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School board deadlocks 3-3 on approval of spring sports coaches
Summary
A motion to approve the listed spring extracurricular coaches for the 2025–2026 school year failed on a 3-3 vote. Board members split over the consent-item approval that included six named coaching assignments.
The Menahga Public School District board failed to approve the list of spring extracurricular coaches for the 2025–2026 school year after a 3-3 tie during its March 16 meeting. According to the minutes, the motion "failed to carry the approval of the spring sports coaches and to table the fall sports coaches," with the minutes naming the affected assignments.
The coaching assignments at issue included Alayna Day (Assistant Golf Coach, Step 1); volunteer coaches Anthony Wurdock and Andreas Aho for golf; Sara Kinyoun (Junior High Softball Coach, Step 1); Stephen Schreiber (Volunteer Track Coach); and Jesse Bucholz (Head Football Coach, Step 1). The minutes record that the vote was split, with Katie Howard, Cherie Peterson and Andrea Haverinen recorded as opposing the motion and Julia Kicker, Sara Makela, and David Treinen recorded as supporting it. The board did not take a follow-up vote on those specific positions during the meeting.
