Wheeling High School will have three people share the position of girls sports coordinator for 1996-97.
Mike Burke, assistant principal for student activities, made the official announcement this week.
In a departure from the past when Pat Ritchie served as the girls coordinator, Wheeling will have different people assigned to the fall, winter and spring sports seasons.
Ritchie, who was the only girls sports coordinator in Wheeling history and the former varsity softball coach, officially retired from the school in June.
After retiring from her teaching and coaching duties at Wheeling, Ritchie, a member of the Illinois Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame, had continued to work as the school's girls sports coordinator.
Two Wheeling teachers and coaches and graduates of area high schools will fill coordinators' positions.
Craig Ameel, a special education teacher, will serve as the coordinator for Wheeling's girls sports in the fall.
Ameel was the head girls gymnastics coach for nine years and also has assisted in girls track and field for five seasons.
Ameel, a graduate of St. Viator High School who also coached at St. Viator and Glenbrook North, is the Special Olympics coach at Wheeling.
Mark Saylor, a physical education teacher, will coordinate the winter sports for girls.
Saylor, an Arlington High School graduate, directs Wheeling's boys and girls cross country programs and girls track and field.
Burke said no decision has been made on Wheeling's spring sports position for girls.
Jim Wendler will continue as the boys sports coordinator.
Wheeling also announced the appointment of a new athletic department secretary.
Beth Anderson, a trainer at the school, has taken over for Evelyn Mendralla, who retired in June.
