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Lois Hixson is retiring as Aurora's volleyball coach after 16 successful seasons at the helm.
Longtime Aurora volleyball coach Lois Hixson has decided to put her clipboard away for good.
Hixson, who has spent the previous 16 seasons as the head coach of the Aurora volleyball team has decided to step away from coaching, the school announced through a press release Thursday.
In her time as Aurora's coach, Hixson compiled a 349-198 record with a complete coaching record of 517-265 spanning the past 27 seasons. Hixson's other head coaching opportunity before Aurora came at Chambers High School for 11 seasons.
Hixson has won three Central Conference titles, qualified for eight state tournaments at Aurora as well as two semifinalist appearances.
She was also part of the NSAA's “50 Years in the Making” contributor award during last fall's state championships as part of the 50-year anniversary of Nebraska high school volleyball.
To close out her coaching career, Hixson will coach in this summer's Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Match.
Hixson will continue to teach Business at Aurora, the release said.
"Aurora Public Schools would like to thank Coach Hixson for all her hard work and dedication to the volleyball program the past 19 years," the release stated.
