Asheboro High School will name its softball scoreboard after late coach Lisa Robertson
Coach Lisa Robertson won't be forgotten.
The Asheboro City Board of Education has approved Asheboro High School's naming of its softball field scoreboard for the late coach who spent 23 seasons leading Blue Comets varsity softball.
Robertson died in 2018 after being diagnosed with ALS a year earlier.
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The request was made by Asheboro High School teacher, Kristen Faircloth, who played for Robertson, according to an Asheboro High news release. "She felt strongly that naming the softball field scoreboard would be a way to honor her memory and the legacy she left behind at Asheboro High School," the release said.
The new scoreboard will be unveiled on Wednesday, March 2, prior to Asheboro's first home softball game of the season. The ceremony will start at 5:30 p.m. and the community is invited to attend.
“Ms. Robertson was intentional to build a positive rapport with learners while challenging them to meet high standards of sportsmanship. These standards of excellence then extended out of the classroom onto the softball field. She pushed her players to even higher standards and levels. She nurtured talent where others saw none. Under her guidance the Lady Comets were challenged to put team before self," Asheboro High School Principal Dr. Penny Crooks said in the release.
Robertson taught physical education for 20 years at South Asheboro Middle School and an additional eight years at Asheboro High, serving as a jayvee coach for two years before moving up to varsity.
She was named the Mid-Piedmont Coach of the Year during the 94-95 season, and she was instrumental in bringing fast-pitch softball to Asheboro High School and Randolph County, the release said. She also coached basketball as the head coach at South Asheboro Middle and Asheboro High, earning her the Randolph County Coach of the Year title for the 93-94 season with the Blue Comets.
Here are more quotes from Robertson's colleagues in support of the honor:
“I have seen it written that Excellence is a Lifestyle. That is how Lisa approached everything she did — teaching, coaching, and life away from both. Lisa’s character and commitment to what she did and how she did it were unmatched. She took the responsibility of being a teacher and a coach seriously and was committed to being the best she could be. I got to observe Lisa coaching her teams over the years. She was passionate about what she did and how she did it, as well as taking much pride in the preparation.”
— Coach Donna Papa, UNC-Chapel Hill Head Softball Coach
“Ms. Robertson had universal respect from the coaching staff. Lisa was as professional as anyone I ever met. I define professional as someone who accepts responsibility and works hard to meet those responsibilities. She and Martin Smith and Max Morgan and Lee J. Stone — those are the coaching names that will live on at Asheboro High School for a long time.”
— Dr. Tim Allgood, retired administrator Asheboro City Schools
"Ms. Robertson was a timeless soul of an era long gone. Her guidance, support, and leadership are sorely missed.”
— Dr. Penny Crooks, Asheboro High School Principal
“Lisa’s friends have made sure her legacy continues. Since 2018, her friends and colleagues have established an endowed scholarship in her name through the Asheboro City Schools Education Foundation, they always remember us on her birthday and holidays, and they have now secured a spot for Lisa in AHS history for generations to come.”
— Lisa’s mother, Elaine Robertson.
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