Ephrata softball coach retiring after giving back, forming connections
Ephrata Tigers’ softball head coach Heather Wood talks to one of her players in the dugout. Wood has been coaching for the Tigers since 2002 and recently announced her retirement as head coach of the team.
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Tigers’ head coach Heather Wood gets the cooler dumped on her by the softball players after she earned her 250th career win this spring. Wood coached for Quincy before heading to Ephrata to be the head coach for 23 years.
Head coach Heather Wood talks to the Tigers softball players before they go out onto the field. Wood said she has seen a lot of change in the team in her time as the head coach.
Tigers’ head coach Heather Wood talks to one of her players as they prepare to go up to bat. Wood plans to support the softball team even after her retirement.
Heather Wood fist bumps one of her players after hitting a home run. Wood said one of the challenges when starting as the head coach was figuring out the differences between slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball.
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers softball coach, Heather Wood, is officially retiring after coaching since 2002. This season the Tigers softball team earned third in districts and made the state tournament after Wood earned her 250th career win with the team in April.
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