High School
Middle School

Curt Fowler, Head Coach, Baseball

Curt Fowler graduated from Blue Mountain High School in 1989. He attended NEMCC where he played baseball and graduated with a BA in History from the University of Mississippi in 2000. Before his coaching career began, he was publisher and editor for the The Professional Kennel Club magazine and Sports Editor for the Southern Sentinel newspaper in Ripley. He was head baseball coach at Potts Camp High School before coming to New Albany High School in 2001. His coaching honors include Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Coach of the Year and District 1-3A coach of the year. Coach Fowler has coached in the NEMCABB All-Star Game, the State Games, and the Crossroads Diamond All Star Game. Since 2002, Coach Fowler have lead the Diamond Bulldogs to county championships, division championships, north-half playoffs, and state playoffs. His team finished the 2008 baseball season ranked 3rd in the Daily Journal poll and 15th in the Clarion Ledger poll. Sixteen players from Fowler's teams have gone on to play baseball at the college level. Coach Fowler is married to the former Fancy Bennett who teaches 4th grade at Ripley Elementary. They have one son Matthew Case. The Fowlers attend Ripley Primitive Baptist Church. Coach Fowler teaches social studies at NASTUC.
 
Larry Ashmore
Head Middle School Baseball Coach, Assistant Football Coach

Coach Ashmore is a 1971 graduate of W.P. Daniel High School in New Albany. He received his B. S. in Education from the University of Mississippi.

Coach Ashmore is starting his 10th year in the New Albany School District. He has served the district as teacher and coached various sports at the Middle School and High School levels. He is currently teaching Middle School Social Studies and is head Middle School baseball and Assistant football coach.

Coach Ashmore is married to the former Linda Russell of New Albany. They have two children. One son John Ashmore, married to Brandi now living in Oxford, MS and a daughter Angela who is a junior at the University of Mississippi.
Chris Cox, Assistant Coach, Baseball
Coach Cox hails from Itawamba County where he graduated from Itawamba AHS. From there, he further his education at ICC and Ole Miss where he received a degree in Mathematics Education. Chris is married to Jill Cox who teaches at Pontotoc Middle School. He is the son of Joey and Pattie Cox and has one brother, Mat.

Chris teaches Geometry and Algebra 2.

Buddy Hall, Assistant Coach

Coach Hall is a 1980 graduate of Booneville High School. He received his B.S. in Education from Mississippi State University and his M.A. in Ed. Leadership from the University of Mississippi.

He has 21 years experience in education. He began his career at New Albany High School. During his 12 years at NAHS, he served as a teacher, an assistant and head coach in both football and baseball, and head golf coach. He also served as the high school Athletic Director, Alternative School Director, and Asst. High School Principal.

Coach Hall left New Albany Schools in 1998 and spent four years in the Union County Schools were he served as an assistant principal and principal. In 2001 he went to work for the Prentiss County Schools serving as Alternative School Director, District Transportation Supervisor, and Principal.

He returned to the New Albany Schools this past year where is currently serving as the NAMS Head Football, assistant baseball, and boys' track coach.

He teaches special education mathematics and is a co-sponsor of FCA at New Albany Middle School.

Coach Hall is married to the former Tracy Mayo of New Albany. They have two children, Easton (14) and Elleigh (11). Th y attend Hillcrest Baptist Church where Coach Hall teaches an adult couples Sunday school class and serves as deacon.