I By Christine Krapf

I By Christine Krapf

Special to the Rappahannock News

Just after being named head coach of the Rappahannock County High School girls volleyball and basketball teams, Scott Wilde outlined a short but growing list of goals that he hoped to achieve.

• A Bull Run District championship and defeating Strasbmg in volleyball.

* Recruiting more girls to play for the basketball program.

• Putting together packets of information on summer camps.

• Open gym time for summer play.

• Mandatory study halls after school.

"I know the games, and a lot of the training and conditioning for the games is the same,” said Wilde, who spent two years as an assistant coach for the boys varsity basketball team. “It’s nice to coach both sports.”

Wilde replaces Jared Nieters, who guided the Rappahannock County volleyball team to a fourth-place finish in the Group A state championship. He takes over for Rhonda Jenkins, who resigned following the girls basketball season.

Panthers athletic director J.D. Almond likes the positive outlook that Wilde brings to the programs.

"Scott can bring some enthusiasm and fresh ideas to the programs,” Almond said.

Wilde fills two of the four open head coaching spots at Rappahannock County. The school still needs coaches for the football and cheerleading teams.

Almond said that more than 30 people have expressed an interest in the head football spot

"We have a good pool of applicants to weed through,” Almond said, adding that about 10 individuals will be interviewed fin* the post.

Before coming to Rappahannock County to teach mathematics, Wilde spent one year in Culpeper and two in Caroline counties. He also has walked as a computer network engineer. A native of Ohio, Wilde played basketball and dub volleyball for two years at Gettysburg College (PA) before graduating from Bowling Green University.

Since gaining the two coaching posts, Wilde has been busy meeting with returning players and gathering information about summer camps. Some of his volleyball players already