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Soccer: Coaches stepping down at Bastrop
Saturday, April 10, 2010 |
Bastrop High School head girls soccer coach Angelia Watson and head boys soccer coach Robert Watson are stepping down.
In a text message, Robert Watson said they have resigned and Angelia Watson will take over as head coach and girls coordinator at the new Lone Star High School in Frisco.
Angelia Watson has led the Bastrop girls program to the playoffs in each of the last four seasons.
Bastrop was 0-4 in the playoffs under Angelia Watson, losing to San Antonio Churchill in 2007 and San Antonio Reagan in each of the last three seasons.
Four players — Kelly Guthrey, Kara Edwards, Kattie Patterson and Kaylyn Butler — have gone on to play in college under Angelia Watson’s guidance, with two receiving full scholarships to Division I universities.
This past season, Angelia Watson’s team was surrounded by controversy after the coach suspended her top player — senior forward Gracy Mansfield — and junior Heather Greene for the season after a 4-1 loss to Westlake on Feb. 2.
Reports were also made to the University Interscholastic League that the Lady Bears were playing players not living in the district, but those reports were found to be not true after an in-house investigation.
The Bastrop girls head coaching job was posted on the Texas Girls Coaches Association Web site on Thursday afternoon
The boys head coaching job was also posted on the Texas Coaches Association Web site on Thursday afternoon.
There are currently four total soccer head coaching vacancies listed for the Bastrop Independent School District.
Robert Watson led Bastrop’s boys team to back-to-back trips to the playoffs in 2007 and 2008.
In 2007, Bastrop reached the regional quarterfinals before losing to Westlake 2-1.
The Bears just missed out on the playoffs in 2009, finishing in fifth place.
Bastrop had its worst season under Robert Watson this year. The Bears finished tied for seventh place with Austin High and had just two district wins.

Contributed photo by Larry Overall/ Bastrop girls head coach Angelia Watson, right, watches on during recent action at BISD Memorial Stadium. Watson, along with her husband Robert Watson, who is the boys soccer head coach, are stepping down at Bastrop.

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