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Arechigo stepping down as Central girls’ basketball coach

Aberdeen Central girls basketball coach Mikayla Arechigo, center, talks to her team in a time out during a game earlier this season at the Golden Eagles Arena. Arechigo is stepping down from her position to spend more time with her family. Photo by John Davis taken 1/23/2024
Mikayla Arechigo has resigned her coaching positions at Aberdeen Central. Arechigo, who served as head girls' basketball coach as well an assistant cross country coach, wants to spend more time with her young family. "After the cross country season, I was pretty exhausted from the travel," Arechigo said, "and after the basketball season we had traveled about 4,200 miles." That meant many hours away from her family, which includes a 4-year-old and an 18-month-old. "I just felt like I was missing out on a lot of time with my kids," Arechigo said. Arechigo was a multi-sport standout at Frederick and then at Northern State. She has been coaching two sports at Central for the past 11 years and was the head girls' basketball coach for the past three seasons. She noted that between practices, competitions and bus rides, it took a toll on family time. "One of the first pieces of advice that I got when I started coaching was, don’t forget about the kids around your Thanks

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