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New Caney names Ball's Bennight as new head coach
Galveston Ball head coach and campus coordinator Sheldon Bennight has taked over the New Caney High School job.
“I’m excited about this opportunity for several of reasons,” Bennight said. “The support system from the central admin to the school admin to the athletic adminstration is well aligned, and this area is booming. There is a lot of energy here.”
While at Ball, Bennight went 28-6 over the past three seasons. He was an assistant at North Shore before Ball and was also at Sam Rayburn and Dickinson.
“Ball was a great experience,” he said. “The kids were hungry to win when I got there. It was a challenge to flip it around but the kids bought in. It was a great few years.”
Mike Dewitt was the head coach at New Caney for one season.
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No. 17 New Caney Eagles
The Lady Eagles pieced together a 24-win season in 2023 and reached the Area Round of the playoffs, the program’s third-straight year in the postseason led by seventh-year coach Anna Burton.
Seven starters return this year for New Caney, led by Mckenna Rinewalt, who has been first-team, all-district the past two seasons. Rinewalt (Northwestern State University) holds the New Caney single-season home run record (15) and single-season RBI record (56). She was also named to the 2023 THSCA Super Elite Team.
Skylar Scott (McLennan College) is also back after earning a first-team, all-district selection as a pitcher last season. Scott was the District Newcomer of the Year in 2022.
Other players to watch include Luna Aranda (Paris JC), Emilee McKee (Angelina College), Alyssa Leger, Elise Genera, Kami Knight, Alexis Tuner and Naomi Rex.
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