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Doyle’s head softball head coach Amanda Decell. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save And she’s back. After spending two years as an assistant at Live Oak, former Doyle coach Amanda Decell has been hired as the new head softball coach at Livingston Parish and District 5-5A rival Denham Springs.
“They approached me and gauged my interest in the job and told me we would talk after our (Live Oak’s) season ended,” Decell said. “I met with them (Denham Springs administrators) yesterday and everything went great. “Because of travel ball with my three children, I need to be close to home.
Denham is five minutes closer than Live Oak. I feel like this is the best thing for us as a family. I want my kids with me watch them graduate from Denham Springs.
” Decell, a former LSU Eunice and LSU Alexandria player, spent 11 years as head coach at Doyle, leading the Tigers to one state title and one runner-up finish in five LHSAA tourney berths. She was voted state coach of the year once and also won five district titles at Doyle. Decell said the two years she spent as an assistant to Katie Prescott at LOHS were insightful.
The Eagles’ season ended with a Division I quarterfinals to top-seeded Sam Houston last week. “At Live Oak, I got to take a step back and see how Katie did things and operated her program. I learned a lot and I think that experience has better prepared me for this job.
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