IAHSAA has new hall of fame hoops class

DES MOINES — The Iowa High School Athletic Association recently honored a new class of Hall of Fame coaches, players and officials. Two with area ties were among those honored. They were:

KEVIN ENWRIGHT, Northeast Goose Lake:
He was an all-around athlete at Camanche averaging a double-double in scoring and rebounding on an 18-2 squad his senior year that lost to the eventual third-place finisher, Maquoketa. He was also a district champion
in the shot put and discus. His junior year, the team made the State Tournament but lost in the first round. At Coe College, he completed four years in track and football as an all-conference tight end. He spent 38 years as a science and physical education teacher at Northeast and coached the Rebels for 21 seasons compiling a 307-159 record. He guided the school
to ve State Tournaments trips from 1990 to 2006 when they finished fourth. He was chosen to coach the Southeast All-Star Team in the 1995 Dr. Pepper Classic. A multiple-time conference coach of the year he was the Substate Coach of the Year in 2006. He was active professionally in science content development and earned his MA degree from Franciscan University. He retired from coaching in 2010 to follow the playing careers of his daughters. He is the father of Tara, Ashley, and Mollie (deceased), a step-daughter Katie, and a step-son Charlie. He and his wife Kim reside in Camanche.

BRAD RANDALL, Solon:
Following a high school career at Solon where he captained the football, basketball,
track, and baseball teams as a senior and twice earned all-conference baseball honors,
he earned his BA degree at the University of Dubuque and his MA degree at the University of Iowa. He then returned home to coach his alma mater. In 21 seasons (1994-2014), his teams never had a losing season. They were 368-118, including eight conference titles and 10 district championships – nine in succession. He directed the Spartans to four State Tournaments starting in 2006, the school’s first appearance since 1973, followed by a third-place finish in 2008, a perfect 28-0 championship season in 2009, and a 2010 runner-up. In that run were 35 consecutive wins, victories in 52 of their last 55 games and 48 straight road triumphs. The winner of numerous coach of the year honors, he was chosen the 2009 State Class 2A coach of the year and as a coach for the IBCA All

Star game. He has been active in Solon government, serving on the city council and being Mayor pro tempore. He and his wife of 30 years Regina live in Cedar Rapids and have raised two daughters – Maggie and Libbie. He is in real estate development.