Sheila McCabe-King's 43-Year Coaching Legacy

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome to Hartford News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Sheila McCabe, King just hung up her whistle after 43 years, coaching at Berlin High School. She led the girls basketball team for the last 22 years, racking up a solid 314 wins against 195. Losses. Four years back, she stepped away from teaching physical education there after 35 years on the job. But coaching stayed her passion, including starting the girl's soccer program from scratch, even though she never played it growing up. Back in her day, she was a standout runner and baller at New Britain High, class of 1979. She earned a track scholarship at Yukon under coach Betty Remegino NAP, graduating in 1983 before jumping into coaching. Her teens hit the state semi-finals four times, most recently in the 2023-24 season, that 2009 squad made it to the class M-Championship at Mohegan, Santerina, but fell 55-53 on a buzzer beater. This year's red coats finished 9-11,

1:05bowing out early in the Division 2 tournament. McCabe, King's trailblazing run opened doors for generations of girls and sports, and that impact echoes long after her final game.