A netted bond

By News Staff on Monday, March 4, 2024
Whittington, Edwards share relationship on the court
  • Sacred Heart head girls’ basketball coach Craig Whittington (left photo) and Oakdale head girls’ basketball coach Renotta Edwards (right photo) are pictured during their respective teams’ appearances in the semifinals of the LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
    Sacred Heart head girls’ basketball coach Craig Whittington (left photo) and Oakdale head girls’ basketball coach Renotta Edwards (right photo) are pictured during their respective teams’ appearances in the semifinals of the LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
  • Sacred Heart head girls’ basketball coach Craig Whittington (left photo) and Oakdale head girls’ basketball coach Renotta Edwards (right photo) are pictured during their respective teams’ appearances in the semifinals of the LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
    Sacred Heart head girls’ basketball coach Craig Whittington (left photo) and Oakdale head girls’ basketball coach Renotta Edwards (right photo) are pictured during their respective teams’ appearances in the semifinals of the LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor Two of the coaches at this year’s LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness in Hammond, Craig Whittington of the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans and Renotta Edwards of the Oakdale Lady Warriors, have forged a relationship that nearly included fisticuffs and grew to a mutual respect on and off the court. Their relationship began with Whittington being Edwards’ first basketball coach and...

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