Now I know this is a little bit out of our coverage area but Steve Emert is back in the game coaching Girls Basketball.
Emert was named head coach at Walled Lake Western succeeding
Skip Stevenson. Stevenson led the Warriors to their first district title in 29
years and went the Regional Final last season in which they lost to Farmington
Hills Mercy. He previously coached at Walled Lake Central leading them to a State
Championship appearance in 1995.
Emert brings a high-octane tempo game along with a heavy
full court press. They will shoot a ton of three pointers as well. He has also
coached Boys Basketball while at Walled Lake Central and has 400 career wins as
a head coach.
Emert is well known around the OAA, coaching at Oxford from
2011 until 2016. He had a very interesting departure from the Wildcats in the
2016 season. Oxford is now coached by an Emert assistant in Rachel Bryer.
Emert has coached the likes of Miranda Murphy, Jessica
Murphy, Abby Butkewicz, Madelyn Morris, Cherlyn Bandis, and Jayne Butkewicz
when he was at Oxford.
Emert’s new team has a ton of experience coming back. They are in a new league in the Lakes Valley Conference. Walled Lake Western should compete with Waterford Kettering for the league
crown this season, last season both the Warriors and Captains shared the then KLAA North title.
Emert will open up the season against a familiar foe when he
was at Oxford in Kellen James and the Stoney Creek Cougars on December 1st
at Stoney Creek.
Thoughts.
I got to wonder how the folks at Oxford feel about Emert
coming back into coaching, especially with the way he went out back in 2016. I
don’t know if they care or not but Emert did bring some success while he was at
Oxford including a White title in 2015.
I’m not sure if Bryer would scrimmage or play against Emert,
it would be interesting if the Wildcats were to play Walled Lake Western but it’s
possible both of them could go their separate ways with their programs.
We shall see what happens.
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