Valerie Dawson Vertrees

Ms. Vertrees served a head field hocky coach from 1986-2000 and is noted for having the longest tenure and the most victories as a head coach for the KCD field hockey program. Her fifteen seasons as a head coach brought two state championship titles in 1988 and 1989, two state runner-up finishes in 1987 and 1996, and four Apple Tournament Championship trophies. Ms. Vertrees secured a school record 236 victories and won 76 percent of her field hockey contests. In 1996, she was named the Voice-Tribune Field Hockey Coach of the Year. Her fifteen years of service witnessed 15 straight winning seasons, including four straight seasons of 20 victories or more (1987 to 1990). Today, Ms. Vertrees has retired from field hockey coaching. She has two children living in the Louisville area and continues her service to KCD today as physical education instructor.

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