Rector: Experience, stability and consistency characterize Wilson Hall coaching staff
Barons will maintain same head coaching staff for the second straight year
Sumter – There are three words that come to the mind of Wilson Hall athletic director Glen Rector when talking about his varsity head coaching staff.
“Experience, stability and consistency are characteristics of our staff, which contributes to our overall success within the program,” Rector said.
For the second consecutive school year, Wilson Hall will be making no changes to its head coaching staff.
Rector is the leader of the Barons athletic department in both position and tenure. Rector will be starting his 22nd season as the girls basketball head coach. He led the Lady Barons to a 16-10 record last year. He will also be the boys golf coach for the third straight season.
Rector’s two assistant athletic directors, Adam Jarecki and Rip Ripley, are also head coaches of multiple sports.
Jarecki is back for his 12th season as the football head coach. He led the Barons to an 11-2 record for the second consecutive season and to a spot in the SCISA AAA state championship game for the third year in a row. Jarecki will return as the baseball head coach for the third year.
Ripley returns as the head coach for both the boys and girls track and field teams, the volleyball team and the boys basketball team. He led both the boys and girls track teams to runner-up finishes in the Division I state meet this past season after guiding the girls to the 2025 championship.
The volleyball team went 28-11 and 2-2 in the AAAA state tournament, while the boys hoops team finished 15-16.
The husband-and-wife team of Katherine Schwartz and Reid Schwartz will once again coach the boys and girls cross country teams. The boys won the AAAA state title for a second straight year, while the girls finished third.
Teresa Alexander will return to coach the softball program, while Brent Hiott returns as the head coach of the
shooting sports teams. Both are ultra-successful programs.
Curtis Helms returns as the head coach of the bowling teams, leading the girls to a state crown. Jason Bartlett is back as the boys soccer head coach after guiding the Barons to the championship match of the AAA playoffs.
Ryan Dutcher will coach the girls golf team, Jeanna Mahr the boys and girls swim teams, Emily Anne Beasley the equestrian team and Frances James the cheerleading team.
The tennis programs will once again have Julia Sorrells coaching the girls team and Luke Whiteside the boys. This will be the third year for each.
Jarecki’s football staff will have Robbie Brown coaching quarterbacks, Sam Watford running backs and free safeties, Chuck McCord wide receivers and defensive backs, Kurt Wilson the defensive line and Jake Meyers the linebackers. Jarecki and Wilson will share O line duties.
