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Riverfest draws attention

to recreational activities on

Muskingum River in inaugural

event by Lynette Dotson

Paddle boarders take part in Surf Muskingum led by Pea Ohana Watersports. Lynette Dotson
The Muskingum Valley Park District The low water level caused a couple
in conjunction with the City of Zanesville of activities to be canceled but, that did
hosted the first ever Zanesville - Musk- not dampen everyone’s excitement sur-
ingum County Riverfest along the Musk- rounding the event.
ingum River utilizing the Zane’s Landing On Saturday, Bird TV and KLB & Co
Park, Riverside Park, and Putnam Land- performed at Zane’s Landing Park, and
ing Park. on Sunday a wrestling show, and glow
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held Labor Day weekend boasted a full Plans are already being made for
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food, and games! For more information about The of Fall and Halloween
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McCarthy named Head

Coach for Muskingum

Women’s Basketball

Submitted

within our current roster and around our
campus community. We are excited to
watch her lead our young women into
the future!”
Before her tenure at Rose Hulman,
McCarthy honed her coaching skills
for an impressive 19 years at the high
school level. Her journey began in 1999
as the head girls’ basketball coach at
Holmes High School in Kentucky. McCar-
thy’s leadership was also felt at Simon
Kenton High School (Ky.), Beechwood
The Muskingum University Athletic
Department has named Alison McCar- High School (Ky.), and Woodward High
School (Ohio), where she served as head
thy as head coach of the women’s bas-
ketball program. girls’ basketball coach. Furthermore,
McCarthy expanded her coaching rep-
McCarthy brings a wealth of bas-
ketball experience to Muskingum. Most ertoire as Woodward’s assistant boys’
basketball coach.
recently, she was an assistant coach
“I would like to thank President Dr.
for the Rose Hulman women’s basket- Sue Hasseler, Director of Athletics Kari
ball team and was honored with the
WeCOACH Impact Award. This award is Winters, and the search committee for
the opportunity to lead the women’s
given to a class member who leads by
example, is committed to encouraging basketball program at Muskingum Uni-
versity,” said McCarthy. “I am excited
others’ success, and is unwaveringly
dedicated to her own personal and pro- about working at an institution rich with
academic and athletic tradition. It is a
fessional achievement. This past sea-
son, McCarthy helped lead the Fightin’ privilege to be able to teach life lessons,
through the game of basketball, that ex-
Engineers to a 12-win campaign and
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Confer- tends far beyond the court. I look forward
to cultivating a positive and supportive
ence Tournament appearance.
“Alison quickly rose to the top of this environment for our student-athletes to
thrive and reach their full potential. Go
national search based on her past expe-
riences in the coaching profession, both Muskies!”

McCarthy’s love for basketball was
on the women’s and men’s side of the
game, said Muskingum Director of Ath- not only evident in her coaching but also
in her playing days at Northern Ken-
letics Kari Winters. “As we got deeper
into the search process and spent more tucky University. Her dedication to the
sport was recognized when she was in-
time with Coach McCarthy, we realized
that her values were in line with our ducted into the Holmes High School Hall
of Fame in 2017 and the Northern Ken-
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