High school sports are cyclical. A team’s ability to win goes up and down as athletes of different classes combine to create a varsity team. Graduation is also a consideration in this equation. Coaching can change which also must be considered. Some programs get lucky and play for a period of time under the same coach.

A coach who survives over the course of time is not infrequent, like Gary Millan or Peter Ames at Kennett High, or recently retired Fryeburg Academy softball coaches Fred Apt and Chris Dutton. Sometimes a veteran coach will take over from inside the coaching ranks or a new first-year coach is a replacement.

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New coaches are often handed the reins in a low talent cycle.

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