LADY GLADIATORS HEAD COACH - BILLY NICHOLSON
Entering his 3rd year at the helm of the Lady Gladiators, Head Coach Billy Nicholson is looking to build on two outstanding seasons as a startup program. During the 2009 season, he led the Lady Gladiators to the 5-AAA Sub-Region "B" title and a 2nd place overall Region 5-AAA placing earning a trip to the state playoffs. In recognition of his outstanding first season, Coach Nicholson was honored as Region 5-AAA Co-Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches. Coach Nicholson was also selected to participate as a coach in the Georgia Dugout Club All-State softball all-star game last November. The Lady Gladiators moved to Region 7-AAAA for the 2010 season which featured an abundance of strong softball programs like Woodland, Northwest Whitfield, Sequoyah, South Forsyth, and Creekview to name a few. Coach Nicholson led the Lady Gladiators to a solid 3rd place finish in 7-AAAA sub-region "B" with a 6-4 record. Johns Creek remains in 7-AAAA sub-region "B" for the 2011 season and Coach Nicholson looks to build on the success of the first two seasons. Coach Nicholson teaches Health Education at JCHS and is also the head baseball coach at Johns Creek.

LADY GLADIATORS ASSISTANT COACH - DICK PRINDLE
Coach Prindle also enters his 3rd season with the Lady Gladiators softball program having been part of the highly successful inaugural campaign. Coach Prindle, most recently of Northview High School, is a veteran coach with experience in a variety of sports including fastpitch softball. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina where he was a member of the UNC baseball team earning All-ACC honors his senior year. Coach Prindle was the head coach of the North Springs High School baseball team for 30 years (1972-2002) compiling an impressive 419-297 record during his tenure. He also served as the head softball coach at North Springs for 8 years in addition to coaching in both football and basketball. From 2002-2008, Coach Prindle was an assistant coach at Northview in baseball and in softball.

LADY GLADIATORS ASSISTANT COACH - BETH SPAK
Coach Spak also enters her 3rd season with the Lady Gladiators softball program serving as a community coach. She is a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta where she helped lead her fastpitch team to a state title. Coach Spak played collegiate softball at the University of Georgia for 4 years serving as team captain in her senior year. She most recently served as an Assistant Softball Coach at Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell. Coach Spak also has extensive expertise in conditioning and strength training and has worked with collegiate athletes in this capacity at several major colleges including Georgia Tech and University of South Florida. Coach Spak served as the agility and conditioning coach for the JCHS baseball program.

LADY GLADIATORS ASSISTANT COACH - HEATHER CROSS
Coach Cross joined the Johns Creek softball staff in 2010 as an assistant coach for the Junior Varsity squad. While new to coaching at the high school level, Coach Cross had softball playing experience and proved to be a quick study. With the 2010 season under her belt, Coach Cross returns as an experienced coach for the 2011 campaign. She is a full-time Fulton County teacher who joined the faculty of Johns Creek in Fall of 2010. She will be teaching physics and physical science at Johns Creek.

JCHS 2009 COACHING STAFF IN ACTION (POSTED 9/2 & 9/17)

THE BRAINS AND ENERGY BEHIND THE LADY GLADIATORS SOFTBALL TEAM - HEAD COACH BILLY NICHOLSON FLANKED BY ASSISTANT COACHES DICK PRINDLE AND BETH SPAK
HEAD COACH BILLY NICHOLSON (R) WITH ASSISTANT COACHES BETH SPAK (L) AND DICK PRINDLE (C)	HEAD COACH BILLY NICHOLSON ADDRESSES THE TEAM FOLLOWING THE KELL VICTORY

BILLY NICHOLSON NAMED JCHS HEAD SOFTBALL COACH
Coach Billy Nicholson was selected in February of 2008 as the head coach of the new Johns Creek High School Lady Gladiators softball program. Coach Nicholson is a veteran baseball and softball coach and will also serve as the Head Coach of the JCHS Gladiators baseball team. Prior to coming to Johns Creek, he was the Head Baseball Coach at Centennial High School in his 5th year at the North Fulton school. Coach Nicholson is a graduate of Georgia Southwestern State University where he was a 3-year letterman in baseball. He will teach health and physical education at JCHS in addition to his coaching responsibilities for the softball and baseball programs.