New girls basketball coach for Beebe High

Well, the monthlong saga, also known as the search for the new girls basketball coach at Beebe High looks like it is over. Greene County Tech boys assistant coach Greg Richey was offered and has accepted the job. Coach Richey has had a reputation of winning conference championships and has been a part of state championship teams in track and basketball. Prior to being at GCT, Coach Richey was the boys basketball coach at Crowley's Ridge Academy in Paragound. He then was the boys junior high basketball coach at GCT, where he led the junior Eagles to numerous conference championships. He was then promoted to be Coach Bowlin's assistant, where, in a three year span, he was a part of two teams that won the 5A boys championship and was on a runner up team the other year. Coach Richey will be bringing his intense attention to detail, as well as his daughter, who will be a sophomore at BHS, and will be playing under her dad. Let's welcome Coach Richey and his family to Beebe. I wish Coach Richey the best of luck as he leads the Lady Badger basketball team in 2011-12 and beyond.