FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Coaching high school sports is a lot like being a parent. The biggest challenge is keeping kids engaged while also putting them in the best spot to succeed.
What happens when a high school athlete’s coach is also their mother? That’s been the case for Bailey Sinish the past four seasons at Carroll High School. The outside hitter has worked seamlessly with her mother, head coach Pandy Sinish, to help the Chargers become the greatest volleyball team that Fort Wayne has ever seen.
A former volleyball standout in Terre Haute and with the then-IUPUI Jaguars, Pandy remembers getting her daughter involved in various sports as a child. Bailey was drawn to basketball and softball more than her mother’s sport with volleyball…