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VARSITY COACHES:

Head Varsity Coach

CLYDE METCALF

 

 

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In 25 seasons Coach Metcalf  has compiled a record of 664 wins against 161 losses and no ties. Metcalf's teams have advanced to the Final Four 10 times winning 6 State Titles and finishing as runner-up 3 times. The Sailors have twice been named National Champions and were the USA Today Team of the Decade for the 1990's. Coach Metcalf has received numerous coaching awards, among which he was named National Coach of the Year twice and recipient of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Lifetime Membership Award. Metcalf has been a Professional Instructor at SHS for 26 of his 32 years, currently teaching Personal Fitness and has served as Sarasota High's Athletic Director for the past 13 years.

Previous Playing and Coaching Experience: Six years Assistant Coach at Riverview High School; 26 years at Sarasota High School. 14th year Athletic Director at Sarasota High School.

Wife: Jan

Children: Mike, Jackie, & Robyn

Born: Sarasota, FL

Graduate: SHS '71, Florida State University '75, & Nova University '77

Coach Metcalf's Record at SHS(1982-Present): 635 - 153 - 0    

Titles: Won National Titles in 1989 & 1994; Won State Titles in 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996 & 2007; State Runner-Up in 1988, 2000, & 2006; Won Sectional Titles in 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, & 1996; Won Regional Titles in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, & 2006; Won District Titles in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006; District Runner-Up in 1982 & 1983.

Coaching Honors: 1989 National Prep Coach of the year (USA Today and Easton Sports Polls); 1989 Tampa Tribune Coach of the Year; 1984, '87, '88, 89', 93', 94', 95', '96, '00, '02, '05 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Area Coach; 1987, '89 Florida Diamond Club Coach of the Year; 1985, '91, '04 FACA South All-Star Coach; 1987, '89, 93' American Baseball Coaches Association District Coach of the Year and Finalist for National Coach of the Year; 1993 Florida Athletic Coaches Association Baseball Coach of the Year, 1994 USA Today, American Baseball Coaches Association and National Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year; 2004 Lifetime member, Florida Athletic Coaches Association; 2005 SASA Sportsman of the Year; 2006 ABCA/Diamond Sports Company High School Division III, Region 3 Coach of the Year.

Assistant Varsity Coach

ED HOWELL      

 

 

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Coaching Experience: SHS Head Varsity Coach twelve years. Assistant Baseball Coach seventeen years. Five years Head Football Coach.

Previous Playing and Coaching Experience: Coached NCNB LL, four years; Sr. Babe Ruth Baseball, Savon, two years; Coached Australian Team '77-'79 (taught and coordinated baseball programs).

Pro Baseball: Oakland A's '67-'69

Wife: Jonny

Children: Eddie & Shannon

Graduate: SHS '62 & Florida State '67

Record when Head Coach(1969-1977): 180 - 88 - 1    

Titles when Head Coach(1969-1977): Won State Title in 1973; Won Sectional Title in 1973; Won Regional Title in 1973; Won District Titles in 1969, 1972, 1973, & 1976; District Runner-Up in 1970.

Assistant Principle for 39 years at SHS, retired.

Assistant Varsity Coach

TED LYKE

 

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Coaching Experience: Nineteen years at SHS.

Previous Playing and Coaching Experience:  Nine years Assistant FB H.S. in N.Y.; one year FB US Army - Europe; three years Track & Field H.S. in N.Y.; six years Sarasota Little League; six years American Legion Coach.

Wife: Lynn

Children: Chris

Born: Vincennes, Indiana

Graduate: Carmel High School (N.Y.) & S.U.N.Y. Cortland

Assistant Varsity Coach

MARK ASCHENBRENNER

 

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Coaching Experience: Nineteen years at SHS, nine years as Varsity; three as JV Assistant - six years as Head JV Coach. Five years Assistant Football Coach.

Playing Experience: Played three years University of Wisconsin.

