that brings that out.

Vrable led Grand Rapids Junior College to the NJCAA World Series crown in 2004 then went Division I at Coastal Carolina. He helped the Chanticleers to the Big South Conference title and a program record for wins, leading the team in batting average and stolen bases in 2006 and setting records for assists and putouts as a second baseman in 2007.

Vrable currently serves as assistant coach at the University of Louisville, where he has helped the Cardinals to a pair of World Series berths.

Charlie Beaver was head of the Bay County Roadrunners youth wrestling club for 25 years.

CHARLIE BEAVER

For 25 years, Beaver carried the torch and showed the way for youth wrestlers of Bay County.

He served as president of the Bay County Road Runners youth wrestling club, introducing hundreds of kids to the sport and paving the way to spectacular careers. He helped launch the Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association and the Northeast Michigan Wrestling Association, expanding opportunities for kids across the state.

Beaver died May 7 at the age of 77.

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When Bret Page was 3-months-old, he sat in the stands watching his dad, Rick, coach football. Now as a father with almost two decades of coaching experience, Page often finds himself on the same sideline where he used to play middle linebacker as he serves as Bryans head boys track and field coach and an assistant football coach.

Page grew up moving from place to place while his dad was a defensive coordinator at high schools including Wylie and Pasadena for 20 years. The Page family eventually settled in Bryan when Rick Page was named the Vikings assistant athletic director in 1992.

Similar to Pages years growing up as a coachs son, he took pride in being an athletic directors son. It meant going to every Viking sporting event, and he eventually joined in on the fun as a freshman. Page played almost all the sports Bryan offered. In middle school he participated in football, baseball and basketball before adding track and wrestling in high school.

Football was always my love, Page said. The wrestling was good for me, and I liked doing that. Track started for me because I wanted to get faster at football, but it was a great atmosphere and I got to spend time with my buddies.

After graduating in 2001, Page earned a spot on the Mary Hardin-Baylor football team as a middle linebacker for longtime coach Pete Fredenburg.

Four years later with a life sciences degree and a new appreciation for coaching and teaching, Page made the decision to follow in his dads footsteps. Luckily for Page, moving around as a kid forced him to make new friends quickly and adapt to new environments, something he said helps him handle coaching 100-plus kids in football and track each year.

After college Page joined current Bryan head coach Ross Rogers at Harker Heights for his first coaching experience as a freshman football coach in 2005. When Rogers came out of retirement to head the Vikings football team, he said Page was the only coach on his list of must-have assistants. One thing that stood out to Rogers was Pages extensive experience with well-known Texas coaches.

You get a lot of young, energetic coaches that know what they know, Rogers said. But I think the thing that stuck out to me is that Page had different experiences and under some outstanding coaches.

Page also credits his love for coaching to his history working with coaches like Fredenburg, former Bryan head coach Marty Criswell, A&M Consolidated assistant coach Bill Hoppers and especially his father.

I think my father was a big contributor to that, and then of course it didnt hurt to have all these great coaches that I had coached for and played for throughout the years, Page said.

Page has been back at his alma mater for eight years. While many of his coaches helped him improve his coaching skills, he also says having kids of his own has helped him instruct with more empathy and patience.

Its something he and other coaches and teachers are getting a crash course in this spring. With school now conducted virtually due to the coronavirus, Page said hes reminded why he has a passion for coaching and mentoring kids.

Its so hard because now we have to do things through social media and Im going from seeing these kids sometimes more than my own kids to now not seeing them at all, Page said. I think thats why most coaches go into this business is to [be a role model].

He gets an A+ from his father on becoming a role model. Rick Page retired in 2007 and now sits in the stands while his son does the coaching and he couldnt be prouder.

Its been a treat, Rick Page said. So many people get to see their kids play high school football and then a very few are fortunate to watch them play in college. But then the icing on the cake is to then follow his career after graduating from college as a coach and still be a part of his life and his career as a coach.

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RIO RANCHO, N.M. They say Charity begins at home, and for the new Cleveland High School volleyball coach, home has been in quite a few places.

Soon, itll be in Rio Rancho.

The new Storm head coach, Charity Gomez, the fourth for the Storm since its first match in the late summer of 2009, says, I think I have the best job in America.

Chosen from a field of eight candidates and picked over fellow finalist Ashley Rhoades, a former Rio Rancho High School volleyball and basketball standout, Gomez replaces recently dismissed Storm coach Brian Ainsworth.

