GLENVILLE – It isn’t often a school administrator has the opportunity to return to coaching.

Saturday, March 24, 2001

GLENVILLE – It isn’t often a school administrator has the opportunity to return to coaching.

Unfortunately for Lane Pearson, it didn’t last very long. But he definitely made the most of it.

In his first season as Glenville-Emmons High School girls’ basketball coach – and second as principal at Glenville Elementary – Pearson guided the Wolverines to the best record of any team in the area while setting two school records for defense.

It was, in all likelihood, a one-year stint. Because of restructuring in the Glenville-Emmons school district, Pearson’s principal position has been eliminated and he’ll probably be somewhere else next year at this time.

&uot;I’ve had people say, ‘Isn’t there anything you can do to stay around here and coach?’&uot; said Pearson.

The reason is because the Wolverines had one of their most successful and enjoyable seasons in recent memory, finishing 13-9 overall and 8-2 in the Western Division of the Southeast Conference.

It makes Pearson the Tribune’s Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year for the 2000-2001 season.

Pearson said it’s an honor, but the credit for it should go to the players.