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Elk Grty AD wants to continue school’s strong tradition = 2018-2019 school year, said Oklahoma, Hunt said he tion to Elk City athletics. state titlein 1998. he viewed following Weath- wants to continue to build of Originally from Paducah, From 2002-2010 Hunt was a2] erly’s tenure at the school as agreat responsibility. the continuity of coaches at the school and continue to Kentucky, Hunt moved with his family to Elk City in 1983. the head football coach and athletic director at Hinton In fact, Hunt said he felt enhance the already strong Hunt said his father moved High School. He also coached very fortunate to follow be- coaching staff. the family to Oklahoma dur- boys and girls golf at the hind the last two ADs at the Another goal for Hunt is to ing the oil boom of the 1980s school. During his time at school: Weatherly and Jim continue the work that began and the family remained. Hinton his football teams Blevins. under his predecessor to Hunt graduated from made the playoffs for seven “Thave a huge amount of improve the school’s athletic ECHS in 1985 and played straight years and one of his respect for Jim Blevins,” facilities. on the school’s football and players was named all-state Hunt said. “Also, the oppor- At the end of last year, a baseball teams. Hunt con- and eventually went on to tunity to learn under Coach new athletic complex was tinued his baseball career at play college ball at the Uni- Bill Weatherly has been a unveiled prior to the football El Reno Junior College for a versity of Tulsa. blessing.” team’s spring scrimmage couple of seasons following During his time in Hin- Hunt said his connection game in May. The complex his graduation from Elk City. ton, Hunt also coached two with Weatherly goes back to will serve as a weight room Hunt received both his individual state champion high school as Weatherly was and training facility. Also, bachelor’s and master’s golfers. Hunt’s football coach at Elk work is scheduled to begin degrees from Southwest From 2010-2013, Hunt was City in the mid 1980s. ona new track at Big Elk Oklahoma State University. the principal at Lookeba- “Working under him has Stadium in July, which Hunt He started his teaching and Sickles High School. He Elk City High School Athletic Director Brian Hunt at been priceless,” Hunt said said should be completed by coaching career initially in returned to Elk City in 2014 his desk preparing for another successful year at the of Weatherly. “He has been the end of August. 1990 at Canute, where he was to serve as the assistant school. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. agreat mentor and friend to Also the football stadium a student teacher and taught principal of the middle school me.” will be getting new lights and for one year. From 1991- and as the middle school’s Hunt said that Elk City has anew basketball floor will be 2002, Hunt was a teacher athletic director prior to By William B. Carroll the school’s already strong always had a strong tradition installed at the high school and coach at Elk City, during receiving the promotion that Sports Editor tradition in athletics. in athletics and his first goal beginning on July 8, which which time he coached three moved On a personal note, Hunt, who recently took would be to continue that will include a slightly new boys state champion golf Hunt has been married to his Elk City High School Ath- over the position ofathletic tradition. He said he feels the color design for the basket- teams in 1996, 1998 and 1999, wife, the former Lisa Lewal- letic Director Brian Hunt has director from Bill Weath- school already has one of the ball court. He was also on the football len, since 1988 and they have one important goal during his erly following Weatherly’s strongest, if not the strongest, Hunt, who was born in coaching staff that helped two children, Paige, 27, and tenure, and that is to continue retirement at the end of the coaching staffs in Western Kentucky, has a deep connec- Elk City to its only football Paxton, 22. Summer soccer camp a big success felt the younger athletes were you kind of look up to the Garcia noted that her more comfortable around the high school kids. We are favorite thing about the camp older students. there role models in a way.” was the opportunity in just “{ think they had fun and Garcia said she would a couple of days to see the really connected with us,” have liked to have had a change in some of the young Wright said. camp like this when she was ECHS student and girls smaller, noting that a lot of students she was coaching. team soccer player Rossy what she learned on the pitch This year was the first year Garcia said she thought the she learned alot by doingit for the soccer skills camp, camp was really beneficial nee said tess and camp organizers said for both the younger and older students. learned alot by beingacoach ey hope to continue the “think it is really benefi- in the camp. camp next year with a pos- cial for the little kids,” she {definitely learned how to sible expansion in the overall said. “When you are little, be patient,” she said. scope ofthe program. These third, fourth and fifth grade boys practice their shooting skills during a soccer camp hosted by the Elk City Soccer Boosters and Elk City Soccer Club last week. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. HMA AHHH ¥ ¥ % By William B. Carroll Sports Editor The soccer camp put on by students a thing or two about the sport. ECHS student and boys team soccer player William effective soccer play. Wright said that while working with the younger students, he also was ableto Nie eNntence yale! the Elk City Soccer Booster Club and Elk City Soccer Club was a huge success Thursday and Friday in the Wright said that while the team’s coaches set up the overall framework of the program, they let the older pick up a few pointers from the coaches. Bustillos said he really en- joyed getting the opportunity « Huge Savings throughout July! camp's first outing as over 30 students teach the younger to be a coach. TEMPUR PEDIC { dy STEARNS & FOSTER students in grades kindergar- kids and allowed them to “It allows you to see things ten through sixth grade came spend time having fun at the from atotally different NIGH out to participate. camp. perspective,” he said. “It JULY 4th SALI The camp was led by ECHS student and boys changes how you view your coaches with the Elk City team soccer player Eduardo own play.” High School and Elk City Bustillos said that the goal Wright said he thought it Middle School soccer teams, of the program was to work was beneficial for the older with players from the teams with the younger students students to work with the helping to teach the younger and teach them the basics of younger students because he OX SPRING Justin McBride to coach Team Tautfest has the hest Mattress Selection in Western Oklahoma... Tempur-pedic ... Stearns & Foster... Sealy... Serta. Englander! USA for PBR Global Cup PUEBLO, Colo.- When jersey and putit all on the structure. 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