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Frank Wright, the girls’ basketball coach at South Oldham High School the past eight seasons, has accepted the same position at Ballard.

Wright replaces Steve Kaufman, who stepped down after five seasons with the Lady Bruins.

“It’s a great challenge,” the 56-year-old Wright said of moving from the Eighth Region to the Seventh Region. “You need something to keep you fresh when you’re an old guy like me, and I’m looking forward to that. I’ve been here eight years now, and I’ve never been anywhere that long.”

Wright posted a 159-75 record at South Oldham, where he was the regional runner-up twice (2007 and 2012). His 2011-12 squad finished 27-5 after falling to Walton-Verona in the regional final.

Before taking the South Oldham job, Wright coached mostly in Indiana but also was the boys’ coach at Mercer County for five seasons.

He’ll inherit a Ballard team that finished 22-10 last season after falling to Sacred Heart in the first round of the Seventh Region Tournament.

Ballard should return two of the region’s top players in Javonna Layfield and Alex Martin, and Tearra Banks is expected to be eligible after transferring from Shawnee.

“They’ll have to share the ball and learn a new system,” Wright said. “It will be a learning experience for coaches and players alike, but it should be a good one.”

South Oldham athletic director Mitchell Irvin said the school is accepting applications for Wright’s replacement. The applicant must be a certified teacher. For more information contact Irvin at (502) 241-6035 or [email]mitchell.irvin@oldham.kyschools.us[/email].

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/khs/201...t-ballard/

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Ballard is getting a really good coach. Good luck to Coach Wright.

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Ballard is getting a really good coach. Good luck to Coach Wright.

Yes they are. They should be pretty good next year with all of the talent they have coming back.