Eastern Welcomes Three New Coaches For 2013 Season
by Eric Fink, Sports Editor, Greentown Grapevine

   Three new coaches were welcomed by the Eastern School Board at board meetings this past season.  Bart Alexander, Austin Roark, and Eric Fink were accepted by the board, and will begin coaching their selective sports in the 2013 season.
    Bart Alexander has been named the head coach of the Eastern 8th grade girls Basketball team. He has several years of experience as a basketball coach. Mr. Alexander has coached at Eastern in previous seasons with the girls 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th basketball teams, as well as coached Varsity Girls basketball as an assistant. Bart
spent four years away from coaching to enjoy watching his youngest daughter, Amanda, play for the Comets Girls Varsity team.  Amanda has since graduated and will be joining her father as an assistant 8th grade Girls basketball coach this season.
    Austin Roark will assume the position of Head Coach for the Eastern Boys Varsity Track Team. Austin had served as the assistant Varsity Track coach under Paul Nicholson for the last 2 seasons. He focused mainly on sprints and long jump as an assistant, but will be taking on full coaching duties in the upcoming season. Mr. Roark is
an Occupational Therapist at Kindred of Kokomo.
    Eric Fink has replaced Tyler Imbierowicz as the assistant Junior Varsity Baseball Coach. Mr. Fink is a first time coach, but has been around baseball his entire life and is very passionate about the sport. Eric lives in Kokomo and is a Realtor at the Wyman Group.
    Eric Fink, Bart Alexander, and Austin Roark are proud to contribute to Eastern Athletics. Whether it’s basketball, baseball, or track, these new coaches hope to leave their mark and achieve success for many seasons to come.