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Six Indiana high school girls basketball coaches have been chosen as 2021 Bob King Coaches of the Year by their peers in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced Tuesday.Â
Mark Redding of Carroll (Fort Wayne), Chris Seibert of Crown Point, Donna Buckley of Noblesville, Debbie Smiley of Brownsburg, Jared Rehmel of Linton-Stockton and Scott Schoen of Silver Creek have been selected as honorees for the 2020-21 season through voting that occurred from late January through early March, IBCA executive director Steve Witty said.Â
Honors are awarded according to IHSAA district boundaries, and two coaches from each district are recipients â Redding and Seibert in District 1; Buckley and Smiley in District 2; and Rehmel and Schoen in District 3.Â
⢠Johnston is cited after leading South Bend Adams to a 23-2 season that included a Northern Indiana Conference championship at 11-0. Johnston has amassed a 71-32 record in four seasons at Adams. He has a 266-169 ledger in 19 seasons as a varsity coach, including a 195-137 slate in 15 seasons at South Bend Washington. Johnston began his coaching career as the South Bend Clay freshman coach in 1996-97. He then assisted at South Bend Riley for five seasons before being named head coach at South Bend Washington. A 1991 graduate of South Bend Clay, Johnston played for seasons for the Colonials. He matriculated to Bethel College, playing basketball there for four seasons and helping the Pilots to an NAIA national championship in 1995. He earned a bachelorâs degree from Bethel in 1995 and a masterâs degree from IU-South Bend in 2008. Johnston has been named NIC Coach of the Year on six occasions, including 2021.Â