Head Coach Bob Griggs
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Head Varsity
Coach Bob Griggs |
In the 2010 season, Coach Griggs begins his 16th
fastpitch season as the coach at Lexington Catholic. Through 15 seasons, he has compiled an
overall record of 281-231-1. His
teams have won 10 district championships and one regional championship. They have 3 district runner-ups and 2
regional runner-ups. Bob and his 1999
staff (Kevin Bruggeman and Anne Lynd) were voted the Kentucky Coaching Staff
of the year by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association. In 2008, he was awarded the KY Prep
Softball 11th Region Coach of the Year. He coached 3 years on the Kentucky Prep Softball East All Star
Teams in 1999, 2000 (Head Coach), and 2001.
As the head coach in 2000 he led the East team to a 2-0 record over
the West Team. In June of 2000,
Griggs was inducted into the KY Prep Softball Hall of Fame. He was on the inaugural coaching staff for
the Kentucky All Stars in the newly formed Kentucky-Tennessee All Star Series
in 2006. He continues to serve on the
Kentucky Prep Softball Board. He also
serves as the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Webmaster (www.kyhighschoolsoftball.com). In addition to his softball coaching, he
coached 10 years for the Lexington Catholic Football Team, and he has been a
teacher at Lexington Catholic for 17 years in the math department. Griggs is a Lexington native, graduating
from Tates Creek High School. While
attending Tates Creek, he lettered in football, wrestling, and baseball. He earned his undergraduate degree from
Eastern Kentucky University and his graduate degree from Georgetown
College. Coach Griggs is married (Sheila)
and they have two children (Lindsay and Joey). |
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Assistant
Varsity Coach/ Head JV Coach Terry Sargent |
Terry Sargent is in his 8th season in 2010
as an assistant coach for Lexington Catholic High School. Coach Sargent has been a coach for several
years in softball and baseball. His
most recent coaching job was in his hometown of Paris for the Bourbon County
Softball Team. Terry is a graduate of
Paris High School. He was a 4 year
player for the Paris baseball team.
He played several years on men’s slowpitch teams, and was instrumental
in helping the NSA compile their rule book.
Terry works in Lexington for Brandeis Machinery, and continues to
reside in Paris with his wife Karen and daughter Ashley. |
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Assistant Varsity
Coach Larry Meikel |
Larry Meikel enters his first year in 2010 with the
team. Larry has a long history as a
fastpitch coach and as a player. After
moving to Lexington from Kansas in the summer of 1996, Larry began using his experience
helping the Knights coaching staff behind the scenes. His daughter, Amy was entering the 6th
grade at Mary Queen and would join the Knights roster the following
season. Larry continued to help with
the team as a summer travel coach, and with player development in the off
season. After his daughter’s
graduation in 2002, he followed her 4 year career at Transylvania University,
but he still helped at Catholic with our annual Lady Knights Tournament. Coach Meikel returned to help in a coaching
capacity last summer, and will be officially on our coaching staff this
spring. Larry will specialize in
helping pitchers, but will also work in all facets of the game with the team. |
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Trainer Barb Winters |
Barb Winters is in her 18th year in 2010 as
the Lexington Catholic Trainer. She has
worked will all of the athletic teams at Catholic during her time at
Lexington Catholic. |