I attended the Regional Tournament tonight at Montgomery County and I was amazed at how beautiful Whitaker field was with the lights on. While walking around enjoying the scenery and listening to the pregame music, I started talking to some fans and they were talking about how the Montgomery County athletic administration forced Coach Gene Combs out after he poured his heart and soul into the baseball program there. The Indians went 22-12 this season and was knocked out of the District Tournament by Clark County in extra innings. Montgomery County lost one senior that played regularly and the core of the returning players were Juniors and Sophomores.

 

I heard several parents say that the Athletic Department was an absolute mess and Athletic Director Gene Heffington had fired every coach in the school except for the Football coach and the girls basketball coach. That made me wonder, why would anyone want to Coach at Montgomery County High School? Will the administration pay the baseball coach the money they paid to get Happy Osborne? If I was a coach I would never want to work for an AD who doesn't know what he is doing. You ask, " How do you know that Heffington doesn't know what he is doing? Here is what I found out the past two days.

 

1) He has fired every coach in the School System other than the girls basketball coach and football coach. Rumor is unless the Indians football team goes deep into the playoffs this will be the last year for the football coach.

 

2) I was told by a parent that baseball coach Gene Combs was called by Heffington and was told he needed to play the son of an School Board employee and let him prove himself after she complained to the Superintendent that her son was not playing.

 

3) Several Parents of baseball players wrote letter complaining on Combs because their son wasn't playing and wouldn't sign their names to the letters. I was told Heffington advised Combs he would investigate every complaint even if the parents would not sign their name on the letters. Basically all you had to do is make up false allegations and not sign your name and Heffington would use that against the coach.

 

4) Several baseball players parents complained that their son should be playing more and Heffington questioned Combs on why just about every player that wasn't playing. I'm not sure he knew that baseball requires 9 players on the field and up to 10 batters in the game on offense.

 

5) Heffington forced out Basketball Coach Tony Wise after a 23 win season and informed him they were going in another direction and he wasn't a good fit. Wise pleaded with him and asked that he be given another chance and he would make changes. Heffington would not give in so Wise resigned. The next day reporter Dan Manley contacted Heffington and asked the reason for Wise resigning and he stated that he was surprised that he had resigned and acted as if he didn't know why he resigned.

 

6) The Montgomery County School System is paying Heffington $85,000 a year to destroy families when in essence he is so lost that it isn't even funny. I was told by a parent to contact another AD in the Region and ask him about the 10th Region Basketball Tournament. I contacted the AD who didn't want his name mentioned but advised me that Heffington didn't know what to do during the tournament and Phil Rison had to bail him out.

 

7) A school official from another County got in Heffington's face and told him his school would never support Montgomery County High School again at anything after he had cops threaten to put their students in jail because they wanted to celebrate with the team after winning the 10th Region basketball tournament. What is this man thinking to treat kids like this?

 

I wonder what part Phil Rison plays in this? Does he have any imput on the hiring and firings that is taken place. I'm told he plays a very good game with Superintendent Josh Powell and agrees with everything he says not caring about destroying family's.

 

I was told that the father of a baseball player who does not play a lot and is an employee of Montgomery County High School System was put on a committee to hire a new coach. That's a conflict of interest. Did he complain during the season?

 

If I'm a Coach the last place I would want to coach is Montgomery County High School under this Administration. I'm told that a Front runner for the job is a coach that has been charged with DUI and his current school will be glad to get rid of him. Montgomery County Athletics has always been average in my opinion and now I see why.

 

Coach Combs, You deserved better and you may not realize it now but one day you will look back and see you didn't need that job because the School System is not worried about win or losses, they are more worried about keeping the parents happy and letting them run the show. When they see they can't get a top notch coach without baggage to look their way unless they throw out a $100,000 a year like they did to Happy Osborne they may someday see they had a great coach. I feel sorry for the players because at the end of the day they are the one who got hurt over this.

7) A school official from another County got in Heffington's face and told him his school would never support Montgomery County High School again at anything after he had cops threaten to put their students in jail because they wanted to celebrate with the team after winning the 10th Region basketball tournament. What is this man thinking to treat kids like this?

 

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First I have heard of this. This school official would have to be from GRC as they won the region. I will check on the truth on this.

 

Now to the thread title....I have no cluse as to who they will hire. Any thoughts on who has/will apply?

It's GRC, the guy knows what he is talking about there because I'm the one who told him. It's no telling who they will hire if Heff does the hiring.

I attended the Regional Tournament tonight at Montgomery County and I was amazed at how beautiful Whitaker field was with the lights on. While walking around enjoying the scenery and listening to the pregame music, I started talking to some fans and they were talking about how the Montgomery County athletic administration forced Coach Gene Combs out after he poured his heart and soul into the baseball program there. The Indians went 22-12 this season and was knocked out of the District Tournament by Clark County in extra innings. Montgomery County lost one senior that played regularly and the core of the returning players were Juniors and Sophomores.

 

I heard several parents say that the Athletic Department was an absolute mess and Athletic Director Gene Heffington had fired every coach in the school except for the Football coach and the girls basketball coach. That made me wonder, why would anyone want to Coach at Montgomery County High School? Will the administration pay the baseball coach the money they paid to get Happy Osborne? If I was a coach I would never want to work for an AD who doesn't know what he is doing. You ask, " How do you know that Heffington doesn't know what he is doing? Here is what I found out the past two days.

