Plenty of Southeast Texas coaches will be honored at this year’s Southeast Texas Coaches Association Hall of Honor and Coaches of the Year Banquet that will be held in January along with the SE Texas Coaching School.

The Hall of Honor Class of 2019 just added a new member as Newton head football coach W.T. Johnson was recently added to the class.

Johnston just led Newton to back-to-back Class 3A Division II State Championships.

This year’s Hall of Honor Class will also consist of Del Basinger, Michael (M.J.) Mitchell, Bobby McGallion, George Eskue and Shawn Klinger.

The CHRISTUS Sports Medicine and Beaumont Bone and Joint Hall of Honor and Coach of the Year Presentation will be held at the Holiday Inn in Beaumont off Walden Rd. The event will start at noon Jan. 26 and tickets will be $20 and that includes lunch. If there are any questions, please feel free to email President Bobby Locke robert.locke@gccisd.net

The following coaches were named Coaches of the Year in their respective sports:

Football:

Eric Peevey – West Brook

Volleyball: Melissa Story – Vidor

Girls Cross Country: Stephanie Williams – Orangefield

Boys Cross Country: Dena Adkins – Little Cypress-Mauriceville

Boys Basketball: Joe Sigler – Silsbee

Girls Basketball: Michelle Trotter – Crosby

Baseball: Stephen Westbrook – Jasper

Softball: Karen Slack – Liberty

Boys Golf: Richard Miles – Barbers Hill

Girls Golf: Joey Butcha – Huffman

Boys Tennis: Matt DeYoung – East Chambers

Girls Tennis: Ismael Dutchover – Goose Creek Memorial

Boys Powerlifting: Randall Reich – Jasper

Girls Powerlifting: George Taylor – Goose Creek Memorial

Boys Soccer: Chris McDermand – Huffman

Girls Soccer: Gabby Carter – Jasper

Boys Track: Chris Fontenot – East Chambers

Girls Track: Brittany Granger – Hardin-Jefferson

Assistant Coach of the Year: Heath Gerlufsen: West Brook

Referee of the Year: Terry Landry,
Van Thomas

Media Person of the Year: Lance Edwards