Add Plymouth's varsity girls basketball team as the latest at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park to have changes at the top.
The Wildcats will not have head coach Bob deBear on the sidelines, as he stepped down -- with last year's assistant coach Nick Brandon the front-runner to take the post.
Brandon Tuesday night would not officially confirm that deBear would not return or that he was a candidate for the permanent spot.
Several times he deferred confirmation to Sue Heinzman, the district's athletic director in charge of basketball.
Later Wednesday, in an email from Heinzman to the Observer, the departure of deBear was confirmed. It did not indicate whether the coach was relieved of his duties or left on his own.
"Bob deBear will not be returning as the Plymouth girls basketball coach next year," Heinzman's email began. "Currently, Nick Brandon and Patrick Foley are co-coaching for the remainder of the summer. The job has been posted and I expect to hire a new coach this fall by the end of September.
"We appreciate the three years Bob deBear was at the helm of the program. I have no further comments regarding Coach debear."
The official team website lists Brandon as the point man for players to contact.
"For summer workouts and shootouts for current high school players please view the link 'About Girls Basketball' and click on the link 'Announcements.' ... We will keep you posted there. You can always email Coach Brandon for more information."
Brandon and Foley were this week running the Wildcats' summer league team.
The future of deBear at the helm has been the subject of recent speculation, namely that some 2012-13 varsity parents had issues with the team's direction.
Efforts for response from deBear have not been successful as of Wednesday.
The latest upheaval follows another parent-led spin of the coaching carousel at Plymouth High School just two months ago.
In May, varsity baseball coach Bryan Boyd was forced out and replaced by an interim coaching staff led by Mike George (Madonna University).
Boyd initially was put on a paid administrative leave from the baseball job (his position on the faculty at Central Middle School was not impacted) following a campaign from unhappy parents about decisions involving the program.
Boyd later resigned following the district's investigation into the concerns.
George said he was approached about taking over the team for the 2014 season but would need time to consider it.
Source: http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130717/SPORTS/130717006/1059/SPORTS15
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