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Published May 09, 2008 10:47 am - Zebras hire Sequoyah's Stewart TERRELL LESTER
Sports Editor Tim Stewart was hired on Thursday to fill the vacant position of boys basketball coach at Claremore High School. The Claremore School Board approved Superintendent Mike McLaren’s recommendation to employ the 36-year-old Stewart. Stewart is a 13-year coaching veteran who spent one year as head coach at Sequoyah. He will succeed Lance Bennett who was relieved of his duties in March after seven seasons as head coach. A screening process handled by Claremore High School Principal Todd Steidley and Athletics Director Randy Pearson pared a list of applicants for the position to some 14 of 15, according to McLaren. From that list, McLaren made the selection of Stewart following a lengthy interview. “I think he communicates a message,” McLaren said. “He wants to focus on our younger players; try to capture the younger interest. He will put in the time. “He will bring an excitement and an enthusiasm that we’re looking forward to working with.” Stewart has lived in Claremore since he took the Sequoyah coaching job last spring. His mother, Margo Stewart, and his sister, Shari Beguin, own and operate The Pink House, a Claremore landmark tearoom. “To me, that shows people that I have a vested interest in this town,” Tim Stewart said after receiving approval of the school board. “Our family is here. We want to be a part of this community.” For Stewart, Claremore will be his sixth coaching position, his fourth as head coach. A graduate of Bixby High School and Northeastern State, Stewart spent his first two years as an assistant coach to Joe Babinski at Catoosa. 
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