By Matt Browning

Brent Clark, the Little River girls basketball coach, was chosen the Salina Regional Sports Medicine Coach of the Month. The Redskins have sat atop VYPE’s Salina Area Power Rankings all season.

“This year’s team is like no other team I have ever coached, as we have so much depth,” Clark said. “We have four returning starters & several other very skilled players. This year’s freshmen class has so much talent to go along with what we have returning.”

Clark has 22 years of coaching experience, starting with Quivira Heights and moving on to Chase, before landing at Little River three years ago.

“My coaching philosophy is to get our kids to work extremely hard and at the same time, enjoy playing,” Clark said. “I want them to buy into our strategies and where I want our program to go. I want to make sure we’re running offenses and defenses that fit their abilities. Most importantly I want to teach them that no matter what our skill level, we will be better if we focus on playing together.”

Being able to coach at such a tradition-rich school like Little River, which has won four state championships, is an honor for Clark.

“This is a great community, with strong parental support, an awesome school system, administration, faculty, staff and kids,” Clark said. “I am also thankful for the valuable Assistant Coaches I’ve had. God has blessed me with this position.”