North Platte HS golf coach receives national honor

NORTH PLATTE, NE - The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) selected North Platte High School boys golf coach Jim Orcutt as one of its coaches of the year for 2018-2019, the organization announced Thursday. 

Orcutt was one of 23 coaches selected for the honor of high school coaches across several sports in the country. 

According to his biography on North Platte High School's website, Orcutt has been the coach of the boys team since the 1984-1985 school year. The North Platte boys golf team won the Class B state championship in 2019. He has also coached the girls team since the 2007 season. 

The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls sports and top 10 boys sports (by participation numbers), and in two “other” sports – one for boys and one for girls – that are not included in the top 10 listings. The NFHS also recognizes a spirit coach as a separate award category.