Sports coaches teach, inspire — and change youths’ lives

Editor’s note: The Kansan asked its readers to tell us about amazing coaches in their lives. Here are their stories:

Lessons will remain

as time passes by

Not many athletes can say their coach has changed their diaper — but I can.

At the time, my coach, Kristin Wiebe was a young seventh-grader and my mom’s babysitter when I was a toddler.

Years later, I became a sixth-grader, and she was my youth group leader who made me eat baby food, once again (for a game, of course).

FOR THE COMPLETE STORY, SEE THE AUG. 23, 2008, EDITION OF THE NEWTON KANSAN. COPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KANSAN OR BY CALLING (888) 526-7261.