Wife: Shirley

Children: Ryan & Jared

Born: Milwaukee, WI

Graduate: Marquette University High School, University of Wisconsin 1984.

Assistant Varsity Coach

BRENT BLOSSER

 

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Coaching Experience: Sixteen years at Babe Ruth Baseball, six years Little League, and American Legion, has instructed many former and present sailors. Five years as Assistant Varsity Coach at Sarasota High School.

Wife: Cindy

Sons: Greg & Doug

Assistant Varsity Coach

DWAYNE STRONG

 

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Coaching Experience: Fifteen years total. One Year Manatee Community College, two Years Manatee High School, seven years Booker High School, fourteen years American Legion, five at Sarasota High School.

Graduate: Manatee High School, Manatee Community College, and Edward Waters College.

Assistant Varsity Coach

PAT"GRANDPA"COLLINS

 

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Coaching Experience: Fiveteen years at SHS; eight years at Babe Ruth Baseball, four years American Legion - coached the 1991 American Legion Team, won both State and Regionals and attended the World Series in Pennsylvania.

Wife: Delores

Children: Pat, Sue & Joan, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren

Lived in Sarasota twenty years, retired.

Assistant Varsity Coach

JOE DEPASTINO

 

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Coaching Experience: Fourteen years pro baseball; two year varsity assistant coach.

Wife: Amy

Children: Rocco

 

 

 

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   JV COACHES:

Head JV Coach

FRANKIE SANDERS

 

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Coaching Experience: Five years as Sarasota High School Head JV Coach. Graduate of Riverview High School, Pasco-Hernando J.C., six years pro baseball - drafted by the Cleveland Indians.
Assistant JV Coach

JOHN WATSON

 

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Coaching Experience: Sarasota Coach since 1977 - four years head coach baseball coach; twenty years varsity and JV football coach; twenty years boys golf coach. Five years JV baseball.

Wife: Lana

Children: Mary Ann, Lynne, Jennifer, & five grandchildren

Record When Head Varsity Coach(1978-1981): 79 - 52 - 1    

Titles when Head Varsity Coach(1978-1981): Won Regional Title in 1980; Won District Titles in 1980 & 1981; District Runner-Up in 1978.

Graduate: University of Florida

Assistant JV Coach

MARLIN STOLTZFUS

 

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Coaching Experience: Was a pitching coach at Millersville University. Five years as Assistant JV Coach following the end of his playing career from 1999-2001.

Born: Lancaster, PA

Grew up in Sarasota

Assistant JV Coach

LARRY TWYFORD

 

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Coaching Experience: Many years at Babe Ruth Baseball, Little League and Legion Baseball, four years Mansfield University, PA, three years Assistant JV Coach.

Wife: Carol

Children: Damen & Jordan

Graduate: Mansfield University, PA

 

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SUPPORT STAFF:

Athletic Trainer

JOHN CASEY 

 

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Head Athletic Trainer at Sarasota High School for 6 years.

Home Town: Shrewsbury, Mass.

Playing Career: 4 year letter winner at Seton Hall and Quinnipiac University (Baseball)

Announcer

LYNN BONNETT

 

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Voice of The Sailors.
Film Crew

ADAM YARBROUGH

 

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Adam is part of the Film Crew for SHS Baseball('06, '07), SHS Basketball('06), and  SHS Football('05, '06, '07).

Birthplace: Sarasota, FL

Age: 19

Grade: Sarasota alumni class of  '07

Film Crew

JASON YARBROUGH

 

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Jason is also part of the Film Crew for SHS Baseball('06, '07), SHS Basketball('06), and SHS Football('05, '06, '07).

Birthplace: Sarasota, FL

Age: 19

Grade: Sarasota alumni class of  '07

Bat Boy

COLTON

 

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Birthplace: Sarasota, FL

Age: 12   Height: 4'7"   Weight: 57

Bats: R   Throws: L

Position: 2nd Base/Bat Boy

Grade: 5

 

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