As head basketball coach at Hobbs High School, Ralph Tasker was largely responsible for creating one of the most successful high school basketball programs in the United States. MISSOULA If the name Tyler Hobbs sounds familiar to you as a western Montanan, you're not alone. To improve their quickness, they wore heavy oilfield boots while running the football stadium bleachers. He can take you off the dribble, he can pull up on you. On Friday, March 3, 2023, Hobbs said corrections officials do not plan to carry out an execution on April 6, 2023, even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state . Withering opponents with a trademark full-court press, the Eagles did it to everybody. The Cavemen won a consolation game and eventually finished in third place at state in 1969-70. [1] In 2009, he was posthumously awarded the Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. ``The majority of students and the community know they are losing something great, said Pete Lewis, another former Eagle who went on to play at Oklahoma and has returned to coach Hobbs junior varsity team. 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Hobbs beat Albuquerque High 123-87 for the title. It was an era when no 3-point arc existed and no weak competition against which Hobbs piled up big numbers. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. Email addresses are used solely for verification and to speed the verification process for repeat questioners. Hobbs won three straight state championships from 1956 through 1958 and four more between 1966 and 1970. Coach Hadley attended LACES High School and Serra High School, graduating from LACES in 1992. Hobbs, a former defensive end for the Montana football team and former head coach of the Stevensville boys basketball team, has been hired as head coach of the Missoula Big Sky girls basketball team. He is known for his intensity, fast substitutions and frequent whistling and hollering. They had three children: Nancy, Diane, and Tim. Other key players were Randall Pughs younger brother Easy, Charles Hutchings and Tim Tasker, the coachs son. Hopefully, we just introduce them to the sport and make it fun for them. On May 7, 2001, Hobbs was named the head coach at the George Washington University after previous coach Tom Penders resigned following a lack of success and a number of scandals in Foggy Bottom. Dean Hobbs, shown coaching in the 1995 Sweet Sixteen,with assistant Ronnie Carman behind him. I learned how to talk fast broadcasting his games. Keep in mind these 5 keys to being a successful high school athletic director, an important leader within the high school athletics program. [4][5][18] Dozens of former Hobbs players have received NCAA scholarships, and thirteen have been drafted by NBA teams. It was a special time, Henry said. Gone is former coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees, who headed to Alabama. They came out in the second half and slowed the ball down. As the postseason approaches, we reached out to several head basketball coaches in all classifications from around New Mexico to ask them about some of the top players in the state. When he moved on to Farmington, Abbott brought a slice of Hobbs basketball with him, sticking adamantly to the fast-break offense. Click here for the online magazine >>>. He worked at the Hobbs (N.M.) News-Sun and Midland Reporter-Telegram before relocating in 2008 to Houston, where he has covered high school sports in several parts of the area. 1 and No. Youd think hed slow it down and spread it out to try and keep the score down, Ashcraft said. [5], After state runner-up finishes in 1971 and 1976, Tasker's Eagles again claimed back-to-back state championships in 1980 and 1981. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 50-46 loss @ Los Lunas on 1/13/2023 7:00 PM. Baseball. FARMINGTON Four local and area high school girls basketball teams received invitations to the 2023 New Mexico Activities Association's state tournament which begin March 1 across the state. In 2007, McKinsey became the Head Girls' Basketball coach at Serra, where he coaches presently. His team compiled a 5-11 record competing in the rural Crawford County League. kids know you are present and care and they remember that and they also take note if they only see you at football or basketball games". The record held nationally for decades and is still the best in New Mexico prep basketball history. Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Walter Payton College Preparatory High School 1034 N. Wells Street Chicago, IL 60610 P: (773) 534-0034 F: (773) 534-0035 [13] The Colonials finished the season with a winning season for the first time in three years, and Hobbs had two players receive conference postseason honors for the first time in three years as well. [14], The turnaround in victories coincided with an increased presence for Coach Hobbs in communication with fans and on television. What really mattered is that the team had size, quickness and shooting to its advantage and was so good that it probably could have beat some college teams. But both Robinson and Henry believe that something else was at work: The Hobbs players had been playing with each other since they were kids. [10] Then, despite losing all five starters to graduation, Hobbs won the title for a third consecutive season in 1958, proving that Tasker's "run and press" strategy was no fluke. Even though we got clobbered, we made it there., MARCH 14, 1970: Hobbs 123, Albuquerque High 87. In 53 years of coaching boys basketball in New Mexico, Taskers career record stands at 1,119 wins and 290 losses. He had 36 seasons of 20 wins or more and 12 state championships. Manage the news you want to see, read exclusive content and explore other subscriber benefits. But the young Eagles not only. [4] [5] [18] Dozens of former Hobbs players have received NCAA scholarships, and thirteen have been drafted by NBA teams. I was pumped by guys on my team mentioning Larry Robinson over and over. Conference tournament champion. They would send somebody deep, theyd run people all over the place from that position they were trying to hit the home run ball, Henry said. Hobbs High had gone through five coaches in five seasons when Tasker was hired in the summer of 1949. [6] However, he coached there for only one season before leaving to join the military in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 195 - Nate Taylor (Center Hill High School) 22-3, Sr. Tasker, who leaves as the third winningest coach in boys high school basketball history, knows that his regimented life is about to change drastically. Over three seasons in Lovington, he posted a 52-22 win-loss record, culminating in the 1949 New Mexico State Championship (all New Mexico schools competed in a single class at that time). 1A. [16] After winning back-to-back state titles again in 1987 and 1988, Tasker's number of New Mexico State Championships with Hobbs High was set at eleven. That and the magic of the press, we were pretty stout.. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, were new to the business. Nowhere in sports is consistency more valued than on the high school level, where a coach can lead fathers and then their sons at the same school. (Jacey Zembal/The Wolfpack Central) After high school, the 5'8" Hobbs attended the University of Connecticut playing basketball for coach Dom Perno and setting a school record (since-broken) with 534 career assists a total that currently ranks fourth in school history. Named as one of 16 finalists for the 2021 USA Women's U16 National Team on June 16, 2021. Free returns available. They didnt want us to score a hundred points.. The 2023 high school state basketball tournaments begin Friday, with the girls up first. Del Norte has played in the last two state finals in 4A; Del Norte is the 9, facing a roadie Saturday at Deming. Hobbs is known for his high-energy, frenetic coaching style. They started pressing us when we were in the parking lot. Hobbs Freshman High School Staff Physical Education Department Coach Jennifer Williams- Pe, Basketball,Cross Country. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 63-52 loss vs. Trinity Christian on 1/16/2023 6:00 PM. They never slowed down for a minute. Next day delivery and free returns to store. [15], On April 25, 2011, it was announced that George Washington had released Hobbs from his contract. Coach Ralph Tasker is top right. The victory marked head coach Jason Slate's 500th win for the Cougars. People used to complain that I talked too fast.. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Kevin Wilson, whose love of football began on football fields in Maiden, is again a head coach in college football. Robinson averaged 27.3 points and 12.8 rebounds a game. He had spent the previous four years at Lovington and led that school to a state championship. (courtesy Rick Shed), The late Hobbs coach Ralph Tasker during the 1969-70 season. Volleyball. [10], To start the 200910 season, Hobbs brought in a 6-player recruiting class in which (as of December 21, 2009) four players average at least 15 minutes per game. But it was a requirement for the job when Abbott coached the Scorpions. Led by legendary Coach Ralph Tasker, the Hobbs Eagles basketball program produced winning seasons year after year and became the team to beat in the Southwestern United States. Hobbs has led his team to an 114 record to start the season, prompting local media to note that Hobbs' team re-energized the campus[12] and kick-started its rebuilding process. Two and a half months later, Tasker was told by the school board that this season would be his last. Last week, Goar set the school record for most three-pointers in a career (218), and he is close to breaking into the top ten all-time in the state.