9. Female coach firestorm
Coach Randolph.
Photo by Todd Bradley
Natalie Randolph probably didn't know the media frenzy she would face after being hired as the football coach at Coolidge (Washington, D.C.) last spring. She is believed to be the first female head coach at a major high school program, which drew media requests from the New York Times, HBO and ESPN, among others, during the week of Coolidge's first game, a 28-0 loss to Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.). Coolidge went on to finish 4-7.
Jon Buzby's story on Coach Randolph's first career win.
