Cheyenne’s Snyder to stay on as head coach

Friday, Nov. 30, 2001 | 10:14 a.m.

After taking over in mid-season and guiding Cheyenne into the Sunset Region championship game, Dave Snyder has accepted an offer to stay on as the Desert Shields' head varsity football coach.

Snyder, 30, took over a 1-2 Cheyenne squad in September when first-year coach Marcus Sherman resigned. The Shields went on to win five of their final nine games, posting playoff victories over Bishop Gorman and Cimarron-Memorial before falling to Durango and finishing 6-6 overall.

"It was an easy decision," Cheyenne athletic director Larry Johnson said. "He did a tremendous job under difficult circumstances, and the administration appreciated that."

Johnson, a former head freshman and varsity assistant football coach at the school, will continue to serve as Cheyenne's head baseball coach.

"Dealing with these kids has been nothing but a pleasure, and I'm excited to work with them again," Snyder said. "I've known these kids for a long time, and I knew what they were capable of. They just needed someone to get them going in the right direction." Spencer Patterson