Jo Beth Weaver is a native of Moultrie, Georgia (Norman Park) where she lettered in varsity softball, basketball and tennis at Colquitt County High School. She then played basketball and tennis for Abraham Baldwin College where she received her ASED in Science. During this time, she played women’s major travel softball. She turned down a dual scholarship offer in softball and basketball from Furman University to attend UGA and play basketball for the Lady Bulldogs. She received her BSED from UGA in 1985 and was awarded the most outstanding HPE student at UGA award. She also received the highest academic letter winner award at UGA. She received her Masters degree in Health and Kinesiology from Georgia State University in 1997 and her Specialist Degree in Administration from LMU in 2005. Coach Weaver was the head softball coach at North Fulton and North Atlanta high schools for a combined eight years. During that period, her team made five state tournament appearances. Coach Weaver teaches HPE at North Cobb High School in addition to her duties as Head Fastpitch Softball Coach. She was named Georgia High School PE teacher of the year in 2001. In 2003, Coach Weaver was inducted into the Colquitt County Athletic Hall of Fame. She was also awarded two milestones in coaching awards by the National Fast Pitch Association and The Georgia Dugout Club in 2008 for reaching over 300 wins. Coach Weaver’s record is now 382 wins and 172 Losses. The outlook with the 2011 squad is good to reach her 400th Career Coaching Win.

Mike Turchan will be a first-year coach for the North Cobb Lady Warriors Fastpitch Prorgam. He graduated from Mayfield High School (Cleveland, Ohio) where he played baseball, football and soccer. In baseball his senior year, he was named Western Reserve Conference MVP, Cuyahoga County Player of the Year, and was an All-Ohio selection. He was also an All-Ohio selection in football as a place kicker his senior year. He received his bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in Physical Education, Athletic Training and Fitness Management. Turchan was a four-year letter winner in baseball at Baldwin-Wallace and served as team captain his junior and senior years. He was named First Team All-OAC and First Team Academic All-District IV as a junior and senior. In his senior season, he garnered honors as Second Team All-Mideast Region and Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Turchan served as a student assistant coach for Baldwin-Wallace during the 2005-2006 season. He still plays semi-professional/amateur baseball for the Cleveland Mosquitoes, who were recently were crowned 2006 National Champions of the National Amateur Baseball Federation. He will begin his second year of teaching in 2007-8, and along with coaching baseball and now fastpitch softball at North Cobb HS, he assists the athletic training staff with fall sports at North Cobb. Coach Turchan is the son of Douglas and Linda Turchan and has one brother, Nick (25).