On September 8, Paul Lambrecht, who was going to begin his second season coaching the Jaguars this winter, passed away from cancer at the age of 53.
Lambrecht became the Jaguars fourth head coach in the program's history, replacing Andy Meinhardt in 2017.
Prior to coaching the Jaguars, he was the head coach of a school that had the same nickname, the Jordan Jaguars. He graduated from the Scott County school in 1984 and became the head girls basketball coach seven years later. He led Jordan to the state tournament three times and didn't win a state title as they finished second, third and fourth. Among the players Lambrecht coached at Jordan was Brittany Chambers, who is the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,826. She later went on to Kansas State where she was a second team All American and was drafted in the second round by the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. Another notable name was Leah Dietel, who ranks third on the career scoring leader board with 2,478 points. Dietel went on to play for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Both Chambers and Dietel also excelled in volleyball.
In addition to coaching, Lambrecht also was involved with baseball. He had a long career in townball playing for the St. Benedict Saints that played in the state tournament in 2013 and 2016.
Our condolences go out to everyone at Bloomington Jefferson and the Lambrecht family on Paul's passing. No word on who will guide the Jefferson girls basketball team in the upcoming season.
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