DCC Softball Head Coach Jim LeProwse Resigns
Dawson Community College Softball Coach Jim LeProwse is stepping down for personal reasons. Coach LeProwse has had a record breaking 10 seasons with the Lady Bucs, winning 263 games and only losing 143 (.650 winning percentage). During his tenure, the Lady Bucs won 8 Conference Championships and never finished lower than 2nd place in the conference. Their Mon-Dak Conference record under LeProwse is 112-23 (.829 winning percentage). They also won 6 Region Championships. For his efforts, LeProwse was named Conference Coach of the Year 8 times and Region Coach of the Year 6 times.
He coached 46 Mon-Dak All-Conference players and 6 Mon-Dak Conference MVPs; as well as 32 All-Region players and 5 Region MVPs. The Buccaneers have also had 2 NJCAA All-American players and 1 NFCA All-American during LeProwse’s time at DCC.
Athletic Director Joe Peterson commented, “Jim built this program into a conference and regional powerhouse during his time here and put DCC softball on the map nationally. More than all of the wins, championships and awards, Jim impacted his players’ lives and the entire DCC community in a positive way. His athletes achieved great things on the field and in the classroom. They graduated and he helped them to move on to four-year schools. He will be dearly missed by his players, his co-workers and within the community.”
LeProwse’s best season was in 2019 when the Buccaneers finished with a program record 46 wins and only 5 losses. They were ranked in the top 25 for most of the season, won the Conference Championship and Region Championship. They won their first game in the District Championship, but came up one win short of qualifying for Nationals.
This past season, they finished 32-11 overall and went 21-1 in conference on their way to another Mon-Dak Conference Championship.
In his own words, LeProwse stated, “I will always be thankful of and cherish my time here. I have been very fortunate to create lifelong memories over the past 11 years. I would like to thank everyone at Dawson for their support and I wish DCC and all of its employees nothing but the best in the coming years.”
LeProwse and his wife Lynette will be moving to Butte to be closer to family.
