News Release –2023 Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame Class
For Immediate Release – October 12, 2022
Contact – Vincent Cacioppo, Director of Communications, vcacioppo@lhsaa.org
The Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame Committee announces the 2023 Louisiana
High School Sports Hall of Fame Class. This year’s class will be introduced April 18th,
2023, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. Tickets will be available for purchase in
January of 2023 on LHSAA.org.
LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
William Bofinger - Coach, Warren Capone - Competitor, Kate Ripple Cramer - Competitor,
Vic Dalrymple - Coach, Sandra B. Fussell - Coach, Jackie Laborde-Monkhouse - Coach
Randy Livingston - Competitor, Janice Cole Outlaw - Competitor, Mitch Small - Contributor,
Dewain Strother - Coach
Accolades for Coach Dewain Strother
Employment Since Graduation - 1974 to current
Florien Elementary/High School - have taught elementary, junior high and high school health and physical education as well as middle school social studies. Began coaching in 1983 with the establishment of the girls basketball program.
Schools, Years, and Sports Coached
Coach Strother has spent his entire career at Florien High School. He has coached girls basketball from 1983 to the present, he coached softball from 1980-1988, and golf from 1988-present serving as head coach in all sports.
Coaching Records
Current record in girls basketball - 1202 wins and 392 losses
Team Honors and Championships
Class B State Champions - 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2017
Class B State Runners-up - 1987, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2016
Class B State Semifinalists - 9 times
Class B Final 4 - 20 times
District Champions - 23 Times
Team Records
National High School Sports Record Book - Most points scored in a season (1992) for 5 girl basketball.
Individual Honors as a Coach
Class B Coach of the Year - 4 years - 1988-89, 1990-91, 1992-93, 2016-17
District Coach of the Year - 23 years
Shreveport Times All Area Coach of the Year - 6 years
Shreveport Journal All Area Coach of the Year - 3 years - 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91
All Sabine Parish Coach of the Year - 1 year - 1993-94
LHSAA West All Star Team Coach - 1 year - 1988-89