Hillcrest girls basketball coach Jeni Hopkins announced plans to retire from coaching, but will still be part of basketball in and around Springfield.
Hopkins will retire from Springfield Public Schools after 16 years at Hillcrest. Before that, she coached for eight years at Greenwood Laboratory School. She will return to Greenwood to become the counselor for students in grades 8-12.
Hopkins retires with a career record of 332-206, six total district championships and a final four appearance with the Hornets in 2015. Twenty of her players have gone on to pursue college basketball.
“I love coaching basketball, it has been a driving passion in my life.