Success was measured by more than win-loss records for new ML coaches

The simple barometer of success in sports is of course the win-loss record of any given team.

It’s easy to see the effect of that with Eastern Washington University where its football team has had an impressive string of success.

A more difficult yardstick is to find a measurement of progress when winning does not come easy.

That’s the journey a pair of brand new faces who took charge of Medical Lake sports teams this past fall undertook.

Combined, football’s Mo Owen and Todd Harr, in charge of volleyball, went zero for 23 in their first venture into head coaching roles. Both were hired toward...