Sports Editor

Sandy Creek's girls basketball coach, Doug Crane, will be

leaving the team at the end of this school year and joining the

assistant basketball coaching staff for the Lady Laker basketball

team at Clayton College and State University. Coach Crane has

been coaching at the high school level for 26 years , including stops

at Jonesboro and Riverdale, as well as Sandy Creek. Coach Crane

has won more than 300 games in his career, guiding five teams to

the ste tournament and two to the Final Four. He has also been

named Clayton County Coach of the Year as well as GACA Coach

of the Year. He also started the girls basketball programs at

both Riverdale and Sandy Creek as well. We wish him contiued

success in his new endeavor.

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