After 11 seasons, Anita King is stepping down as the volleyball coach at Herbert Hoover.
Citing medical reasons, King met with the Huskies players then submitted a letter of resignation before announcing her decision on the Hoover volleyball Facebook page on April 8.
“It was a tough decision to make, but I can’t give 100% to our team at the same time prioritizing my upcoming knee replacement surgery and rehabilitation afterwards,†King said in the letter.
In the post, King said she would continue to support Huskies volleyball and said she would miss conversations with coaches at other schools.
King led Hoover to the Class AAA state championship match and a 49-7-1 record in 2024. The Huskies lost the title match to Bridgeport at the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Coliseum & Convention Center.
In speaking with the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Gazette-Mail, King said she does not anticipate a return to coaching at the high school level, but once she has healed from surgery she would be interested in coaching youth or travel volleyball.
“I absolutely love the game, but the physical demands are too much,†King said. “I just need to focus on my health at this time.â€
The Hoover coach isn’t the only change among the coaching ranks in the Kanawha Valley or elsewhere in the Mountain State.
Greenbrier East volleyball’s Matt Sauvage announced his resignation on April 7, according to published reports. Sauvage had been with the Spartans for 21 years, 18 as head coach.
St. Albans boys basketball coach Bryan Carter England resigned earlier in April.
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NORTH-SOUTH HOOPS: The West Virginia Athletic Directors Association released rosters for the North-South boys basketball all-star game.
The South is headlined by South ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s Roman Kellum and will also feature Jalon Bailey (Shady Spring), Ethan Blackburn (Cabell Midland), Ashton Davis (Tug Valley), Noah Dawson (Ravenswood), Andrew Fitzwater (Greater Beckley Christian), Joey Gollihue (Chapmanville), Isaac Meddings (Wayne), Clay Robertson (Spring Valley), Trey Stump (Nicholas County), Kadien Vance (Westside) and Jaylon Walton (Woodrow Wilson).
Meanwhile the North will have Trevan Bonner (Tucker County), Baustin Bowers (Liberty Harrison), Jayden Bryant (Williamstown), Keshaun Creek (Martinsburg), La’Danien Cumberledge (Fairmont), Navier Hewitt (Parkersburg South), Cruz Isaly (Williamstown), Marty Johnson (Morgantown), Preston Luzader (Clay-Battelle), Benjamin Putnam (Lewis County), Parker Schramm (Williamstown) and Phoenix Sickles (Bridgeport).
As previously announced, Spring Valley’s Rick Chaffin and Wayne’s Sean Meddings will coach the South. The North will be led by Bridgeport’s Dave Marshall and Liberty Harrison’s Zak Bart.
The game is scheduled for June 13 at the South ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Community Center.
WVSSAC CHOOSES OGLEBAY: The high school golf state championship tournament will return to Wheeling at least through the 2028 season, the WVSSAC announced last week.
Oglebay Resort has been the site of the state tournament since 2002 and the proposal is to have the tournament return to the Jones Course at Speidel Golf Club there.
COMMITMENTS: Logan girls basketball players Addyson Amick and Halle Crouse both committed to WVU Tech on Monday. Cabell Midland baseball player Landon Nida is landing at the University of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, and Nitro soccer player Jayla Patton at WVU Tech.
TRANSFERS: Former George Washington boys basketball player Ben Nicol announced on social media that he has transferred from Ohio University to UC.
STATISTICS: Parkersburg South freshman softball pitcher Anniston Shelton struck out 19 batters in a 5-0 win over Hurricane. Shelton has fanned 170 in 74 innings so far this season. Alex Anderson had one of Hurricane’s two hits with a double.
