Randall promotes Brad Propst to head baseball coach and other hires around the Panhandle
When Cory Hamilton announced his retirement as head baseball coach of the Randall Raiders last month, there was speculation around who would take his place. There was no shortage of interest in such a high-profile position, but there were also multiple internal candidates that were strong options.
In the end, CISD athletic director Toby Tucker went with a name they knew best.
Brad Propst, who spent the 2022 season as an assistant coach for the Raiders, has been promoted to head coach. The announcement was made by CISD last Monday.
Though he was an assistant for one year, Propst is a former Raider player and graduate of Randall High. He played collegiate baseball at Oklahoma State before being drafted by the Houston Astros in 2011. Following his professional career, he became an assistant coach at Lubbock High before taking the same position at Willis.
Propst has head coaching experience, having been moved up to head coach at Willis in 2016 before coming to Randall last year. He will inherit a team coming off its first state tournament appearance in 16 years that returns a good stable of rising seniors led by Texas Tech commit Hagen Shed.
Here's a rundown of some other recent coaching hires.
Randall also filled out its final coaching vacancy by naming its new girls golf coach. Ben Gilliland, who won a state championship with the Randall boys, will serve in a dual role next year, coaching the boys and girls.
Longtime Tascosa girls basketball coach Betsy Baughman has resigned from her head coaching position at Groom after one season. She will take a coaching position at Austin JH in Amarillo. The position at Groom is now officially open.
Legendary Palo Duro boys basketball coach Jeff Evans has announced his next career move. He will be Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Fort Lewis College.
Miami girls head basketball coach Judd Lopez has departed the Warriors program to take the same position with Hermleigh. The Miami position is now open.
Wheeler has promoted assistant boys basketball coach Mitchell Lowrance to head coach.
Pampa has promoted assistant tennis coach David Moore to head coach. Moore has previous head coaching experience at Dalhart.
Clarendon has found its new track coach in Trae Hannon. Hannon was previously at Nazareth.
Kress has hired Gary Zacher to be its new boys basketball coach. This will be Zacher's first head coaching position.
Tulia has found its next head softball coach in Lanie Brittain, who was previously at Humble Kingwood.
Springlake-Earth has announced Brian Mahler will lead the boys basketball team this year. He is also the baseball coach.
In addition to the newly open positions at Miami and Groom, there are several open head coaching positions around the area. Hereford (golf), Clarendon (baseball), Borger (softball), and Bovina (football) all remain open.
More: Yancy Molloy leaving Clarendon baseball for assistant job with Tascosa
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