An avid soccer enthusiast and coach for the past several years, Hutchinson resident Dave Thomas is the first assistant coach in HCC women's soccer history.

Thomas, 64, joins the Lady Dragon soccer staff after nine years of coaching club soccer teams in Hutchinson.

He retired from Sears management after 30 years and taught marketing and retailing at Hutchinson Community College part-time from 1994-96. Thomas also serves as Hutchinson Rotary Club secretary and is a past chairman of SCORE. He's also served on the Hutchinson city planning and zoning board.

Thomas is a 1964 graduate of the University of Missouri, earning a B.A. in marketing. Thomas lettered three times, running sprints for the Missouri Tiger track team.

Thomas and his wife, Jan, have three children: Lisa and Scott (twins), 40; and Steve, 37. The couple also has four grandchildren: Jake, 13; Amie, 12; Seth, 12; and Cali, 11.

Thomas was born on April 23, 1941 in Brookfield, Mo., and graduated from Brookfield High School in 1959.

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2008 SCHEDULE

August 18

at Newman University

6 p.m. - Wichita, Kan.

Scrimmage

August 23

vs. Maple Woods

Barton County Tournament

4 p.m. - Great Bend, Kan.

August 24

vs. Western Nebraska

Barton County Tournament

11 a.m. - Great Bend, Kan.

August 29

Neosho County

3 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

September 5

Cloud County

4 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

September 6

Cowley College

2 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

September 10

Independence

3 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

September 13

Allen County

3 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

September 15

at Northern Oklahoma

3 p.m. - Tonkawa, Okla.

September 18

at Barton County

4 p.m. - Great Bend, Kan.

September 22

at NEO

3 p.m. - Miami, Okla.

September 24

at Cowley College

4 p.m. - at Arkansas City, Kan.

September 26

Coffeyville

2 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

September 28

at Hesston College

6 p.m. - Hesston, Kan.

October 1

Northern Oklahoma

3 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

October 6

at Garden City

4 p.m. - Garden City, Kan.

October 8

at Dodge City

3 p.m. - Dodge City, Kan.

October 11

at Butler

2 p.m. - El Dorado, Kan.

October 19

Johnson County

3 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

October 21

at Allen County

3 p.m. - at Iola, Kan.

October 24

NEO

1 p.m. - USD 308 Sports Complex

Region VI Playoff

TBA

Region VI Final Four

TBA - Hummer Sports Complex, Topeka

NJCAA District Championship

TBA

Nov. 15-18

NJCAA Championship

TBA

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