East’s Dierks stays home to develop students and athletes

By Jim Rueda, Free Press Staff Writer

MANKATO — Some of you may have noticed a brief in Wednesday’s paper announcing Jon Dierks as the new head wrestling coach at Mankato East High School.

When coaches are hired at the high school level I usually don’t comment, preferring to defer to the athletic directors and administrators who selected them to make the right choices. In this case, however, I have to believe East has made an excellent choice. Continue reading at mankatofreepress.com