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Girls Basketball Coaching Changes 2020-21

07/27/2020, 10:00am CDT

By Norbert Durst

WBCA Hall of Fame coach Joe Doucette has stepped down as the head coach at Colfax after 30 years at the helm. His 639-144 career record puts him fourth on the state’s all-time wins list in girls’ history.

WBCA Hall of Fame coach Caron Townsend retired as the head coach at River Ridge after 31 years at the helm. She compiled a 537-195 career record and guided the Timberwolves to a Division 5 state runner-up finish in 2011.

Rick Kolinke has stepped down as the head coach at Mukwonago after seven years at the helm. He guided the Indians to a 156-27 record, including four state tournament appearances and two D1 state runner-up finishes.

Russom guided Appleton North to back-to-back Division 1 state titles (2017, 2018)

Joe Russom named the new head coach at Kaukauna. Russom compiled a 180-70 record in 10 years at Appleton North and guided them to back-to-back WIAA Division 1 state titles (2017, 2018).

Craig Machut named the new head coach at Sussex Hamilton. He compiled a 223-63 record, including going 126-10 in the Milwaukee City Gold. Machut guided the Generals to three state tournament appearances, including two D1 state runner-up finishes.

Below is a list of known coaching changes for the 2020-21 season. For additions or corrections to this list, please email Norbert Durst.

