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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Girls Basketball State Championships 2017
The Homewood girls basketball team takes on Hazel Green during the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship on March 4, 2017 at the Legacy Arena of the BJCC in Birmingham, Al. The Lady Patriots went on to defeat the Trojans for a championship win.
Homewood City Schools athletic director Kevin Tubbs has relinquished his post to become the Director of Research and Development at the Seattle Science Foundation in Seattle, Washington.
Tubbs served as AD for six years, including this season as the Homewood High School girls basketball coach. He led the Lady Patriots to their second state title in school history, and second in the last three years.
“Homewood is an amazing place, with incredible coaches and athletes,” Tubbs said in a statement. “I've been blessed to be part of this incredible athletic program. The success over the last six years is a testament to the commitment made by our school administration to provide our students with the best opportunity to reach their potential in athletics. It has truly been an honor."
During those six years, the high school won 17 state championships and was named one of the Best Athletic Programs in the state by USA Today in 2016. Tubbs also played a large role in many programs, including the founding of the Homewood Athletic Foundation and an academic monitoring and tutoring program – with the help of volleyball coach Carol Chesnutt.
“Coach Tubbs’ dedication and leadership as athletic director and coach has directly contributed to the development of outstanding student athletic programs,” HCS Superintendent Dr. Bill Cleveland said. “His hard work will be missed, but we wish him the best with his future endeavors.”
Cleveland later added, “We’re very excited and happy for Kevin and the whole Tubbs family for this opportunity. It’s a really unique opportunity and we certainly understand so we’re happy and excited, but at the same, selfishly very sad for all of our student-athletes here at Homewood.”
Tubbs will move to Seattle and work alongside his brother, Dr. Shane Tubbs, who is the Chief Scientific Officer of the Seattle Science Foundation. Kevin Tubbs said he will primarily work on items dealing with administration.
Kevin Tubbs said he will miss coaching, but this season was a great way to go out, and that he will now be “coaching adults.”
“This past season just tops off what I consider 23 really good years of coaching and working in education,” Kevin Tubbs said. “To go out on top was a relief for me because I wanted to make sure the girls had that opportunity. I hope I did right by them, because they’re a fabulous group.”
Cleveland said the school has posted the athletics director position opening, and that Homewood High principal Dr. Zack Barnes would begin working towards filling that position immediately.
“First and foremost, the desire is going to be finding someone that exhibits the same care and love for our students,” Cleveland said. “We’ve been blessed to have folks that truly care about all our students.”
Cleveland lauded the current state of the Lady Patriots’ basketball program and overall athletics programs in general under Tubbs’ guidance, and believes the position will draw significant interest.
The initial plan is to fill the athletics director position first and foremost, with the girls basketball coaching search to fall under the new AD’s authority.
“I can’t say enough about how vital Kevin has been, and he’s given us a great road map for what s ahead,” Cleveland said. “That’s the sign of a great leader. When they leave, how easy have they made it to continue along that path of greatness?
“We’re sad but happy at the same time.”