New head volleyball coach selected

A longtime middle school and high school coach will be tapped to head up the Lady Wolves volleyball program if approved by the district's board of trustees.

Jessica Demaret recently accepted an offer to be the volleyball team's head coach, pending approval by the school board.

She will replace Rikki Shantz in the role after Shantz announced her resignation at the end of the 2021 season.

Demaret has worked as a coach for teams at Lincoln Middle School, as well as the freshman boys basketball coach and the sophomore girls volleyball coach at Green River High School.

She previously was the head varsity volleyball coach from 2006-2008, coaching teams to a second-place regional tournament finish and fourth at the state volleyball tournament.

Demaret was also a successful student athlete for Green River, being a member of basketball and track teams that have been inducted into the Green River High School Hall of Fame.

She earned three All-State selections in both basketball and volleyball and was named the 1996 Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year. She also earned a state championship in discus. After graduating in 1996, she played volleyball for two seasons with the University of Wyoming.

"Jessica brings a wealth of volleyball knowledge to our Green River High School program. We are extremely excited that coach Demaret will lead our volleyball team into the future," Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Activities Director Tony Beardsley said in a press release.

Demaret works as Green River High School's registrar and previously was an administrative assistant for the district's human resources office.