Clinton Lady Maroons Basketball: Summer of 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Summer of 2011

The Lady Maroons hosted their 3rd annual summer basketball camp this past June. We had over 30 campers once again this summer and got to work with some outstanding kids. Camp staff this summer included assistant coach Justin Deters, First Team OVC selection Brooklyn Gregory, 2nd Team OVC selection Haley Toohill, Madi Bevins, Amber Miller, Morgan Witzke, Miranda Ennis, and Nolan Snyder.

The Lady Maroons summer basketball schedule wrapped up the second week of July after utilizing 24 of our 25 allowed contact days per the IHSA. We played 20 varsity games and 12 Fr/So. games this summer for a total of 32 games. The varsity team finished 9-11, while the Fr/So. team went 11-1. Their only defeat was the last game of the summer (3rd game of the day) against a large 3A school in the Pontiac Lady Indians.

This summer we saw several players at our skill development workouts trying to improve their fundamentals. Those we got to work with on a regular basis include: Haley Toohill, Morgan Witzke, Miranda Ennis, Jessica Scott, Payton Bieber, Megan Tool, Shalyn Houston, Mylee Tarbox, Ally Green, and Haley Ginger (who was our only player with perfect attendance...congratulations Ging)! We were also able to work with Amber Miller, Madi Bevins, Morgan Hickman, Alivia Powers, and Alex Hunt. It's very difficult for our players to attend our summer stuff and balance their schedules with so much going on such as: softball, volleyball, track, and summer jobs! I appreciate the time we did get to spend with our players and I know we were able to help them improve and grow as players.

For those of you who got to watch us and followed us throughout the summer you probably saw how much we improved as the summer went along. We had a lot of young players working with us and the adjustment period of going from Jr. High, to varsity basketball, was a slow process. By the end of June; our kids were starting to catch on to our team philosophy and what it feels and looks like to be a Lady Maroon. We still have a long way to go, but I have a feeling that I'm really going to enjoy teaching this team how to play the game the way we think it should be played.

Yours in Hoops,
Josh Williams
Head Girls' Basketball Coach
Clinton High School

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Junior Varsity Coach: Justin Deters

Coach Deters finished his third year with the Lady Maroons. His primary role has been player substitutions at the varsity level, while also serving as the JV head coach. He served as the 8th grade boys' basketball coach in 2009-2010 for CJHS. He also spent one year as the Fresh/Soph boys' coach at Dieterich High School, and several years coaching the boys' youth basketball program in his hometown of Teutopolis. Coach Deters has been hired as the Assistant Principal at Clinton Junior High School. He begins his first year during the 2013-14 school year. We are extremely happy he has chosen to return to our staff. He has done an outstanding job teaching our Fresh/Soph kids fundamental basketball. We are pleased to have his knowledge and passion with the Lady Maroons.

Freshman Coach: Brian Ennis

Assistant coach Brian Ennis just completed his first season with the Lady Maroons and helped lead them to a school record of 25 wins and the class 2A Regional Championship. Brian has spent many years helping with the Clinton youth athletic programs. The past several years he's worked as a registered basketball official. Coach Ennis has three children, Aaron, Nathan, and Miranda. He attended Argenta-Oreana High School and played for legendary coach Tom Saunches. Brian and his wife Tammie, make their home in Clinton, IL. He will be in charge of leading the Lady Maroons Freshmen team, while helping to teach our kids the fundamentals of basketball.