Episode 257: Coach Jamie Parish (Head Girls Basketball Coach at Sioux Falls Washington HS) Sioux Falls, SD (The Lady Warrior System")

Jamie Parish is in his 9th season with the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors Girls’ basketball program (2013-current).  He teaches Physical Education at Hawthorne Elementary in Sioux Falls.  Coach Parish brings a variety of experiences to Washington.  As a head coach Parish has stops in Vermillion (2003-2009) and Centerville (2010-2012), SD.  Most recently at Centerville he was the athletic director, physical education teacher, and girls’ basketball coach.  As a head coach he was fortunate to coach teams in four state tournaments including a state championship with the Vermillion girls in 2007.  During that stretch he was named the SDHSAA Girls Regional Coach of the Year in 2005, 2007, and 2011, the Region 4A Coach of the year in 2005 and 2006, and was honored with coaching duties in the SDHSAA All-Star games in Aberdeen on two separate occasions Originally from Yankton, SD Parish earned an Elementary Education Degree from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD and a Masters Degree from the University of South Dakota.  Parish married his wife Laura (Johnson) of Wessington Springs, SD in May of 2012.  They are expecting twins in April of 2014. @ParishJa [email protected]