Former area coach Scott Pedigo was recently named MCCAA Northern Conference Coach of the Year for Montcalm Community College’s women’s basketball program.

Pedigo has won everywhere he has coached. In 2017, he was named Pioneer Dream Team Coach of the Year at Baldwin High School. He left Baldwin as the program’s all-time winningest coach with more than 200 career victories. This past season, he added another honor to his trophy case.

In his second season leading the Montcalm women’s basketball team, the Centurions finished 10-18 overall and 7-7 in conference play. The program also made its first postseason appearance in just its third year of existence. Pedigo’s coaching helped the Centurions improve by six wins and roughly 17 points per game.

“I think it’s pretty special,” Pedigo said. “I don’t think you see very many coaches who finish fourth in the conference and win Coach of the Year. It shows a lot of respect from the other coaches and the way they voted.”

Four Centurions earned all-conference honors. The Big Rapids native has plenty to look forward to in 2027, when three of those all-conference players return for Pedigo’s third season at the helm.

To hear more from Pedigo, see a full interview on the latest edition of The Rundown here: The Rundown: The Calling for Coaching w/ Scott Pedigo.

_{Photo courtesy of Montcalm Community College Athletics.}