Arkansas high school football coach honored with 2019 Gatorade Coaching Excellence Award

Jul 11, 2019

By FOX16

CHICAGO – An Arkansas high school football coach is in the national spotlight.

Lake Hamilton's Tommy Gilleran has won the 2019 Gatorade Coaching Excellence Award. He splits the honor with Archbishop Mitty's (California) Sue Phillips.

Gilleran and Phillips will be honored, along with the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year nominees, at the Athlete of the Year Dinner in Los Angeles, California, July 10. The celebration will continue as the winners walk the red carpet at the 2019 ESPYS, alongside some of the world's most iconic figures in sports.

To continue reading about Coach Gilleran's successful season, follow the rest of the story at FOX16 News.

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Championship dreams, desire to learn drive McKinley basketball player Erica Lafayette

McKinley's Erica Lafayette goes up for two over Lee High's A'Niya Lagarde during the title winning game at the East Baton Rouge Girls tournament held at Lee High on Tuesday night.

Advocates Staff Photo by April Buffington

By Robin Fambrough

Before she ever played an organized basketball game, McKinley High School's Erica Lafayette had championship dreams. Time after time, she launched shots toward a backyard goal and envisioned winning a championship when the ball rippled through the net.

"That was me … every single day," Lafayette said. "More than anything else, I want to win a championship with my team. We came close. Now there is another chance."

The 5-foot-11 Lafayette is not at the top of any polished recruiting lists. But the McKinley senior has 17 scholarship offers, led by LSU, Wichita State, Southern Miss and Louisiana-Monroe.

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