Brodie stepping down from football post

Berwick Football Coach Craig Brodie announced this week that he is relinquishing his post as head football coach and will retire at the end of the school year.
Brodie told The Daily Review he will reach the retirement age of 55 on March 10.
“This is my 32nd year,” he said. “I just felt like this was the right time to do it.”
Brodie said he would finish out the school year, including his role as athletic director.
“The faculty has been unbelievable, and the kids are great and got a lot of support from a lot of parents,” he said of his time at Berwick.
He thanked Berwick Principal Buffy Fegenbush, too.
“Without her help, things we got accomplished wouldn’t have ever happened,” he said. “I think I’ve left it better than I found it, which is the goal of everybody. I wish that we could have … took the next step, but I think that the foundation that we laid, that’s going to be accomplished very soon.”
Brodie, who was hired in 2011, compiled an 8-41 record at Berwick in five year, nearly made the postseason this year,
falling to North Vermilion in a must-win finale and concluding the season with a 3-7 mark.
“I think whoever comes in, they’re going to have a good group of coaches, a good group of kids to take that next step,” Brodie said.
Fegenbush said she was “extremely appreciative” of his work with the program.
“I’ve been here for 14 years and have seen a lot of different approaches to our children, and while he has been here, our numbers have more than doubled, our students stay for the whole duration of
their four years,” she said. “They become committed to the program, and it’s nice to see that. Committed to him as a head coach. For us, it’s bittersweet. It’s always sad to lose a valued member of your school family, but I’m happy for him and his family that he’s going to have this time now to enjoy his extra time a little more often.”
As for the timeline for a replacement, Fegenbush said she planned to begin accepting applications today and will be doing so until Feb. 26.
“Then we will begin the interview process from there,” she said.