The status of the coaching staff at Montezuma-Cortez High School was uncertain Monday after head coach Dave Wagner announced that three assistant coaches had resigned.<\/p>\n
According to Wagner, assistants Tim Robinson, Scott Conklin and Kirby Case had all resigned between Saturday and Monday morning.<\/p>\n
There were also questions surrounding defensive coordinator Keith Mikhail\u2019s role with the team after a disagreement with Wagner.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gave him my opinion,\u201d Mikhail said. \u201cAnd when I voiced my opinion he said, \u2018It\u2019s my team.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had disagreements about the offense,\u201d Wagner said. \u201cBut as head coach, ultimately, it\u2019s my decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, on Monday night, Mikhail and assistants Robinson, Conklin and Case were on the sidelines during the junior varsity game against Ignacio, but Wagner was in the bleachers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got fired today at 3:45,\u201d Wagner said at the game. \u201cThat was it. (M-CHS Principal Jason Wayman) called me in and said I\u2019m no longer the head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n
When he was asked why he was let go, Wagner said, \u201cI lost four of my coaches, and that was pretty much it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wayman was unavailable for comment, and athletic director Stacey Hall said Monday morning that she would not confirm the resignations, and she declined to comment further when asked on Monday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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