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Head Coach:
This is Coach Christina’s 13th season as a varsity coach and 6th season with Southridge. Coach Christina grew up playing softball in the Portland-Metro area, even played for Varsity Assistant, Gary Hoops for a number of years, and finished her softball career playing for the Southern Oregon Raiders in Ashland, OR. Coach Christina wanted to give back to the communities that once played a part in her softball journey. Coach Christina started coaching at her alma mater, Lincoln HS and eventually ended up back on the field with Gary Hoops at Southridge HS. She came into the program knowing her biggest task was to rebuild the program, as the program took a big hit during the district rezoning project. Coach Christina has a strong passion to coach young women by providing them with a safe place and an opportunity to grow as athletes and young women. As she laid the foundation of the new program, built around strong values and goals, she was confident the softball family would grow. Coach Christina loves seeing the young athletes come through the program and watching them grow into dedicated and talented young adults. Coach Christina coaches her athletes while teaching them life lessons along the way. If you don't see Coach Christina on the softball field, you will likely find her busy at her day job as a Director of People Operation or traveling somewhere new.
Assistant Var Coach:
Coach Gary has coached High School Softball for 23 years. He started at Aloha and has been at Southridge for the last 20 years. Gary's accomplishments as a coach are winning state in 2005 at Southridge and coaching ASA Oregon Breeze summer softball for 36 years. He also had three daughters that all played High School Softball and some college ball.
Varsity Coach:
Mandie Fishback
Coach Mandie is entering her 2nd season as a Varsity Assistant Coach at Southridge after a highly successful playing career. Originally from Banks, OR, Coach Mandie was a 4-year All-State player at Banks High School from 1999-2002. As a freshman, she helped lead the Braves to their first ever state championship in 1999 and was named Oregon State Player of the Year. From 2002-2004, she was the starting second baseman for the University of Tennessee, later transferring and finishing her college career at Florida Atlantic University. There Coach Mandie served as a two-year captain and starting second baseman from 2005-2007 under Hall of Fame head Coach, Joan Joyce. At FAU she garnered Sun-Belt Conference Player of the Year honors and won two conference championships. After graduating, she served as FAU’s Graduate Assistant Coach for 1 year before going on to play professionally in the Netherlands and semi-professionally for 10 years with the Stratford Brakettes in Connecticut. Coach Mandie has recently returned home to Oregon where she is excited to coach high school athletes and help them be competitive at the next level.
JV coach:
Paige Neislanik
As a Southridge softball alumni, Page is excited to join the coaching team to serve as a supportive and encouraging mentor for the athletes in the program she went through herself. Growing up, Page played competitively for the Blaze and Silver Bullet ASA programs for nine years. After stepping away from softball to pursue a degree in special education, Page is looking forward to her first year in the coaching role. Go Hawks!
JV coach:
Erin Evans
This is Coach Erin's first season coaching softball and she is very excited to join the program. Erin is a counselor at Southridge and is looking forward to getting to coach as well! Growing up in Tualatin, Erin played at Tualatin High School and on the Oregon Spirit and Tualatin Xtreme ASA teams. Since graduating, she has played slow-pitch off and on and is looking forward to being back on the field in a new position. She can't wait for a great season! Go Hawks!
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