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Walpole Girls’ Hoop Coach Stacy Bilodeau Ousted by WHS Principal

After 11 years coaching the Walpole High School Lady Rebels basketball team Stacy Bilodeau has been informed she will not return next season.

The final buzzer has apparently sounded on Stacy Bilodeau’s tenure with the Walpole High School girls’ basketball team.

According to the Boston Herald, Bilodeau was informed Tuesday “her services were no longer needed” as head coach of the girls’ basketball team. Bilodeau told the Herald’s Dan Ventura the decision was made by WHS principal Stephen Imbusch, who told the newspaper “it was a personnel decision.”

He declined further comment.

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Bilodeau, who coached the Lady Rebels for 11 seasons, was a WHS standout from 1991-94. After returning to Walpole and taking over the program in 2002, Bilodeau won a Div. 2 state title in 2004.

The Rebels finished last season with a 13-8 record, losing to Bishop Feehan, 71-56 in the Div. 2 South Sectional State Tournament. Bilodeau told the Herald she was “in shock” following Tuesday’s news and is weighing her options.

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"I am thinking about fighting this," Bilodeau told the Herald. "It's a shame when some people have the power to go behind the scenes and do this."

To read the Boston Herald’s story in its entirety, click here.

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