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Meet Lakewood's New Varsity Football Coach Friday Night
The Lakewood Rangers have a new varsity football, and you can meet him on Friday night.
LAKEWOOD, OH — Lakewood's school board has approved Tom Hannan to be the next varsity football coach for the Rangers. There will be a "meet & greet" Friday at 6 p.m. in the Civic Auditorium to welcome Hannan, and everyone is welcome to attend.
The Lakewood Rangers began their search for a new football coach last November when Mike Ribar resigned from the position to focus exclusively on the Ranger baseball program. It was a challenging season for the football Rangers, who did not win any games in 2016.
Hannan recently held a position as assistant head coach with Garrettsville’s James A. Garfield High School. He is also a licensed physical education teacher.
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Hannan comes to Lakewood with an extensive coaching resume stretching over 35 years that includes 6 years as head coach at Crestwood High School in Mantua, where he earned the most wins of any coach in school history and twice earned Akron Touchdown Club Coach of the Year honors. He also served as athletic director for four years while at Crestwood from 1994-2010.
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