Lucero honored as top coach

Bill Lucero has been named Coach of the Season for the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon's 2005 basketball season.

“Bill has always been quick to volunteer as a coach, works well with kids and stresses teamwork and sportsmanship,” said Karen Bauder of the Boys & Girls Club. “No matter how many kids register, he accepts them all, forming as many teams as necessary.”

Lucero, who is principal at North Bend High School, has coached North Bend teams for several years.

Meanwhile, both Lucero and Sally Woodman, who also coaches North Bend teams, were nominated by the Boys & Girls Club for 2005 Coach of the Year awards through the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program.

While Lucero and Woodman were not selected as finalists, they were awarded “special recognition” status from the nearly 60,000 coaches in the program in the United States, Canada and abroad.

Coach certification

The next coach certification session is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Boys and Girls Club, 3333 Walnut Ave., in Coos Bay.

All Volunteer coaches are required to attend at least one session where they will view a video and compete a short questionnaire.

Those currently assisting with the basketball program and those planning to work with the spring soccer or track programs should plan to attend. Morning or Saturday sessions may be scheduled by calling Karen at 267-3635.

Bitty Basketball

Registration for Bitty Basketball, a program for first- and second-grade students, has started at the Boys and Girls Club. The program will be from 6 to 7 p.m. in the main gym of Marshfield High School on Mondays and Thursdays from Feb. 20 to March 16.

Skills and fundamentals of basketball will be taught using fun drills and competitions. The registration is $20 with current club membership.

Registration forms are available at local schools, the club office and online at www.bgc.sworegon.org.

For more information, those interested can call 267-3635.

NB cheer camp

North Bend High School's mini cheer camp for boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade will be held on Feb. 3 from 8 to 11:30 a.m. in the high school gym.

The fee is $8 and includes snack, certificate and mini pom pom. For an additional $10, participants can order a camp T-shirt.

People are encouraged to sign up before the camp and can do so by contacting the North Bend athletic office at 751-7160.

SCAT results

Several swimmers from the South Coast Aquatic Team competed last weekend in the highly competitive CAT Open at Corvallis, which draws many of the top swimmers in the state.

Both Michelle Jasmer and Kevin Waller won events for SCAT. Denise Green, Rachel Heaney, Matthew Johnson and Garrett Swafford each had top-10 finishes in several events.

SCAT results are listed in today's Community Scoreboard.