Rebekah Parker, shown serving as a referee in this 2022 InkFreeNews file photo, was hired as the Tippecanoe Valley High School girls’ basketball coach at a special Tippecanoe Valley School Board meeting on Tuesday, June 4.

Staff Report

AKRON — Rebekah Parker is Tippecanoe Valley High School’s new girls’ basketball coach.

She was hired during a special Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. Board meeting on Tuesday, June 4, and replaces Chris Kindig.

Parker, a Valley graduate, played basketball for the University of Evansville before teaching and coaching. She’s been a junior varsity coach at TVHS, varsity assistant coach at Plymouth High School, and an assistant coach at the University of Toledo.

“Rebekah has a proven track record of being a successful coach and player,” said TVHS Athletic Director Sam Sturtevant. “Her resume speaks for herself on the coaching side, but I am confident she will get girls excited to play and build our youth programs. We are excited to welcome her back to Tippecanoe Valley, where she left her mark as a student-athlete and now she has the opportunity to do so as our head coach.”