New Starkville High School baseball coach Mark Monaghan posted a thank you note to DeSoto Central players, alumni, and fans on Saturday after this week being named the new coach at his hometown high school alma mater.
Monaghan is leaving DeSoto Central, where coached baseball for 11 seasons and won three MHSAA 6A state championships.
Bob Bakken is the most recognized and most trusted name in DeSoto County news and sports reporting, as readers continue to express their appreciation for his accuracy and fairness in the stories he writes. Bob is also heard on 95.3 The Rebel twice a week with sports updates and high school football play-by-play broadcasts in the fall. A former newspaper editor and writer, his award-winning background also includes television news producing, sports media relations, and radio broadcasting.
