 It was just a month ago that the future of the Staples-Motley high school football program looked bleak after head coach Travis Van Overbeck's contract was not renewed by the school board. After a wide search for a new football coach, it was announced this week that a familiar face will lead the program this year. And going forward, Van Overbeck, who also serves as the Activities Director at Staples-Motley, was reappointed to his old position as head football coach for the Cardinals. Although the district remains tight-lipped about when asked about his contract, why it was not renewed last month, Coach Van Overbeck is just excited for the situation to be over and begin the football season. I'm most happy for our student athletes, for the football players themselves. There's been a lot of talk about are we gonna have football or not this coming fall. And a lot of these summer activities were put on hold starting about mid-April with the school board meeting. So I'm thrilled that we're going to be able to pull a season off. Student athletes are happy, players are happy, this community needs this. And we're looking to have a pretty good season the way it is. The Cardinals went five and five last season under Van Overbeck.