In the northern part of the state, a couple jobs have opened up and one filled. Nice jobs are open at Class 1A Annawan. Girl's basketball coach Matt Huber turned in his letter of resignation. He led the Bravettes to a Sweet 16 appearance, where his team took eventual 1A 3rd place finisher Ridgewood to double overtime in the Sectional Championship. Annawan loses All-Stater Kelly Buresh, but brings back 4 starters, and an extremely talented freshman-to-be class, that has gone something like 56-0 in the last 2 years.
Speaking of Annawan, Merritt Burns, the boy's basketball coach became a victim of the RIF (reduction in force), that has plagued teachers and coaches statewide, recently. The Braves finished 4th in Class 1A just two seasons ago (under current Sterling coach Ryan Brown), when Burns was an assistant.
All roads seem to lead to Annawan in this blog, since former Annawan boy's basketball coach Eric Lawson has landed another coaching gig at his current school, Bureau Valley, a basketball hotbed. Lawson takes over for Brad Bickett who led the Storm to multiple state finals appearances a decade ago. Lawson was an all-state basketball player at Sherrard, and most recently was the head coach at Mendota, before becoming athletic director at Bureau Valley. Lawson spent a season at Rockridge as an assistant after leading the Braves to a regional championship earlier this decade.
For more information on coaching openings, and spots filled, check out one my favorite website, www.illinoishighschoolsports.com. Here is a direct link to the coaching openings thread. http://www.illinoishighschoolsports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51389.
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