Girls basketball: Drew returns to lead Lakota East girls program
LIBERTY TWP. — Lakota East is turning to a familiar face to lead its girls basketball program. The school announced Monday, May 4, that Nikki Drew will return as head coach of the Thunderhawks, pending Board of Education approval, replacing Dan Wallace, who recently accepted an assistant athletic director position at Mercy McAuley.
Drew said the opportunity to return to Lakota East was one she ...
LIBERTY TWP. — Lakota East is turning to a familiar face to lead its girls basketball program. The school announced Monday, May 4, that Nikki Drew will return as head coach of the Thunderhawks, pending Board of Education approval, replacing Dan Wallace, who recently accepted an assistant athletic director position at Mercy McAuley.
Drew said the opportunity to return to Lakota East was one she had long envisioned. “To be honest, this would have been the only job I would have taken,” Drew said. “If I got back into coaching, it was going to be here.
I’ve been part of this community for a long time, and it just made sense. ” Drew previously led the program from 2009 to 2013, compiling a 55-40 record over four seasons. Her 2010-11 team reached the regional finals during a 19-6 campaign, and she was named Butler County Coach of the Year in 2013.