{"id":5525,"date":"2011-04-28T09:37:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T15:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2011-04-28T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T15:37:53","slug":"hazelwood-central-baseball-football-assistant-coach-van-vanatta-is-new-varsity-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=5525","title":{"rendered":"Hazelwood Central Baseball, Football Assistant Coach Van Vanatta is New Varsity Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5526 alignleft\" title=\"V_Vanatta_HCHS_2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/V_Vanatta_HCHS_2-300x254.jpg?resize=300%2C254\" alt=\"V_Vanatta_HCHS_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Van T. Vanatta<\/strong> is the new varsity football coach of Hazelwood Central High School. The HSD Board of Education approved his hiring at a board meeting.<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Hazelwood School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Van T. Vanatta as the varsity football coach of Hazelwood Central High School.<br \/>\nVanatta has been with the district since August 2007 as a physical education and health teacher, assistant football coach and varsity baseball coach. As an assistant coach, he served as the defensive coordinator for the Hawks, helping lead the team to three consecutive bids at the state championship. The Hawks won the state title in 2008 and 2009, and were runners-up in 2010. In his role as baseball coach, the team earned first place in the Suburban North Conference and first place in District 6 in 2010. He was named baseball\u2019s Suburban North Conference Coach of the Year in 2010.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the opportunity. It\u2019s a new thing for me, even though I coached defense for a long time. I\u2019m looking forward to a new challenge,\u201d said Vanatta.<br \/>\n\u201cI expect to carry on tradition and to compete in every game, and I want to give our kids a chance to be successful,\u201d he continued.<br \/>\nJohn Pukala, activities director at Hazelwood Central, said \u201cstaying inside of our staff to hire a new coach gives us the opportunity to continue with the traditions of the past 50 years.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cVan has done a fantastic job as the baseball coach and was extremely valuable as a defensive coordinator for football for the past three years,\u201d Pukala said.<br \/>\nPrior to working for HSD, Vanatta was the head baseball coach and an assistant football coach at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. He served in similar capacities at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. He is a member of the National Education Association, Parent Teacher Student Association and the American Football Coaches Association. He is a church volunteer and parent volunteer with Cub Scouts.<br \/>\nVanatta has a bachelor\u2019s degree in physical education and health and a master\u2019s degree in education foundations from Central Methodist University.<br \/>\nHe is replacing former coach Rich Nixon, who resigned in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van T. Vanatta is the new varsity football coach of Hazelwood Central High School. The HSD Board of Education approved his hiring at a board meeting. The Hazelwood School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Van T. Vanatta as the varsity football coach of Hazelwood Central High School. 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