Coaches Corner

- Rolson ready to roll
- New Rutherford coach is excited for new job
- By BRAD MILNER | News Herald Writer
- SPRINGFIELD — Jeff Rolson has been here before.
The 43-year-old was officially introduced as Rutherford’s new head football coach on Friday. He takes over a program that had moderate success the past two years following a number of... Full story

- Rutherford to announce new football coach on Friday
- By BRAD MILNER | News Herald Writer
- SPRINGFIELD — A select few at Rutherford know who the Rams’ next football coach is, and the rest of the area will find out on Friday.
The school will announce its new coach that day at 10 a.m. in the new gymnasium football offices. The... Full story

- Rutherford narrowing football coaching search pool
- More than 120 inquired for open position
- By BRAD MILNER | News Herald Writer
- SPRINGFIELD — If all goes as planned, Rutherford Athletic Director Kirk Harrell will have a new football coach in place by the end of March.
The search for a new coach began in February, when Greg Rivers announced he would retire at the end... Full story

- Mosley soccer coach Rhodes leaving post after 4 seasons
- Successful leader will rejoin family in Washington
- By JOSH WEINFUSS | News Herald Writer
- Jon Rhodes can’t wait any longer.
The Mosley girls soccer coach already postponed a move to the state of Washington once to lead the Lady Dolphins through this past season, which ended Friday with a loss in the FHSAA Class 5A state... Full story

- Rutherford's Rivers to retire at end of school year
- By PAT MCCANN | News Herald Executive Sports Editor
- SPRINGFIELD — Thirty-three years ago when Greg Rivers came to Rutherford High School, he had never set foot in Panama City.
Friday in the school’s new gymnasium, Rivers announced his pending retirement and sounded as though he still... Full story

- Former Blountstown coach Johns takes over at Milton
- By D.C. REEVES | Pensacola News Journal
- After watching its proud football program endure a two-year slide, Milton High has brought in Baker County's Bobby Johns to plug the leak.
If nothing else, Johns made one thing clear on Day 1:
He's bold.
"One thing you can count on is this: Our... Full story

- Prep notes: Cason takes over Bay volleyball program
- Also, former Bay County AD ST. Amant back on the job as consultant
- By JOSH WEINFUSS / News Herald Writer
- Sadie Cason couldn’t have been given a better first game as Bay’s new girls volleyball coach if she had made the schedule herself.
The Lady Tornadoes open the 2009 season against Mosley and Cason’s mentor, Steve Canfield.
Cason... Full story

- Normand aims to turn around Arnold girls b-ball program
- By JOSH WEINFUSS / News Herald Writer
- PANAMA CITY BEACH — For the past three years, Bryan Normand watched from afar as the losses mounted for the Arnold girls basketball team.
So when Arnold Athletic Director Julie Hale sent out an e-mail last month looking for a new girls... Full story

- Emerson hired as Franklin County's baseball coach
- Was an assistant at area schools Mosley and Rutherford
- By DAVID ADLERSTEIN / Florida Freedom Newspapers
- EASTPOINT - If Mike Emerson succeeds with Franklin County High School baseball like he did as a college outfielder, then local fans have some exciting seasons in store.
The Bay Countian, newly hired as the high school ESE teacher and coach of the... Full story

- Wewa's Adkins moving on to college coaching ranks
- By JOSH WEINFUSS / News Herald Writer
- WEWAHITCHKA - Coy Adkins has reached a point in his high school coaching career where there's not much else to accomplish.
The former Wewahitchka softball coach already has won a state championship as a head coach and an assistant, turned... Full story