Community, board support Perrysburg baseball coach

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PERRYSBURG — A dust-up over a coach’s contract renewal highlighted a packed school board meeting Tuesday.

A
handful of those in a standing-room-only crowd spoke in support of
retaining high school baseball coach Dave Hall, whose contract was
eventually approved by the board.
Several speakers accused school board member Cal Smith of not wanting
Hall to continue in the position due to personal problems with the
coach.
Parents expressed appreciation for how Hall runs his baseball
program, and when prompted, an overwhelming majority of those present
stood to indicate they were there to back him.
Mark Kruzell said he coached with Hall, and collaborated with Smith for
the Perrysburg Amateur Baseball and Softball Commission. He recalled
Smith becoming upset one day and claiming retribution over a
disagreement.
Melissa Dimmerling said she heard from an administrator
of another district last week that Hall "was on Smith’s list of people
to get rid of."
Dimmerling went on to recite an ethics policy given to school board
members, referencing conflicts of interest. After the meeting, she
declined to say which district or with whom she spoke about Smith and
Hall.
Responding to Dimmerling and Kruzell’s claims near the end of
the meeting, Smith acknowledged becoming frustrated with Hall as
referenced by Kruzell, but he firmly denied speaking with anyone in
another district about the baseball coaching position or the possibility
of Hall not returning as coach.

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