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Coaches corner
Padgett VanHoutteghem
for me in Cass City. She was the SVSU for the most wins. We
Name: Padgett VanHoutteghem girls varsity coach and she was went to Nationals and made it
Sport/Activity: Basketball looking at me when i was in 7th to the finals. Ive been to nu-
School / Community: Bad Axe and 8th grade. She was an amaz- merous pro games and college
Family: Dr jim, Logan, Grace ing person and coach. games. I love going to womens
husband is a chiropractor, logan Lloyd Schinner (not spelled right) games. I was able to spend
is 16 and grace is 14 - He is a Bad Axe native that went time in Connecticut and meet
We moved to bad axe when the to U of M on a basketball scholar- the womens coach and some
kids were young due to my hus- ship. His first year at Cass City of the players that went on to
bands practice being there or i he brought me up to Varsity as a Pro. The current womens bas-
woul dhave loved to coach at my freshman. He coached me all four ketball coach at CMU was my
home high school years and was helpful in teach- assistant coach at SVSU. She
ing me and getting me to set my is having amazing seasons at
How long have you participated in standards higher. He was crucial Central.
this sport/activity? in getting me a full ride scholar- Where does your team normally
I was born with a basketball in ship for basketball. practice?
my hands! always loved the Who do you idolize in this sport/ We practice at the high school
sport. Played constantly grow- activity? Have you traveled anywhere
ing up. Hung with the boys be- stephen curry- loves GOD and is special related to this sport/ac-
cause girls didnt want to play an amazing role model tivity?
ball. Spent hours up at the cass Pat Head Summit- I played in Kansas at Hayes
city park playing pick up games i watch games constantly and find States University for a year and
with the boys. myself assessing the coaches traveled all over. We played
more than the players at this Colorado, Nebraska, It was
What do you love best about it? stage of my life. just an amazing experience to
Its my favorite sport. coaches play such a key role in have everything paid for and be
athletes. they can make or break treated with such respect. I am
Thinking back over the years, a young athlete and sadly ive very grateful for the experience.
who is a mentor or coach that seen both. What awards or honors have
helped you grow as a coach or you won?
athlete? What made them spe- Have you met anyone famous in I’d have to go up in the attic
cial? this sport/activity? and dig out the exact articles. I
Kally Maharg was a huge mentor Many athletes along the way. I believe i made all conference
believe we still have the record at first team all four years of high
school. State honors and
various other awards in high
school
I still own the most points
scored for high school girls
basketball in cass city
What have you learned from
participating in this sport/ac-
tivity?
Basketball was my life line. It
allowed me to go to college,
get an education, travel, and
learn a whole lot about life
during that time. So for me it
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