Coaches at the Ed Thomas Banquet
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CBS 2/FOX 28) - Ed Thomas Coach of the Week winners at the Ed Thomas Banquet.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CBS 2/FOX 28) - Ed Thomas Coach of the Week check presentation at the Ed Thomas Banquet.
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Faith, family, football. Throughout this school year, we've highlighted 40 coaches that have gone above and beyond their responsibilities. It's our Ed Thomas Coach of the Week segment. As the...
View ArticleSeptember 4 - IC Regina's Marv Cook
Marv Cook will always be a great Hawkeye. But now, he's a Regal. On the high school level, Cook has lead Iowa City Regina to four consecutive state titles, and a 56 game winning streak snapped just...
View ArticleSeptember 11 - CV Christian's Ed Betsworth
Ed Betsworth led Cedar Valley Christian to the school's first ever victory on the football field this year.But as Landon Stolar explains, it's how he's helped two Huskies off the field that has him...
View ArticleSeptember 18 - Union's Joe Hadachek
Joe Hadachek is a football coach. Ten years at Drake. Four years at Buena Vista. Seven years as a youth football coach. Today, he's in his 8th season at Union High School in La Porte City. Some...
View ArticleSeptember 25 - CR Washington's Denny Goettel
Denny Goettel spent 15 years as the Athletic Director at CR Washington. After he retired, he got a phone call from the school asking him to help coach the golf programs. And as Landon Stolar explains...
View ArticleOctober 2 - CR Washington's Paul James
Paul James has been in the family at Cedar Rapids Washington for 39 years. This is the second stint as head football coach for the athletic director, and as Landon Stolar explains in the Ed Thomas...
View ArticleOctober 9 - Starmont's Matt Lee
The Starmont football team is in the middle of a playoff hunt. They get top-ranked Maquoketa Valley on Friday. That's a tough game.But this is a tough team, led by a coach who bleeds his own version of...
View ArticleOctober 16 - Kirkwood's Jill Williams
The Kirkwood volleyball team has been ranked in every poll for over two years. But last week, they rose to number one. They've since lost and fell back to number five.But as Landon Stolar explains,...
View ArticleOctober 23 - Waverly-SR's Eavon Woodin
Waverly-Shell Rock burst back into the Class 4A volleyball rankings this week. That shouldn't be a surprise. The Go-Hawks have made five straight state tournament appearances, winning it all twice.But...
View ArticleOctober 30 - CCA's Ronnie & Matt Hughes
The Clear Creek-Amana football team won a school record seven games this season. This was a team that went winless just three years ago. The Clippers say the turnaround is thanks to the mindset brought...
View ArticleNovember 6 - Mt. Vernon's Maggie Willems
Mount Vernon is still known for volleyball. The Mustangs are the top 3A team in the state and they've stayed on top despite a change at the top. Maggie Willems took over the program four years...
View ArticleNovember 13 - Sumner-Fredericksburg's Gwen Pagel
The Sumner-Fredericksburg volleyball team saw their season come to an end Thursday. But getting to the state 2A semifinals is nothing to pout about.As Landon Stolar explains, the Cougars won't, thanks...
View ArticleNovember 20 - Solon's Peter Gustin
Just four years ago, Solon had never been to the state volleyball tournament. Enter Peter Gustin, who took the reigns three years ago and after two straight trips to the title match, Solon finally...
View ArticleNovember 27 - N. Fayette Valley's Bob Lape
Bob Lape preaches family to his football team at North Fayette Valley. That helped them capture the 2A State Title. As Zach Hanley explains in the Ed Thomas Coach of the Week, his football family...
View ArticleDecember 4 - Wartburg's Rick Willis
For the first time since 2008, the Wartburg football team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division 3 playoffs.The Knights travel to Whitewater, WI to take on the defending champion Warhawks on...
View ArticleDecember 11 - Linn-Mar's Jaime Printy
Jaime Printy is a legend around these parts. The local superstar who set numerous records in high school at Linn-Mar, committed to play for Iowa as a freshman, and had a stellar career as a Hawkeye...
View ArticleDecember 18 - IMS's Dwight Gingerich
IMS Boys Basketball coach Dwight Gingerich is one win away from number 600. He'd be only the 9th coach in Iowa history to reach the milestone. But as Zach Hanley found out in the Ed Thomas Coach of...
View ArticleDecember 25 - Independence's Michael Doyle
The Independence wrestling team headed into the winter break ranked 4th in class 2A. But as Zach Hanley found out in the Ed Thomas Coach of the Week, success isn't the only thing Michael Doyle...
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