Joe Kibler Is New
Garnett Coach

Owen Hired to Replace Masoner
But Accepted Position
At Chanute’

 

Coached at Oswego)

Has Attended N. Y. U., K. U. and
Pittsburg Teachers’ College;
Parents Early Settlers in
Anderson County

 

Joe Kibler, last year’s coach at
Oswego has been hired to replace Paul
Masoner as coach at the Garnett high
school for the coming year.

Last week, the school board hired
Harper D. Owen of Mound City to
replace Masoner, but Thursday night
the board was notified by Owen that
he had received a better offer to
coach at Chanute and would take
that position. Kibler was immediately
asked to fill the vacancy and he ac-
cepted the job Friday.

Kibler graduated from the Sedan
high school at Sedan, Kas., where he
lettered in football and basketball and
was named on the “all-star” confer-
ence football team as guard. He
attended New York University where
he played football and baseball, and
later received his Bachelor of Science
degree from Kansas State Teachers’
college where he played both football
and basketball. In his senior year
at Pittsburg he directed the school’s
intramural athletic program.

Kibler has majored in both phys-
ical education and industrial arts. He
has done graduate work towards his
masters’ degree in physical education
instruction in basketball coaching
under “Phog’” Allen.

He has had five years coaching ex-
perience, including work at Quenemo;
Bennington and Oswego. He resigned
from Oswego to accept the position
here at Garnett.

Kibler’s teams have won 18 out
of 22 games played in a season, won
runners up in the district tournaments
and runners up in county tournaments.

His parents were early settlers of
Anderson county, both attending
school in Garnett in the early ’80s and
both later taught in Anderson county.
He comes from a family of school
teachers since both his father and
sister were county superintendents of
Chatauqua for several years afte)
leaving Anderson county . 2

Kibler is married, and he and hi
wife will move to Garnett short]
after the completion of the summ,
session which he is now attending |
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GARNETT ATHLETIC COACH

 

Joe Kibler, last year’s coach at
Oswego, will replace Paul Masoner
at Garnett High School this fall.
Harper D. Owen, hired last week to
replace Masoner, accepted a position
at Chanute last Thursday night.