With Jennings heading to NOC Enid, Okarche names former assistant Haley Mitchel as next head coach

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The departure of Kelli Jennings has forced Okarche High School to find a new head coach for their girls basketball team. This is not an easy decision either, Jennings walks away 78-17 record and two semifinal appearances in the Class A state tournament for Okarche.

Okarche elected to go in-house with this decision and they are hiring former assistant coach Haley Mitchel as the new heads girls basketball coach. The hiring will be made official on August 3.

The reason for the departure of Jennings and the hiring of Mitchel was because Jennings is moving up in the coaching world. Going from high school basketball to the college ranks at NOC Enid.

Okarche is no stranger to Mitchel, she was an assistant coach for the basketball program during the 2010-2017 seasons. During her time at Okarche as an assistant, Mitchel helped Okarche appear in six state title games and win three championships.