NP has new soccer coach

Bobby Holden was hired as New Palestine's new boys soccer coach at Monday's meeting.

Holden led Pendleton Heights to the semistate last season, and was the Arabians' coach the last two years. He also has been actively involved in coaching in the Greenfield Strikers soccer club.

Holden was a goalkeeper for Greenfield-Central's teams in the 2000s.

Daily Reporter story

Also, Mt. Vernon should be close to naming its new football coach. According to a source close to the program passing information along through The Gridiron Digest, there were three finalists -- Beech Grove coach (and former New Palestine coach) Doug Armstrong, MV teacher and former player/assistant coach Tim Miller and Pike assistant Pat Echivarria. Final interviews were to take place today with a board meeting next week. Doug Peacock stepped down from the position after 17 years this offseason.

Armstrong is also a reported finalist for the vacant Eastern Hancock coaching position, according to a previous Daily Reporter report. The coach would be replacing Mark Reddy, who stepped down after three years at the helm at EHHS.