Trading colors for opportunity: Hillsdale JV volleyball coach takes varsity gig at Jonesville
A Hornet for more than a decade, Debbie Proctor-Bigelow is now officially a major piece of a cross-town rivals' volleyball program.
Trading in her blue and gold for black and orange and the opportunity to coach at a higher level, the former Hillsdale JV volleyball coach was approved by the Jonesville School Board as the newest Comets' varsity head coach Monday.
"I'm really excited and have wanted to be a head coach for a varsity program for a while now," Proctor-Bigelow said. "I found out about the position through word of mouth, and I knew (athletic director) Kathy (Bondsteel) well, and everything just worked out."
Bigelow has coached in the Hillsdale district at every level from middle school to JV for the last 13 years and that is something that caught Bondsteel's attention during the interview process.
"I want Jonesville volleyball to be a program. Not that it hasn't been in some ways before now, but we think it can be done better," said Bondsteel, who interviewed five or six candidates for the position. "Debbie has worked with all ages and all sorts of programs over the years and she has also had some administrative experience with AAU teams."
We want the varsity program to be working with staff all the way down at the elementary level, so when the girls get to middle school and high school we're not still teaching the basics, we're working on their higher development. We think Debbie is a great fit for what we want to do."
