COACHING CHANGES: Coronado football looks for stability
New Coronado football coach Todd Stratton doesn’t think he has to gain his players’ trust only because of the circumstances surrounding former coach John Mannion’s departure.
Stratton also is the Cougars’ third coach in three seasons.
“When you have that kind of turnover, regardless of why, the kids are a little leery,” Stratton said.
But Stratton, 45, said Coronado’s program is moving in a positive direction.
The former Basic assistant was hired April 24 to replace Mannion, who hasn’t been employed in the Clark County School District since May 8.
Mannion, 50, has been at the center of a district investigation into missing funds raised by Coronado football players.
“I’m proud of the kids,” Stratton said. “Everybody’s just moved on. Whatever happened is between coach Mannion and the administration.”
Stratton said he will install a spread offense and a 4-3 defense with a Cover 2 scheme in the secondary.
He served as a UNLV graduate assistant (1988-89), quarterbacks coach at Southern Utah (1990) and offensive coordinator at Citrus College (1991-92) with stints at Chaparral, Boulder City and Basic.
Stratton, who has a son and daughter attending Coronado, said he was “always interested in the Coronado job.”
“I’m very excited,” he said. “It’s a dream come true for me.”
Other confirmed football coaching changes:
• Western hired former Chaparral coach Fernando Carmona as its head coach to replace John Isola, who was not retained after one season and now is Desert Pines’ offensive coordinator.
• Colt Goodman has returned for a third season as Agassi Prep’s head coach after a brief resignation.
• White Pine will need to replace football and baseball coach Tom Sattler, who has relocated to Bullhead City, Ariz.
• West Wendover has hired Mike Beardall as its head coach.
BASKETBALL MOVES — Bonanza and Pahrump Valley will have new basketball head coaches next season.
Bonanza hired former Desert Pines guard Derek Brown as its boys coach to replace Rick Eurich, who will become Del Sol’s athletic director.
The Bengals chose boys soccer coach Thomas Rainey to guide the girls basketball program and replace Dean Bosch, who was not retained after a 24-5 season.
Pahrump Valley hired Roy Goodell as its boys coach to replace Lonnie Shereck, who was not retained after five seasons.
The Trojans picked Jennifer Hagstrom to lead the girls program, replacing Jason Odegard, who resigned after one season.
Other confirmed basketball coaching changes:
• Western hired former girls assistant Chip Fanning as its boys coach to replace Brooks West, who resigned after one season.
• Spring Valley hired athletic director Michelle Minggia as its girls coach.
• Boulder City hired Kurt Bailey as its boys coach to replace Bobby Reese, who resigned after 10 seasons.
• Chimane Creer has returned as Virgin Valley’s girls coach to replace Brent Leavitt, who resigned after four seasons.
• Agassi Prep’s William Hopkins is the boys team’s new coach after guiding the girls last season. Jessica Flores is the girls coach.
• Scott Hammond has returned as Indian Springs’ girls coach after one year away from the program.
OTHER CHANGES — Sunrise Mountain hired its first baseball and softball head coaches.
Former College of Southern Nevada assistant Richard Ebarb will lead the Miners’ baseball program, and former Del Sol coach Kara Fenity will guide the softball team.
Among the other coaches Sunrise Mountain has hired are: boys soccer (Brett Underwood), girls soccer (Sara Lopez), girls volleyball (Albert Ronquillo), wrestling (Jason Basso) and boys volleyball (Andrew Meteer).
Also:
• Clark promoted former baseball assistant Doug Shadid to head coach.
• Liberty hired Tom Noce as its boys soccer coach to replace Scott Tennenbaum, who resigned.
• Coronado hired Matt Johnson as its boys volleyball coach to replace Brock Mitchell, who will become a volunteer assistant at Weber State.
• Spring Valley hired Amy Nugent as its boys volleyball coach.
• Indian Springs hired Rustin Marchello as its wrestling coach.
• West Wendover hired Jennifer Becker as its girls volleyball coach.
