Monday, January 21, 2019

David Parman Honored by Softball Teammates, Fellow Coaches

On Sunday, despite the weather, dozens of people gathered at the Sheridan Community Hall to honor David Parman. They were teammates of his from the Sheridan Town Team, Worth County Merchants, Hy-Vee, and Wilson’s Hitching Post along with fellow coaches. Parman was a long-time softball player, coach, and umpire; he also taught and coached basketball at Coffey and coached basketball at Worth County. Kyla (Dowis) McClain said on Facebook that Parman was a good friend and teammate to all. “And the stories,” she posted, “Well, we can’t share many of those things in public.”

A lot of coaching institutions came to honor Parman, including, most notably, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Don Edwards, who led Jefferson’s boys and girls to multiple softball and basketball titles. Marty Albertson, who coached North Nodaway’s football team to its first-ever Highway 275 Title in 1983-84 and coached them to two state playoff appearances, was present. Rob Dowis coached some winning Worth County basketball and softball teams in the 1970’s and was a long-time teacher and administrator in the area. Kirby Dowis started a NEN Girls Golf team from scratch and coached Jacqueline and Michelle Schulte to the State Tournament. Paul Niece coached girls basketball at both North Nodaway and Worth County before becoming a principal.

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