{"id":416491,"date":"2024-08-09T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=416491"},"modified":"2024-08-09T22:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T22:05:45","slug":"atec-nfca-announce-spring-high-school-regional-coaching-staffs-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=416491","title":{"rendered":"ATEC\/NFCA announce Spring High School Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2013 Eight programs were honored by their peers as 2023-24 ATEC\/NFCA<\/a> High School Spring Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year, the Association announced on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Competing in the Spring of 2024, Delta High School (Alaska), Providence High School (Calif.), Antioch High School (Ill.), Calvary Baptist Academy (La.), Silverdale Baptist Academy (Tenn.), Austintown Fitch High School (Ohio), Mount Saint Dominic Academy (N.J.) and Mardela High School (Md.) represent the Regions III through X, respectively.<\/p>\n

These programs, along with Summer\/Fall recipients Washington High School (Mo.) (Region I) and Guthrie High School (Okla.) (Region II), are now eligible for the NFCA High School National Coaching Staff of the Year award, which will be announced on August 20, 2024.<\/p>\n

To be eligible, the program\u2019s head coach must be a member and nominated. Winners were voted by member head coaches in each of their respective regions.<\/p>\n

Regional Winners<\/u><\/h2>\n

Region III \u2013\u00a0Delta\u00a0High School\u00a0(Alaska)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Richard Lester<\/p>\n

Assistant Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Amanda Bunselmeier<\/p>\n

Posted a 30-6 record and reached the ASAA Division II state championship tournament \u2026 Went 3-2 at the state tournament \u2026 Ten players earned 4.0 GPA with five earning NFCA All-Region and two NFCA All-America honors.<\/p>\n

Region IV \u2013\u00a0Providence High School (Calif.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuel Travieso<\/p>\n

Assistant Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Patricia Workman<\/p>\n

Playing a tough schedule, Providence finished 23-4 overall and 12-0 in League and held the No. 1 spot in the CIF division 5 for several weeks \u2026 Coach Travieso and Workman showed exception dedication and commitment to their players and community, which including guiding six seniors to secure commitment to prestigious academic universities (non-DI) \u2026 Organized free camps and emphasized a commitment to community engagement.<\/p>\n

Region V –<\/strong>\u00a0Antioch High School (Ill.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Anthony Rocco<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches:<\/strong>\u00a0Hilary O’Donnell, Alex Caccamo, Tammy Johnson, Makaila House<\/p>\n

Nabbed second consecutive coaching staff of the year accolade \u2026 Class 3A state runner-up for second straight season \u2026 Registered a 29-6 mark and posted 19- and 15-game winning streaks in 2023 \u2026 Ranked ninth for a few weeks in the\u00a0USA TODAY Sports<\/em>\/NFCA High School Super 25<\/a> poll \u2026 Earned notable wins over St. Charles North, Mundelein, Lincoln-Way East, Hononegah, Warren, Sycamore, and Richmond Burton.<\/p>\n

Region VI \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Calvary Baptist Academy (La.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Tiffany Wood<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches:<\/strong>\u00a0Greg Frazier,\u00a0Harold Johnson,\u00a0Jessica Gann<\/p>\n

Won its fourth straight LHSAA Division III state crown \u2026 Registered a 35-2 record \u2026 Finished second in the\u00a0USA TODAY Sports<\/em>\/NFCA High School Super 25<\/a> poll and 10th<\/sup>\u00a0in the MaxPreps rankings to go along with a No. 1 state ranking.<\/p>\n

Region VII \u2013 Silverdale Baptist Academy (Tenn.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Jake Freelend<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches:<\/strong>\u00a0Tim Thompson, Sloan Mulligan<\/p>\n

Back-to-back TSSAA Division II Class A state champions \u2026 Posted a 50-3 overall record and finished 15th<\/sup>\u00a0in final MaxPreps rankings and No. 1 overall in Tennessee \u2026 Outscored the opposition 25-3 in the state tournament and 70-5 during the entire postseason \u2026 Captured regional and district titles … Finished the season outscoring their opponents 396-42, launched 66 home runs and posted a 0.69 ERA.<\/p>\n

Region VIII – Austintown Fitch High School\u00a0(Ohio)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Steven Ward<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches:<\/strong>\u00a0Bob Jones, Becki Spalding, Nicole Fiddler, Jerry Bruff, Rich Raymer<\/p>\n

Captured second straight coaching staff of the year honor \u2026 Won second consecutive Division I state title despite replacing four starters and five seniors from the 2023 team \u2026 Posted a 23-1 record and is 45-1 the past two years \u2026 Ended the season ranked No. 1 in Ohio, No. 6 nationally in the\u00a0USA TODAY SPORTS<\/em>\/NFCA High School Super 25<\/a> poll and 14th<\/sup>\u00a0nationally on MaxPreps … Recorded two wins over top-10 nationally-ranked programs \u2026 .<\/p>\n

Region IX – Mount Saint Dominic Academy (N.J.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach<\/strong>: Robert Stern<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches:<\/strong>\u00a0Ashley DeYoung, Angelo Delvecchio<\/p>\n

Starting six freshmen, the Lions were the state Parochial A runner-up \u2026 Posted a 30-2 record and was ranked in the\u00a0USA TODAY Sports\/<\/em>NFCA High School Super 25<\/a> poll for nine weeks, finishing the season ranked 17th<\/sup>\u00a0nationally \u2026 Coach Stern is a big advocate for his student-athletes as well as those across the tri-state area \u2026 He hosts softball events through the season bringing in high-powered teams to compete, while also hosting a senior all-star game (Super 36).<\/p>\n

Region X \u2013 Mardela High School (Md.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Kory Shiles<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches:\u00a0<\/strong>Michele Jones, John Jones, Alexa Jones, Kenny Robinson, Alicia Campbell, Kate Satterlee, Brooke Keene, Bill Duck, Christina Heath<\/p>\n

Posted a school record 24 wins and was a state semifinalist \u2026 Captured the Bayside Conference title for the second straight year and the 1A East Region championship for the third straight year \u2026 Only loss of the season was a 1-0 defeat in the state semifinal against eventual state champion Allegany \u2026 Coach Shiles earned his 300th<\/sup>\u00a0career win in 2024 and was also tabbed Bayside South Coach of the Year for the 11th<\/sup>\u00a0time.<\/p>\n

The NFCA is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches.\u00a0Known for its highly-regarded\u00a0Coaching Staff of the Year<\/a>\u00a0awards, the NFCA also educates and supports softball coaches on a variety of different levels: from\u00a0podcasts<\/a>\u00a0to a comprehensive drills database, to\u00a0in-person events<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0National Convention<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Great 8 of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=416491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416492,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416491\/revisions\/416492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/286601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=416491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=416491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=416491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}