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Published July 04, 2009 01:05 am - Hall of Fame coach to take Neosho post Former Crowder College coach Gilion selected to guide softball program By Anvil Welch
awelch@joplinglobe.com Millie Gilion, athletic director at Crowder College, is returning to the coaching ranks as softball coach at Neosho High School. A laughing Gilion suggested Friday she really hasn’t been away. “I coach all summer, and I believe we played 90 games last summer,” Gilion said. “I’ve never been away from coaching. “Still, I guess I haven’t coached at the high school level,” Gilion said. Gilion, who was inducted into the NJCAA Fast Pitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2002, guided Crowder to a record of 506-141 in 13 seasons. She also was a graduate assistant at Northeastern State of Tahlequah before taking the reins at Crowder in 1987-88. Melissa Clark, who assisted Grant Young last season, joins Gilion in guiding the Wildcats. “It will be a great experience for me,” Clark said. “Coach Gilion obviously brings a lot of knowledge and there are always things to learn.” Said Gilion: “I’m excited about the opportunity to work with the players and coach Clark. Coach Clark has done an outstanding job working with the players this summer.” Clark has taken the Wildcats to a team camp at Missouri Southern. They also compete in a league at Carthage on Wednesday nights. Clark also helps with conditioning and agility workouts during the week (in June and July). The Neosho head position became vacant with the late departure of Young to Purdy. “I’m looking forward to the experience,” Gilion said. “It will be a lot of fun.” Gilion (formerly George) starred at Crowder as a softball player out of Miami High School. Her husband, Jamey, coaches at nearby East Newton High School and their daughter, Ashley, will be a sophomore softball player at Neosho. 
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