 

1) He has fired every coach in the School System other than the girls basketball coach and football coach. Rumor is unless the Indians football team goes deep into the playoffs this will be the last year for the football coach.

 

2) I was told by a parent that baseball coach Gene Combs was called by Heffington and was told he needed to play the son of an School Board employee and let him prove himself after she complained to the Superintendent that her son was not playing.

 

3) Several Parents of baseball players wrote letter complaining on Combs because their son wasn't playing and wouldn't sign their names to the letters. I was told Heffington advised Combs he would investigate every complaint even if the parents would not sign their name on the letters. Basically all you had to do is make up false allegations and not sign your name and Heffington would use that against the coach.

 

4) Several baseball players parents complained that their son should be playing more and Heffington questioned Combs on why just about every player that wasn't playing. I'm not sure he knew that baseball requires 9 players on the field and up to 10 batters in the game on offense.

 

5) Heffington forced out Basketball Coach Tony Wise after a 23 win season and informed him they were going in another direction and he wasn't a good fit. Wise pleaded with him and asked that he be given another chance and he would make changes. Heffington would not give in so Wise resigned. The next day reporter Dan Manley contacted Heffington and asked the reason for Wise resigning and he stated that he was surprised that he had resigned and acted as if he didn't know why he resigned.

 

6) The Montgomery County School System is paying Heffington $85,000 a year to destroy families when in essence he is so lost that it isn't even funny. I was told by a parent to contact another AD in the Region and ask him about the 10th Region Basketball Tournament. I contacted the AD who didn't want his name mentioned but advised me that Heffington didn't know what to do during the tournament and Phil Rison had to bail him out.

 

7) A school official from another County got in Heffington's face and told him his school would never support Montgomery County High School again at anything after he had cops threaten to put their students in jail because they wanted to celebrate with the team after winning the 10th Region basketball tournament. What is this man thinking to treat kids like this?

 

I wonder what part Phil Rison plays in this? Does he have any imput on the hiring and firings that is taken place. I'm told he plays a very good game with Superintendent Josh Powell and agrees with everything he says not caring about destroying family's.

 

I was told that the father of a baseball player who does not play a lot and is an employee of Montgomery County High School System was put on a committee to hire a new coach. That's a conflict of interest. Did he complain during the season?

 

If I'm a Coach the last place I would want to coach is Montgomery County High School under this Administration. I'm told that a Front runner for the job is a coach that has been charged with DUI and his current school will be glad to get rid of him. Montgomery County Athletics has always been average in my opinion and now I see why.

 

Coach Combs, You deserved better and you may not realize it now but one day you will look back and see you didn't need that job because the School System is not worried about win or losses, they are more worried about keeping the parents happy and letting them run the show. When they see they can't get a top notch coach without baggage to look their way unless they throw out a $100,000 a year like they did to Happy Osborne they may someday see they had a great coach. I feel sorry for the players because at the end of the day they are the one who got hurt over this.

 

The bolded are not true.

I know for a fact the boys and girls golf coaches kept their jobs, as well as the boys soccer coach.

There are no females on the school board who have sons that play baseball.

 

 

It will be interesting to see who applies for the job.

It's GRC, the guy knows what he is talking about there because I'm the one who told him. It's no telling who they will hire if Heff does the hiring.

 

I sent you a PM

There is a. Son of a board member on the team and a secretary at central office who son play on the team. Get your facts straight. Now people are saying Keith Madison will be the next coach. Won't happen!

There is a. Son of a board member on the team and a secretary at central office who son play on the team. Get your facts straight. Now people are saying Keith Madison will be the next coach. Won't happen!

 

You are right. There is a son of a board member on the team, but not one of the female members of the BOE. Make sure you read carefully before telling someone to get their facts straight.

Keith Madison is coming to speak to the middle school and high school baseball teams. That's where that rumor got started.

I said a son of a board of education employee not a board member. I hear she was Combs biggest critic along with the father of Ben Gulley who is a school board member. I was informed last night that Athletic Director Gene Heffington was being let go today and Phil Rison will be named Athletic Director. I think Rison will do a good job if Superintendent Josh Powell will let him do his job. If I was Rison I would do everything I could to get Gene Combs to stay but when you have every employee at their Central offices against you because their son wasn't playing, I kind of doubt if Phil would stick his neck on the line for Combs. I am hearing that 2 of Montgomery County Indians better players are moving because their parents took jobs in other counties. I knew that was coming.

I said a son of a board of education employee not a board member. I hear she was Combs biggest critic along with the father of Ben Gulley who is a school board member. I was informed last night that Athletic Director Gene Heffington was being let go today and Phil Rison will be named Athletic Director. I think Rison will do a good job if Superintendent Josh Powell will let him do his job. If I was Rison I would do everything I could to get Gene Combs to stay but when you have every employee at their Central offices against you because their son wasn't playing, I kind of doubt if Phil would stick his neck on the line for Combs. I am hearing that 2 of Montgomery County Indians better players are moving because their parents took jobs in other counties. I knew that was coming.

 

Gotcha. When I heard Board of Ed, I think School Board. I always called what you are talking about Central Office employees.