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Theres no argument about Gomez having experience; she has an intriguing rsum.

Although she was born in Oklahoma, where her father had played college football, the family later moved to Roswell and then Socorro.

She played volleyball at Socorro, graduating in 1994, before heading to play for Seward County Community College for two years, where she made All-Conference and All-Region teams both years.

Gomez then played two years for the Mustangs of Southern Methodist University, where she made All-Conference her senior year and was an NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-American in 1997.

Gomez coached at New Mexico Military Institute (2001-06), Frank Phillips College (2006-08), where she led her teams to an overall record of 81-10 and was named the District D Coach of the Year, Region V Coach of the Year and Western Junior College Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2006 and 07. In 2007, her squad (42-3) was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the season and was ranked No. 4 at seasons end.

In 2008, Gomez accepted the position as assistant volleyball coach at SMU, then headed to Portales in 2013 when her husband was hired as a member of the Eastern New Mexico University baseball coaching staff. Gomez became the head volleyball coach at Portales High School.

The Rams went 54-39 in her four seasons there as head coach.

Gomez has been involved with the game for most of her life. Her athletic roots came from her father and an uncle.

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Dad played college football in Oklahoma; I was born there, she said. He was a former athletic director and coach at NMMI.

An uncle, Tony Valencia, was the boys basketball coach at Socorro High.

I started (playing volleyball) in like the seventh grade; Id been a gymnast (in Roswell) till then, she said, and never left it.

Why coach?

Just being around competitive spirit I have it in me, she said, admitting shell sometimes go after an official if shes unhappy with a call.

In my case, I know what my girls do in the gym every single day, she said, offering a call on a perceived double-hit.

Its a subjective (sport); a double to me might not be a double to somebody else, (but) I dont really love to get after the refs have to stay focused, Gomez said. I just want the game called fairly.

Shes not worried about being in Class 5A after spending time in 4A; facing big-school powerhouses like La Cueva, Rio Rancho, Cibola, etc, doesnt faze her.

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My teams at Portales, all jump-served, from top to bottom, and played other sports, she said. We had to have a way to get an advantage, have that give us a bit of an advantage.

She doesnt ask much from her players: I just want them to come every day and give me 100 percent of whatever that is; I ask them to bring good, competitive energy to the gym every day, she said. Well do some fun things, play music, lift their spirits. I ask for their best for two hours.

Having fun comes with winning: We will have fun, she said. But I cant entertain (my players) every day; (theyve) chosen to be part of a competitive environment.

I coached college for a few years Ive seen it at the highest levels, she said. (The big difference is) the timeline is different your preparation is very limited.

Shes hopeful, in light of COVID-19, of meeting all her players and returning to the gym sometime in July, pending the governors and the NMAAs approval, but that might be optimistic.

She has no problem with sharing student-athletes with other sports.

I think multi-sport athletes are awesome, she said. In a sport like volleyball, you have a lot of mechanical things you have to do, so another sport is a good break for them, she said, knowing not all coaches like to share. Why not have the best high school experience available.

Gomez, wholl be teaching health and PE at Cleveland, oozes with confidence.

I believe Im a forward thinker and my teams are trained well, she said. I think I have the best job in America.

Rio Rancho High School volleyball coach Toby Manzanares said hes known Gomez and is looking forward to continuing a competitive rivalry between his Rams and the Storm, as he had done in the past when coaches Ben Wallis his former assistant and Brian Ainsworth led the Storm.

She brought her Portales team to our preseason Jamboree, he said, familiar with Gomez and her coaching.

Her dad (Charlie Saavedra; see sidebar story) called me before she did, Manzanares said. Part of my job to get these younger coaches ready to take the baton and grow the sport in the next few years. She is all volleyball all the time she eats and drinks it.

I think itll be a lot of fun working with her; shell be a great role model, he said. She expects a lot, so well continue doing the things weve done.

Charity Gomez.

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Ron Ludington, an Olympicbronze medalist as a pairs figure skaterin 1960and a coach for dozens of Olympians during a career that spanned more than 50 years, died Thursday at the age of 85.

Ludington, or "Luddy," as he was affectionately known, was named to theFigure Skating Hall of Fame in 1999. During his coaching career, Ludington turned the Skating Club of Wilmington and University of Delaware into nationally renowned training venues for elite figure skaters.

