By STEPHEN MONAHAN
Sports Editor
VALLEY VIEW — The field for the athletic director/head football coaching position at Valley View has been narrowed from 161 applicants down to seven finalists.
Valley View Superintendent William Stokes said interviews with the fina seven will be held today in hopes of finding the perfect person to replace outgoing coach Terry Felderhoff, who bolted for the Gruver Independent School District.
“We’re wanting to look at the quality of the coaching experience they’ve had,” Stokes said in reference to an applicants qualifications. “They don’t have to necessarily have been a head coach. We want to look at the responsibility they’ve had. Also, we want to look at their certification area, which is important in a small school, and if they are stable, if they’ve been in just a few places. We hope to find somebody that will stick with us for awhile.”
Felderhoff went 7-13 in his two years with the Eagles, who drop down from 2A to 1A after this year’s University Interscholastic League realignment.
Stokes said finding Felderhoff’s replacement has been a fairly difficult process.
“It’s not easy,” he said. “We had a committee that worked on it and we narrowed it down to 15, and went through them all again (down) to the seven to interview.”
Once a person is chosen and that person accepts the offer, the selection will be presented to the VVISD school board for approval at a regular monthly meeting.
Stokes said he hopes that happens at the school district’s next board meeting on Tuesday, March 30.
“Provided that one of these guys is suitable (for the job) after the interviews and they said they’ll take it, then we’re probably looking at March 30, or possibly sooner,” Stokes added. “That’s our plan right now. We may interview these guys and decide none of them. But I don’t think that’s going to happen, I think out of the group we’ll be able to entice one of them to come.”
Area Sports
March 9, 2010
VVISD narrows field to seven finalists
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- Ponder pounds Lady Eagles The Valley View Lady Eagles had a rough outing in District 10-2A play Monday afternoon, falling to Ponder by the score of 18-2 in four innings.
- Whitesboro no hits Lady Leopards to open district play Opening District 9-3A play Monday afternoon, it was the Whitesboro Lady Cats who drew first blood.
- Outlaws improve to 3-3 The Cooke County Outlaws improved to 3-3 in their inaugural season in the Southern Conference of the Elite Football League with a 37-0 victory over the Arkansas Redhawks at home Saturday at Leeper Stadium.
- Valley View boys take second place The Valley View boys track and field teams competed in the Nocona Relays on Thursday.
- Hornet Relays results Held at Muenster High School, March 11
- Lady Cats take home Lindsay Tourney title The Callisburg Lady Cats took home the Lindsay Tournament Championship Saturday night, and did so in extra innings, defeating Commerce 2-1.
- Knights one-hit Callisburg for win The Lindsay Knights one-hit the Callisburg Wildcats for a 5-0 win in Saturday’s conclusion of the Lindsay Tournament.
- Lady Leopards' win punches playoff ticket The Gainesville Lady Leopards scored a pair of goals in each half and cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Wichita Falls Hirschi Lady Huskies Friday, giving the soccer girls the distinction of being the first GHS sports team to qualify for the playoffs this year.
- Lady Leopards mercy rule Muenster In their final tune up game before district play starts Monday, the Gainesville Lady Leopards produced one of their best offensive outings of the season with a 17-2 wins over the Muenster Lady Hornets in four innings Friday at NCTC’s Darwin Fields.
- Hirschi ends Leopards' playoff hopes A soccer season best described as frustrating ended for the Gainesville Leopards Friday with a 1-0 loss at home to the Wichita Falls Hirschi Huskies.
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