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Coach Pels
Head Coach
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McKinney Boyd
2006-Present Richardson Pearce
2005/2006 Head Softball Coach
Frisco Centennial
2003 - 2005: Varsity Assistant Softball Coach, Freshman A Volleyball Coach
College: University of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Division I scholarship) Pitcher and 2nd Base.
Played top ranked teams UCLA, Fresno State, Cal Berkley, San Jose State, Stanford, and Oregon.
High School: 9-5A Richardson Berkner High School
- Softball: All-district honors each yr.
- Sophomore: State 5-A Final Four, Selected Best Offensive Player in 9-5A with .506 batting avg.
- Junior: Selected Pitcher of the Year, .478 batting avg.
- Senior: .463 batting avg.
Volleyball: Team captain
- All-district honors and team “hustle award” Jr. & Sr. year
- Holds school record 16 digs in a single game.
- Selected “Athlete of the Year”, a superlative voted on by Berkner graduating class.
Select Softball Team:
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Texas Mizuno Sox, ASA Gold Select team.
- First team in the state of Texas to be sponsored by Mizuno & DeMarini.
Personal: Coach Pels husband Greg is the Football Defensive Coordinator for Irving
MacArthur High School.
They have two dogs Scooter and Suzie. |
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Coach Fontana
JV Coach
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Coach Fontana started working on her coaching and teaching degree at the University of Louisiana
at Monroe and finished at Texas Woman*s University,
obtaining a BA in
Kinesiology and getting her
teaching certificate in English. She began her career at Community High School in Nevada, TX, where she coached sub varsity
volleyball, basketball and
softball. She took
over the softball program as the head coach, leading
the 1999 team in their finest playoff run to date, which was to the semi-regional play-off game.
Coach Fontana assisted two softball teams and head coached two softball teams to the district
championship.
She stepped down from head coaching to move to McKinney, deciding to assistant coach for the time
being. She was the varsity assistant at
McKinney High School for two years, while coaching
sub-varsity
volleyball. Coach Fontana is a dedicated English teacher. She has taught every
level of English,
freshman through senior, and since coming to McKinney has taught Pre AP freshmen and sophomores.
She coaches the freshman
volleyball Navy team and is the assistant varsity and
head junior varsity
softball coach.
"I have loved McKinney since I started here, but I am especially happy to be here at Boyd!
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Coach Cabrera
Assistant Coach
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Coach Cabrera is beginning her first year at Boyd. She began playing softball at the age of 9. During
her 8th grade year she decided she wanted to become a pitcher. She
lettered all four years at Wichita
Falls High School. Cabrera was the starting third baseman and backup pitcher. During those
four years,
she received Most Improved, Honorable Mention, 2nd Team All-District (2yrs), and Academic All-District (3 yrs).
She was then offered a softball scholarship to Midwestern State, but due to a shoulder injury from the
combination of pitching and volleyball,
Cabrera chose to play volleyball only. She was the varsity assistant
and JV coach at Newman Smith last year. She will be teaching English IV
while coaching volleyball and
softball. Coach Cabrera is very excited to be a part of the Boyd Staff. |
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Coach Brasch
JV2 Coach
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Coach Brasch has been playing softball most of her life. She played all four years at McKinney High School as
a left and center fielder. She also
played with Sting Softball
as an outfielder and first baseman.
Attending Stephen F. Austin State University, she majored in kinesiology and Spanish. She has had the opportunity
to study in Spain and visit other
spanish speaking countries such as Costa Rica. Coach Brasch is excited to start
her second year at McKinney Boyd High School, teaching
Spanish II and coaching both volleyball and softball. |
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Coach Curry
Assistant Coach
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Coach Danielle Curry is beginning her first year at Boyd. She is a graduate of Texas A&M-University-Commerce,
with a degree in English. At Boyd, she will be teaching English I and coaching softball and basketball. Coach
Curry began her college career on softball scholarship at Murray State College and then at Grayson County College
where she played second base and outfield. Coach Curry graduated from Pottsboro High School in 2004. At Pottsboro, she played softball all four years
as a starting second baseman. She earned all-district honors every year and was named defensive player
of the year and utility player of the year. In high school, she also played Volleyball 4yrs, Basketball 3yrs,
and Track 1 yr.
Coach Curry also played select softball for 8 years. She played for the Cyclones 12&under, Sting 14&under
and Red River Sting from 14& under to 18&under.
Family: Husband, Chase Curry is a student at Texas A&M University-Commerce majoring in Finance. Coach Curry
is the daughter of Doyle and Tammi Roy of Pottsboro and has one brother who is a student at Grayson County College.
She is so excited and looks forward to sharing her love for the game as a coach at Boyd High School!
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