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SPARTAN SOFTBALL COACHES

JANET OGLESBY – HEAD COACH Coach Janet Oglesby is entering her eleventh year at South Paulding High School where she started the program in 2006. Under Oglesby’s helms, the Spartans have advanced to the state tournament four of the last six years, finishing region runner-up three times. The Spartans had their best finish in school history in 2012 as they advanced to the Elite Eight and finished tied for 5th place in the state. Prior to starting the Spartan program, she served as the head coach at Harrison High School for eleven years where her team finished state runner-up twice and cap- tured the 2000 AAAAA State Championship. While at Harrison, Coach Oglesby was awarded many honors, including AAAAA Georgia Coach of the Year, Cobb County Coach of the Year and Region Coach of the Year. She has also coached in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association and Georgia Dugout Club All-Star games. In 2015, Coach Oglesby was

inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame. She is a graduate of Fayette County High School, where she is a member of the FCHS Hall of Fame, and played college softball at Georgia Southern University. While at Georgia Southern, she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing. She completed her graduate work at Georgia State University earning a Master of Science degree in Sports Administration. After working in college athletics, Coach Oglesby attended Kennesaw State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education and served as an assistant softball coach. Her teaching responsibilities include Personal Fitness, General PE, Health, and Sports Medicine. She and her husband John have two children, Kalin and Jake who are both SPHS alumni. GARY JONES – ASSISTANT COACH Coach Jones enters his seventh year as an assistant coach with the Spartan Softball Programwhere he will serve as a varsity assistant and the junior varsity head coach. Hewas born and raised in Cobb Countywhere he graduated fromOsborne High School. Coach Jones earned a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.S. in SecondaryMath Education fromKennesaw State University. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Secondary Math Education fromPiedmont College. CoachJoneshasbeenteachingMathatSPHSsince2008. PriortocomingtoSPHS,hetaughtatHarrisonHighSchoolfrom2000to2003andSouthPauldingMiddleSchool from 2005 to 2008. His coaching experience includes sixteen years in slow and fast pitch softball. He also was an assistant football coach (receivers and defensive backs) and an assistant girls’ soccer coach at South Paulding Middle School. Coach Jones enjoys spending time with his three children and six grandchildren. BRYCE SELLERS – ASST. COACH Coach Sellers enters his first year working with the Spartan Softball program. He is originally from Paulding County where most of his family resides and is a 2010 grad- uate of South Paulding High School. While in high school, Coach Sellers played basketball, football, baseball, and ran track. After graduation, he continued his athletic careeratShorterUniversity inRome,GAonafootballscholarshipand joinedthebaseballteamforthefallseason.HegraduatedfromTheUniversityofWestGeorgia inthe spring of 2015with a degree in Health and Physical Education. His hobbies include fishing, summer sporting events, exercising, hiking, and spending timewith his friends and family. Coach Sellers has a twin brother (Brock) and a younger sister (Victoria). His grandfather, Sammy McClure, and his uncles, Reggie and Sammy McClure are the biggest influences in his life. His uncle, Lloyd Turner, spent seven years in the minors reaching AAA level, and is now the hitting coach for the Vermont Lake Monsters in the Oakland A’s system. “Sportshashadamajor impactonmy life.Sportsteachesyoungmenandwomena lotabout life.Itcanhumbleyou,teachesyouworkethic,andalsohowtoworkwellwith others in a team setting. I have built many relationships through sports and I am very fortunate that Coach Oglesby has givenme the opportunity to learn and be a part of her staff. I love learning and can’t wait tomake an impact this season! I ambeyond excited to come aboard for the 2016-2017 softball season at South Paulding. Looking forward to having a great year!” GO SPARTANS!

SPHS 2016 VARSITY & J.V. VARSITY SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE 8/9 8/11 8/12 8/12 8/13 8/13 8/13 8/13 8/13 8/16 8/17 8/22 8/23 8/25 8/25 8/27 8/27 8/27 8/30 8/31

OPPONENT

SITE

VARSITY

JV

Paulding County KennesawMtn

Away Away HOME HOME

5pm 7pm

7pm 5pm 5pm

Sonoraville

TCC

8:30pm 11:15am

Lassiter

Woodland HS Woodland HS

River Ridge

1pm

MISSY TOLBERT ASST. COACH & HEAD JUNIOR SPARTAN COACH Missy is in her fifth year workingwith the SPHSsoftballprogram. Sheservesasthe Head Coach for the Junior Spartan team and also serves as a varsity and junior varsity assistant coach in the Spartan Softball Program. She graduated from Harrison High School where she was a 4-year varsity letter winner in fast pitch softball. During her high school years, she played gold level travel ball for the East Cobb Softball Association, playing in ASANationals six years. Missy contin- ued her softball career at the collegiate level, playing two years at the University of West Georgia (Gulf South Conference DII) and two years at Kennesaw State University (Atlantic Sun Conference D1). While at the University of West Georgia she broke all pitching records and was selected to the All-Conference Team twice. Her softball recognitions include: Marietta Daily Journal Pitcher of the Year, Gulf South Conference Pitcher of the Week, East Cobb’s Continuance of Excellence in Softball, and Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week. She and her husband Brian have two sons, Bryce and Jase.

Northside Columbus

East Carroll Park East Carroll Park East Carroll Park

9:30am 11:15am 2:30pm

Central

Pierce County

North Cobb Allatoona Creekview Alexander

Away HOME HOME Away HOME HOME

5pm 7pm

7pm 5pm

5:55pm

5pm

Villa Rica

4:30pm

*NewManchester

6:30pm 12:30pm 2:30pm 6:30pm 5:55pm

NWWhitfield

Woodland HS Woodland HS Woodland HS

Darlington Woodland

*Mays

Away HOME HOME Away

North Paulding

7pm

5pm

9/1 9/8 9/9 9/9

*Langston Hughes

5:55pm 5:55pm

*Creekside

KennesawMtn JV Tournament

TBA

TBA TBA

KennesawMtn. JV Tournament TBA

9/10 9/10 9/10 9/14 9/15 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/27

Central

East Carroll Park East Carroll Park East Carroll Park

9:30am 11:15am 2:45pm

Gordon Lee Chattooga

Hiram

HOME Away HOME Away HOME HOME

7pm 5pm

5pm 7pm

*Douglas County

East Paulding

5:30pm 5:55pm

*Tri-Cities

*^Alexander *Northgate

7pm 7pm

5pm 5pm

10/3-10/8 Region Tournament

TBA