The Lasting Legacy of Coach Funk
Now in her 52nd season at Marathon, Funk has no plans of leaving.
In 1972, Title IX was passed on a federal level, prohibiting discrimination based on gender in any education program or activity receiving federal funding.
This prompted schools to give girls a chance to play. In Marathon, implementing girls’ sports became a big project.
1967 alum Karen Funk then got a call that changed her life forever.
The superintendent called me and said, ‘We’re going to start girls’ sports in the league. Would you be interested in coaching field hockey?
Funk said. Because no one else knew anything about it, and I took one 10-week course in it, so I said yes because that’s what I wanted to be able to do.
Funk also coached volleyball, basketball, and softball in that year and eventually became a P.E. teacher at Marathon, where she retired in 2006.
But one thing Funk did not leave was the field hockey team, a sport she didn’t even play growing up.
Author summary: Coach Funk legacy remains strong after 52 years.
More News
- Brendan Gallagher: No-one is immune to this awful disease
- Tabitha Monahan: Latest presidential debate sees candidates offer rehearsed answers and fail to fully engage in a head-to-head
- COLUMN: Bahamas getting the US Ambassador we need
- Saleshando calls Boko to account for health emergency
- The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK
- Sinn Fein says Government have failed people with disabilities - Midwest Radio
- Lilley: Is Carney ready to surrender Canada's auto industry?
- Brendan Gallagher: Furious little bull who was as hard as nails
- Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble tour debut album - C-VILLE Weekly
- Recap: Luka Doncic Impresses In Preseason Debut But Lakers Fall To Suns