Buck Reaume

The average high school head football coach stipend is around $7,000. Fluctuating heavily For that, they’re expected to coach year-round, run a program, mentor kids, manage parents, recruit their own halls, fundraise, break down film, coordinate staffs, and be available almost 24/7. Football coaches are grossly underpaid for what we ask of them.

Eugene Edgerson posted this public message on Facebook about his son's Senior Day at Salpointe. Wouldn't expect anything different from Gene. This kind of character goes back to the days I called him over the phone about his recruitment by Arizona when he attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. You could tell then he was raised right. This comment by Gene should be shared to every single parent who has a young athlete as a son or daughter: "It’s senior night and Jazi didn’t get to play. I never once walked up to my son’s high school basketball coach about playing time. Not once. See, that wasn’t my lane. My job was to raise a young man. Coach’s job was to run a team. If my son wanted more minutes, I told him what was told to me: ‘Work so hard they can’t sit you.’ I wasn’t about to teach him that when life feels unfair, you go over somebody’s head. Nah. Life don’t work like that. The world ain’t handing out minutes — you earn them. I sat in them bleachers quiet. Clapped when he did well. Drove him home when he didn’t play. And in that car, I’d say — ‘You control effort. You control attitude. Everything else? That’s grown man business.’ Too many dads fighting battles their sons need to fight themselves. Basketball ain’t just about buckets. It’s about learning how to handle disappointment without folding. I didn’t need my son to be the star. I needed him to be solid. Because one day it won’t be about minutes… It’ll be about marriage, jobs, pressure, and real-life fourth quarters. And I refuse to raise a young man who thinks somebody owes him playing time. #basketball #basketballdad #hooplife #highschoolbasketball #earnednotgiven"

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State title in hand, Valpo's baseball season has come to a close.💚 These boys played remarkably through regular season all the way to the State Championship! Well done, Vikings!⚾🏆 @AthleticsValpo @ValpoHS411

Congrats @MaxReaume12 & the Valpo boys on their first ever baseball state championship! It was an incredible run to follow.

HS Baseball: Following its win over Evansville North in the 4A State Championship, the Vikings tell @angarciatv why this win means so much for future teams that come after them. For more local sports content, visit JEDtv.com

HS Baseball: Valparaiso wins its first ever baseball state championship. @angarciatv brings you the sights and sounds from the Vikings' historic victory. For more local sports content, visit JEDtv.com

VIKES ARE STATE BOUND‼️⚾️ Valpo claims the IHSAA 4A Semi-State Championship with a victory over Goshen by a score of 4-1 ✅ Senior Trevor Fenters was dominant on the mound! #wearevalpo 🟢⚪️

Semi-State Champs! We’re headed to the VIC!

Congratulations to the Valparaiso Vikings on heading the the Class 4A State Finals #PlayballWeekend @PlayBall

Sectional Champs!!! The Vikings dominate and win the Sectional Championship!!! They await Crown Point in the Regional! Max Reaume was the guy today hitting 2 HRs going 3 for 3 with 4RBIs! Trent Gill, and Adler Holtz also had HRs! Win.

Six Things I told my Freshman son in the car on the way home from his first high school football practice, AFTER I asked if I could give him some advice.

Books for the New Year: @CoachJacksonTPW

@DrewSikora @MTUFB @DanMettlach @CoachThomas90 @Blake__Hewitt @Philbrath @CoachJGendron @GSDathletics @CoachSweany @Rye_B_Thats_Me @coachdkiff @coachsikora Congrats Drew!

100% COMMITTED‼️‼️⬛️🟨🐾 @MTUFB @DanMettlach @CoachThomas90 @Blake__Hewitt @Philbrath @CoachJGendron @GSDathletics @CoachSweany @Rye_B_Thats_Me @coachdkiff @coachsikora

2024 Flat Rock Rams “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Not how we wanted it to end, but it was a great run to the another Final Four and a season full of memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you seniors!

SIGNED! Big things to come! #OneDog @VVikingbaseball @WingateBaseball

@MaxReaume12 @WingateBaseball Attaboy!