At the Skating Club of Wilmington, that included 1984 Olympic pairs silver medalists Peter and Kitty Carruthers.

In 1987,Ludington became the director of UD's Ice Skating Science Development Center.

At UD, he coached 1992Olympians Calla Urbanski and Rocky Marval, a pairs team. Andhe helped train three-time national champion and two-time Olympian Johnny Weir, whose coach was Priscilla Hill;along with 2006 World Champion and Olympian Kimmie Meissner, coached by Pamela Gregory.

Ron Ludington trained dozens of Olympic skaters while coaching in Delaware from 1970 at the Skating Club of Wilmington and the University of Delaware.(Photo: Delaware News Journal file)

When Ludington officially retired from UD in 2010, he had coached skaters innine consecutive Olympics, more than 30 in all. Many of those skaters ended up having long coaching careers.

Thatincluded 1984 and 1988 Olympian Scott Gregory, an ice dancer.

"Luddy was such a powerful and great man, and everyone looked up to him with such respect," Gregory said. "He was such a great skater and coach that you were almost scared to have a lesson with him because you wanted to do so well for him."

Weir said he had a similar feeling with Ludington.

"He was at every one of my practices," Weir said. "He basically oversaw all the young talent at UD. He would always tell me to work hard, and that if I did that, I'd make it.

"I would work hard for my coach, just so she could tell him that. Luddy was such a stabilizing force for me."

When Weir was 13, Hill couldn't attend his first junior nationals in Slovakia. Ludington was taking other skaters there, so he served as Weir's "stand-in coach" for the event.

Ron Ludington, top row, center, and his skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Scott Gregory and his partner, Elisa Spitz are far left. Silver medalists Peter and Kitty Carruthers are second from right.(Photo: COURTESY OF SCOTT GREGORY)

"He had a great demeanor about him," Weir said. "He didn't yell or scream, but he definitely got his point across. He could be stern, and you would listen in a way that you'd listen to everything your grandparents would tell you because you'd want to please them, and because they experienced a lot and had so much knowledge."

That kind of instruction continued right up until the coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of public buildings, such as skating rinks, in mid-March.

Peter Bilous, the general manager of the Skating Club of Wilmington, said Ludington would often come to the rink on weekends to help coach young pupils and tell stories.

"I don't know if it was his teaching style as much as his demeanor, but everyone wanted to be coached by Luddy," Bilous said. "He just had an attitude on the ice of being a happy-go-lucky guy who always drew the best out of you."

Perhaps that happy-go-lucky attitude came from the near-death experiences that Ludington managed to avoid.

Ludington began his coaching career shortly after the 1960 Olympics, wherehe and his first wife Nancy won the bronze medal. As a young coach, Ludington had planned to accompany his pupils, pairs skaters Robert and Patricia Dineen, to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, in the Czech Republic in February1961.

Back then,coaches had to pay their own way, and Ludington couldn't afford the flight and accommodations, so he backed out at the last minute.

All72 passengers, including 18 U.S. figure skating team members and their coaches, were killed when the plane crashed in Belgium.Among the victims was Ludington's coach when he was a skater, Maribel Vinson Owen.

Ludington kept a picture of Owen in his office ever since. He attended every other world championship from 1957 through 1999.

"There was only one that I ever missed, and that was the plane crash," Ludington told the News Journal in 2010.

Ludington also escaped death during a propane explosion at the Indianapolis Coliseum during an ice show in October, 1963.

The explosion claimed the lives of 74 people.

"Somebody was blown across the ice right next to me, and he was dead," Ludington said. "So I guess you can say I'm pretty lucky."

Ludington's coaching career blossomed after the plane crash. Because many of the top coaches perished on the flight, he and other young coaches started training the next wave of Olympic skaters.

At the time, Ludington was based in Detroit. He would also coach in Lake Placid, New York during the summers. That's where he noticed Bilousin 1970. Bilous was 15 years old at the time.

Later that year, Ludington moved to the Skating Club of Wilmington. Bilous' family then moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania and commuted to Wilmington to train with Ludington.

"I didn't have a partner at the time," said Bilous, an ice dancer. "He said he had a partner for me. He had a host of high-level skaters, and he was always creative with what he put together."

That creativity began at an early age.

