By ERIC VICCARO
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The Saint Jo Independent School District has officially hired Kyle Sivadon as the new head girls’ basketball coach.
Sivadon also will be assisting Dakota Crockett with volleyball as well as track and field. He has also tentatively accepted the position of tennis coach.
Sivadon’s teaching assignment has yet to be determined by the district.
“We’re excited to have Kyle here,” Saint Jo athletic director Chad Tallon said. “He’s had a history of turning programs around to be successful and compete for state championships.”
Sivadon was most recently coach at Okemah, located in Oklahoma. Okemah is roughly the same size as Nocona is here in Montague County.
Okemah participated last year in the Whataburger Invitational Tournament, the same event Bowie earned the consolation championship.
Okemah advanced to the area tournament last year before falling to Comanche 53-36. The team featured talented 6-foot junior Kenzie Bean, who averaged nearly 20 points per contest.
Sivadon received his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., followed by his master’s in educational administration from the University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa campus.
Sivadon inherits a young Saint Jo team as Brown Mackie College signee Karla Fernandez and Hunter Tallon have both graduated.

Kyle Sivadon, Saint Jo’s new girls’ basketball coach, has engrossed himself in the community. He ran in the Old Jo Firecracker 5K run on July 4. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)