Madison Athletic Department announces two new head coaches to round out 2019-2020 season staffing.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 9:24 AM

By Madison Consolidated Schools release

Lady Cubs Track and Cubs Tennis

Madison Athletic Director Joe Bronkella announced today that Patrick Maschino will be the new Lady Cubs Track & Field Team head coach and Devon Sharpe will take the helm as the new Cubs Boys Tennis Team head coach. “These two outstanding hires round out the varsity coaching positions for the 2019 - 2020 athletic season,” states Bronkella. “We are very excited about the energy and passion both of these coaches will bring to their programs and student athletes.”

Patrick Maschino, Lady Cubs Track “I am thrilled and honored to be able to take over this program and provide all of my athletes a fun, exciting, rewarding and healthy experience,” shares Maschino. “We will focus on building a foundation of mentally and physically strong young women to be the best in all aspects of their lives. With a strong belief in themselves, a gritty work ethic, and a high-energy environment, I am confident in what this program can accomplish as we move forward together.”

Maschino was a sprinter in junior high and high school and has three years of experience with track & field coaching while at Seymour and Madison. He was an assistant this past season working with the sprinters where his ‘Sprint Crew’ qualified for a Regional berth. In addition to coaching the Lady Cubs Track & Field team, he is also an assistant coach with the Madison Football Cubs.

There will be a call out meeting on Monday, September 9th in the MCHS Cafeteria right after school for ANY girl interested in running track this coming Spring.

Please go and follow the team on their new social media sites: Madison Lady Cubs Track & Field on Facebook and Instagram.

Devon Sharpe, Cubs Tennis “I look forward to joining the Madison athletics department and continuing to develop the boys tennis program,” shares Sharpe. Currently an attorney at Jenner & Pattison and Madison Land Title in Madison, Sharpe brings some college experience to his new position. He was the interim Men’s and Women’s Tennis head coach at Hanover College where he also volunteered before taking the helm.

Sharpe is already looking towards the future for other community program opportunities and specifically looking forward to working with the Lady Cubs tennis program to further develop the talent at the junior high level.

Open courts for any boys interested in playing tennis this fall will be from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. on: Wednesday, July 24, Thursday, July 25, Tuesday, July 30, Wednesday, July 31, and Thursday, Aug 1.

Official practices begin on Monday, August 5 and all student athletes must have their FinalForms and sports physicals completed before the first practice.

Practice schedule for the first week will be August 5, 7, 8 and 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. There will be NO practice on August 6.