Ron Lambert leaves Whites Creek football for second-year RePublic program
Ron Lambert’s stay at Whites Creek High School was a short one, and he didn’t have to go far to find his next home.
Lambert, who was hired as head football coach of the Cobras a little over a year ago, recently resigned his post at Whites Creek and has accepted the job at second-year Metro program RePublic.
“It just felt like there was a lack of commitment, from the players, from the parents and just as a whole, at Whites Creek,” Lambert said. “I just think there’s a great chance for me to have a bigger impact (at RePublic) because of some of things that are in place there.”
The Cobras finished with a 1-9 record in 2017. RePublic, meanwhile, went winless in its first season of varsity competition.
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“Next year is going to be our first senior class so that’s really exciting,” Lambert said. “They haven’t won a game in the year they’ve been playing a varsity schedule, but there are some really good kids in place – some kids that are talented and hungry.
Lambert, who spent seven seasons at Clarksville’s Rossview High School (2010-16), led the Hawks to a 36-38 record with three playoff appearances. He replaces former Trailblazers coach Weldon Garlington, who went 0-9 in one season at the Metro Nashville charter school.
Lacrosse championships set for Saturday: The Tennessee State Lacrosse Association boys state title games will be played at Nolensville High School this weekend.
The Murfreesboro Mayhem faces Soddy-Daisy in Friday’s 8 p.m. Division II Club title game, while Nashville-area squads Ensworth and Brentwood will both be in action on Saturday.
The Bruins battle Houston at 1:15 p.m., which will be followed by an all-star game at 3:15.
The Tigers take on Briarcrest in Saturday’s 4:30 p.m. Division II championship, while McCallie and Memphis University School will wrap things up with their 8 p.m. Division I title game.
The Tennessee Girls Lacrosse Association state championship will be played Saturday at Memphis’ Hutchison School with semifinals on Friday.
More football resignations: Brent Johns has stepped down as football coach at Forrest High School.
A 1990 Forrest graduate, Johns compiled a 15-9 record in two season.
Nathan Wilson has resigned as head football coach at Macon County in order to become an assistant at Gallatin.
Wilson compiled a 29-25 record with three Class 4A playoff appearances in five seasons with the Tigers.
“I’ve been blessed to coach in my hometown for 14 years," Wilson said. "I wish the current and future players at MCHS much success. It was time for me to make a move."
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Volleyball club wins national title: Nashville area club volleyball team Alliance 18 Muzuno won the national title in Anaheim recently. The national title is the first for Alliance Volleyball Club and first for a Middle Tennessee team since 2009.
Ironically, this year's team was coached by Ann Mullins, who was an assistant on the 2009 team. Her sister Ellen Mullins played on the 2009 team and was an assistant this year.
The team includes 10 with Nashville area ties and all five of The Tennessean's nominees for volleyball player of the year — Brentwood's Logan Eggleston and Tori Carpenter, Summit's Avri Davis, Ravenwood's Victoria Cerino and Brentwod Academy's Halli Henninger.
Brentwood's Garrett Joiner, a Purdue signee, also played a role on the team. Her play came after missing the 2017 high school season due to a knee injury.
The team also included Ravenwood's Kennedy Dickens, Summit's Abby Grubbs, MTCS' MacKenzie Harris, CPA's Sutton Mason and Cayce Chakowsky of Henderson County (Ky.).
BGA names new hoops coach: Former Brentwood basketball assistant Jared Street has been named Battle Ground Academy's next boys basketball coach.
Street had previously been the boys basketball coach at Hickman County and was an assistant boys basketball coach at Dyersburg.
Street had also been the golf coach at BA.
CPA names new volleyball coach: Christ Presbyterian Academy has named Embrey Brannon its next volleyball coach. Brannon, who played at Rider University, had previously coached at Davidson Academy.
Reach Michael Murphy at mfmurphy@tennessean.com, 615-259-8026, and on Twitter @Murph_TNsports. Reach Tom Kreager at tkreager@tennessean.com, 615-259-8089 and on Twitter @Kreager.