Dominican head girls basketball coach Kevin Schramka steps down

Dominican High School announced in a news release April 29 that longtime girls basketball coach Kevin Schramka has stepped down from the position following an 18-year tenure as head coach of the Knights. With Schramka’s departure, the school announced a transition to former Dominican star and current track coach Déysha Smith-Jenkins as new girls basketball coach. Smith-Jenkins has served as an assistant coach under Schramka for the last nine seasons.

“As head coach, Smith-Jenkins will inherit a program with a rich history of excellence, in which she once played a vital role on one of its best teams in the 2000s,” the release said. Smith-Jenkins scored a game-high 21 points for the Knights with five rebounds and three steals in a 62-56 defeat to Kewaunee in the 2011 WIAA Division 3 state girls basketball semifinal round during Dominican’s first trip to the state tournament in program history. The former Connecticut Husky was also a decorated track star for the Knights, winning five individual state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dash events.

She held the D2 state record in the 200 and graduated as Dominican’s all-time record holder in points, rebounds and blocked shots on the hardwood, along with school-record times in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter events on the track. “My mission as a coach is to build student-athletes who excel academically and athletically, and one day return to uplift the very alma mater that molded them, just like I did,” Smith-Jenkins said in the release. “Because I believe greatness isn’t just about what you achieve, it’s about what you give back, and the legacy you leave.

” Schramka departs the Knights after leading the program to its only two state tournament appearances in 2011 and 2022. He finished his tenure with a record of 307-140 in nearly two decades as head coach. “There is no one more suited to take on the role of head coach at Dominican High School than Coach Déysha Smith-Jenkins.