by Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
Southern coach Ryan Lemley addresses his team after the regional semi-final loss to Newark Catholic on May 30th, at Beavers stadium in Lancaster, Ohio. (Alex Hawley/file photo)
slideshowRACINE, Ohio ? All good things must come to an end.
After 11 season and seven consecutive district titles, Ryan Lemley is stepping down as head coach of the Southern baseball team. Lemley, who has accepted an administration job at Warren Local, submitted his resignation Thursday, ending his tenure as a teacher and baseball coach at Southern High School
?Working at Southern was great,? Lemley said. ?I love all the people and all the guys who?ve played for me. I owe a lot to them, but being an administrator is something I?ve known that I wanted to do for a while. You don?t get opportunities at a school like Warren that often, so it was time.?
Lemley took the head coaching job in 2003 and has amassed 175 wins, second-most in school history behind Mick Winebrenner with 201. The Tornadoes have won seven district titles, three Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division championships and has finished as regional runners-up twice during Lemley?s tenure.
?All that success is attributed to hard work, not just from the time that I put in ? but the kids as well,? said Lemley. ?I think the work ethic of the kids here is unparalleled when it comes to baseball and that is what caused the continued success.?
Lemley was named Coach of the Year in the TVC Hocking three times, the most recent coming this past season, and Coach of the Year in the Southeast District four times, most recently in 2012. His 2012 baseball team set a school record with a 27-1 record and an undefeated regular season.
Lemley acquired some great achievements and memories during his time with the Purple and Gold, and he still bares a big smile when reflecting on some of those better moments.
?In 2010 we beat Tuscarawas Central Catholic in the regional semifinal,? Lemley said. ?The article from that game is framed at my house, ?Tornadoes shut out TCC, advance to regional final?. That game stands out to me as our signature win in my 11 years.?
Lemley also noted that the 2013 comeback victory over Fairfield in the district and the 2012 victory over Eastern to complete the undefeated regular season stood out as great memories.
Aside from the coaching baseball, Lemley has coached cross country, volleyball, football and junior high basketball, as well as serving as athletic director. Renovations made to Star Mill park while Lemley has been coach include new dugouts, a homerun fence, a grass infield, additions to the backstop, new scoreboards and a third field.
?The town was great to work with, letting us do all of those things,? said Lemley. ?Scott Hill and the town council deserve a ton of credit for allowing us to do that.?
Lemley is a graduate of Meigs High School, Ohio University and the University of Rio Grande. He spent 15 years as a teacher at SHS and also assisted the Meigs County radio station with football and basketball broadcasts over the past few years.
?I don?t have anything negative to say about Southern,? Lemley commented. ?It was a great place for me but I couldn?t pass up this opportunity. The kids and the team environment are the things I will miss the most. That environment is different than any other experience out there.?
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