Softball
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
SUMMERTOWN - Following the Summertown Lady Eagles' doubleheader victories over the visiting Lady Bulldogs of Columbia Academy Monday night, Summertown Coach Bobby Wyrick announced to his team that he is stepping down as softball coach at SHS, effective immediately.
In making the announcement to the team, Wyrick shared that his health will simply not allow him to endure the stress thru the remainder of this season.
Wyrick, in his 33rd year as coach of the Lady Eagles, is the only Softball Coach in the history of Summertown High School. Coach Wyrick and his longtime assistant Curtis Peters started the SHS Softball program in the Spring of 1980. The TSSAA had just added the sport of Softball in prior year (Spring of 1979). Peters retired a few seasons ago.
Wyrick has recorded 679 wins in his 32 ½ seasons at the helm of the Lady Eagles. This number of wins easily puts him in the top 5 in career wins in High School softball in the State of Tennessee.
During this time, his teams amassed 25 Regular Season District titles, 5 Region crowns, 14 Sub-State appearances and 2 State Final 4s. During the 1980s, Wyrick was not only the coach of the Lady Eagles (then Eaglettes) on the softball diamond, but also served as Head Coach of the Basketball team.
Congratulations Coach Wyrick on a superb career ! And thank you for your years of dedication to Summertown High School and to the young ladies of SHS!! You will definitely be missed, but we want to see you cheering from the sidelines for many years to come!
The School is making arrangements for a successor for the remainder of the 2012 season. Barry Long, who has served as Wyrick's assistant for the past several seasons, will remain with the program.
Wyrick ends career as Summertown Lady Eagles mentor
SUMMERTOWN - Following the Summertown Lady Eagles' doubleheader victories over the visiting Lady Bulldogs of Columbia Academy Monday night, Summertown Coach Bobby Wyrick announced to his team that he is stepping down as softball coach at SHS, effective immediately.
In making the announcement to the team, Wyrick shared that his health will simply not allow him to endure the stress thru the remainder of this season.
Wyrick, in his 33rd year as coach of the Lady Eagles, is the only Softball Coach in the history of Summertown High School. Coach Wyrick and his longtime assistant Curtis Peters started the SHS Softball program in the Spring of 1980. The TSSAA had just added the sport of Softball in prior year (Spring of 1979). Peters retired a few seasons ago.
Wyrick has recorded 679 wins in his 32 ½ seasons at the helm of the Lady Eagles. This number of wins easily puts him in the top 5 in career wins in High School softball in the State of Tennessee.
During this time, his teams amassed 25 Regular Season District titles, 5 Region crowns, 14 Sub-State appearances and 2 State Final 4s. During the 1980s, Wyrick was not only the coach of the Lady Eagles (then Eaglettes) on the softball diamond, but also served as Head Coach of the Basketball team.
Congratulations Coach Wyrick on a superb career ! And thank you for your years of dedication to Summertown High School and to the young ladies of SHS!! You will definitely be missed, but we want to see you cheering from the sidelines for many years to come!
The School is making arrangements for a successor for the remainder of the 2012 season. Barry Long, who has served as Wyrick's assistant for the past several seasons, will remain with the program.