Ron and Nancy Ludington won four consecutivenational championships from 1957-60. The Ludingtons also earned a bronze medal at the 1959 world championships before winning the bronzeat the 1960 Winter Olympicsin Squaw Valley, California.

They are one of six U.S. pairs teams ever to medal at the Games.

At the height of Ludington's coaching career in the 1980s, he had eight pupils at the 1984 Olympics and six more in 1988.Many skaters represented other countries at the Olympics, but made Delawaretheir training ground.

That included1998 ice-dancing gold medalists Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev from Russia.

It also included Gregory, who competed at the Olympics withElisa Spitz in 1984. He then paired with Suzanne Semanick in1988.

Gregory was living in central New York, in a town named Skaneateles, when he moved to Delaware as a 20-year-old in 1980 to train under Ludington.

Gregory's ice time at the Skating Club of Wilmington would often take place from 11 p.m. until about 4 a.m. Ludington would stay until about 2 a.m. because he had to get up early the next morning to coach more pupils.

But Gregory said the life lessonsfrom Ludington were just as worthwhile as the skating lessons. Later on, Gregory said he rented a house near the Skating Club of Wilmington for skaters training there. He said Ludington would stop over often to talk with the skaters and coaches, and just hang out.

"He was the most humble person you would ever meet," Gregory said. "He gave everyone the same respect, no matter what level of skater you were."

Added Weir: "He was so charismatic. He really revolutionized the way figure skating is done in the state. He leaves an amazing legacy. To make it to the pinnacle and stand on the podium as a skater, and then do it again as a coach, is amazing.

"Look at how many Olympians came out of Delaware, and it's all due to the base Luddy built in the state."

Funeral information is pending.

Follow Martin Frank on Twitter @Mfranknfl.

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Swinney said he prepared for that Tuesday.

That Tuesday in 1990 was just like any other Tuesday for Dabo Swinney during football season. A scout team wide receiver on the Alabama football team, Swinney was in the process of getting beat up and beat on when a member of the staff said the words that changed his life: Coach wants to see you.

On a recent episode of ChumChat with Tanner Tessmann (and given to TigerNet), Swinney went in-depth on how he got into coaching and his early years at Clemson but reminded everyone that it started on that fateful Tuesday in Tuscaloosa.

My sophomore year at Alabama, it was a normal Tuesday practice. My redshirt freshman year I played in one game, Swinney said. I was just a scout team guy, just a grinder, and then my sophomore year it was about the fourth or fifth game of the year. It was just a Tuesday practice. I am over there on the scout team, just doing my thing, and all of a sudden an equipment guy comes over to me and says that Coach (Woody) McCorvey the receivers coach wants to see me on the offensive side of the field.

I was with the defense. I had no idea what I was going over there to see this coach - I was trying to figure out if I had missed a class, or what I had done wrong because this guy has never even said my name. And then I get over there and he puts his arm around me and he says, 'Hey, I have been watching you and I am going to give you a shot today. If you do well, you are going to play this Saturday.' Just like that. Out of the blue.

Swinney said there is a lesson to be taught in not only what he did after that day, but what he did to prepare for that fateful Tuesday.

There are two lessons in that - even though I wasn't playing and wasn't getting an opportunity, I had been preparing for my opportunity, Swinney said. The lesson is that you have to prepare for your opportunity, even if it never comes. Better to be prepared without an opportunity than to not be prepared with one. I had put in the work and I knew the plays. I had been grinding. I had made my mind up that I was just going to bloom where I was planted.

If I was just going to be on the scout team, then I was going to be the best scout team receiver that had ever come through there and everybody was going to know my name and they were going to recognize my work ethic. That was just my mindset. I quit worrying about the stuff I couldn't control, and I started focusing on what I did control, and I got my attitude right because my attitude wasn't very good the year before.

He then went on to say that hard work never goes unnoticed.

I thought if this is my role, then I am going to bloom where I am planted. I thought that I may never get a chance but if I did, I was going to be ready, Swinney said. I put the work in and I knew I was good enough, I just didn't know if I was going to get an opportunity. So, bloom where you are planted because you never know who is watching. I didn't even know that Coach McCovey knew my name, but he was paying attention, so you never who is watching. So whatever you do, no matter what it is, because somebody is watching. I played that weekend and never went back to the scout team. I got on scholarship and I lettered those three years and I played on a National Championship team.

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