SCHOOL	FORMER COACH	NEW COACH
Altoona	Lane Wojtyna	Michelle Peplinski
Amherst	Alex Weldon	Shelli Haferbecker
Appleton North	Darren Prusinski	Brandon Reichenberger
Appleton West	Jim Brown / Brandon Reichenberger (interim)	Ally Gwidt
Arcadia	Tom Cowley	Lucas Passehl
Ashland	Brett Gunderson	Elizabeth Erickson
Athens	Danielle Diedrich	Kyncaide Diedrich
Augusta	Josh Peterson	Michael Vesperman
Bay Port	Kati Coleman	Dennis Gladwell
Beloit Memorial	Joel Beard	Dilonna Johnson
Berlin	Joe Brandl	Mike Brouette
Birchwood	Greg Hayes / Casey Rurup (interim)	Casey Rurup
Boyceville	Jolene Bird	Jay Lagerstrom
Brookfield Academy	Amanda Schnell	Teri Brown
Cashton	Ryan Brown	Steve Huntzicker
Catholic Central	Joe Spierenburg	David Beebe
Chequamegon	Kevin Orr	Thomas Tollakson
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser	Jessiah Haas	Patrick Boughton
Cochrane-Fountain City	Randy Knecht	Rick Peterson
Colby	Randy Rau	Terry Schmitt
Colfax	Joe Doucette	Courtney (Doucette) Sarauer
Columbus	Tim Dworak	Jeff Schweitzer
Cornell	David Elliott	Courtney Yanko
Crandon	Keegan Kincaid	Jeffrey Mayer
Cudahy	David Beebe / Jose Gonzales (interim)	Andrew Wenz
Darlington	Kelly Rose / Jen Wellnitz (interim)	Brad Solberg
East Troy	Maurya Lomen & Jarett Church / Kristin Michalski & Ryan Vodnik (interim)	Staci Butalla
Edgar	Betty Urmanski	Tom McCarty
Edgerton	Mike Schmidt	Chris Jenny
Eleva-Strum	Darrin Nelson	J.B. Grangaard
Elcho	Michelle Kincaid	Lindsay Joerns & Hope Pence
Franklin	Tony Kathrens	Rob Hibben
Glenwood City	Dean Fayerweather	Carly Kittilson
Goodman/Pembine	Stefanie Goyak	Reginald Holton
Green Bay West	Tom Mackey	Margaret Wendell
Greendale	Tim Hogan	Dave Paszkiewicz
Hartford	Christian Schnell	Vinny Daniels
Heritage Christian	Laura Krumenauer	Shawn Grimm
HOPE Christian	Derek Williams	Reginald Holton
Iowa-Grant	Dan Liddicoat	Melissa Martinez
Juda	Willie Nelson	David Weimiller
Kaukauna	Craig Hawley / Autumn Hennes (interim)	Joe Russom
Kenosha Christian Life	Megan Wells	Tenisha Williams
Kohler	Pete Schueller	Nate DePagter
Ladysmith	Brad Cody	Mariah Stoll
Lakeside Lutheran	Tim Matthies	Andy Asmus
Little Chute	Shane Knudsen	William Greenwood II
Living Word Lutheran	Ryan Young	Rachel Mindham
Luck	Britta Peterson	Ronnie Petersen
Madison East	Ronda McLin (interim)	Ronda McLin
Mauston	Lori Hammer	Autumn Miller
Mayville	Liz Cook	John Schultz
Medford	Jessica Faude	Greg Klapatauskas
Menasha	Steve Siegel	Troy Krause
Mercer	Vic Saeger	Adam Miller
Merrill	Joelene Weix	Adam Smith
Messmer	Vanessa Sowinski	Ralpheal Gordon
Milwaukee King	Craig Machut	Anthony Young
Milwaukee Ronald Reagan	Kathryn O'Connor	Keondrae Speights
Monroe	Sam Mathiason	Patrick Kenny
Mukwonago	Rick Kolinske	Jason Maroszek
Muskego	Brian Hirtz	Katie Golomski
New Auburn	Karson Rihn	Eric North
New Glarus	Kim Burton	Kevin Parman
New Holstein	Kevin Meyer	Corbin Thompson
New London	Eric Hacker	Cody Clark
Nicolet	Megan Lund	Terence Smith
Northland Lutheran	Dean Borcherding	Shannon Schmidt
Oconto Falls	Mike Kaczamarek	Tim Solarek
Omro	Cody Clark	Tyler Geisthardt
Ozaukee	Tim Wolff	Jason Pollard
Palmyra-Eagle	Andy Tranel	Brad Czeshinski
Pardeeville	Mike Brouette	Joe Guenther
Platteville	Mike Foley	Brandon Temperly
Plum City/Elmwood	Shaughn Laehn	Adam Sticht
Poynette	Nathan Morter & Jon Horsfall	Tom Mackey
Prentice	Cal Kraegenbrink	Chris Johnson
Princeton/Green Lake	Bill Peters	Jeff Bartol
Regis	Patrick Boughton	Teddy Joas
River Ridge	Caron Townsend	Veronica Zinkle
Riverdale	Tom Pierick	Todd McKay
Sauk Prairie	Amber Fiene	Aaron Andres
Seymour	Bobby Kuchta	Derick Denny
Sheboygan Falls	Bob Maronde / Brian Berlin / Mark Olivieri	Paul Houwers
Sheboygan South	Ellyn Hansen (interim)	Garrett Renzelmann
Southwestern	Aaron Kaiser	Matt Digman
Sussex Hamilton	Bill Scasny	Craig Machut
Saint Thomas Aquinas	Patrick Baxter	Cynthia Powers
St. Croix Central	Tyler Ketz / Riley Walz (interim)	Holly Spoo
Three Lakes	Michele Brown	George Lurvey
Tigerton	Tanya Hintz	Shawn Much
Tomahawk	Garth Gerstenberger	Dean Borcherding
Tri-County	Jim Pieper	Kasey Raider
Turtle Lake	Neil Bygd	Angela Wagner
University School	Jason Strains	Morgan Woods
Wautoma	Tim Solarek	Craig Panich
West Allis Hale	George Sotiros	Scott Sevedge
Westosha Central	Mindy Stewart	Brian Garoutte
White Lake	Glenda Butterfield-Boldig	Trina Woiak
Wrightstown	Mike Froehlke	Otto Sukow

Coaching Changes By Season Since 2013-14

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