Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Reiss Retires as AD.


Written Thursday August 31st at 11:25 AM

The Orion Athletic Department will have a new face controlling the Athletic Department in 2016-2017 school year.

Orion Athletic Director Bill Reiss has retired from his role as Athletic Director effective September 1st.

Reiss became Athletic Director in 2004 taking over for Jim Wood. He has been very successful in his role. The Dragons would win the 2007 Baseball, 2007 Girls Golf,  2010 Football, and 2012 Boys Track State titles. Reiss had numerous State championship appearance in Football in 2008, Girls Basketball in 2009, numerous Cheerleading appearances, and Girls Volleyball in 2012, a softball quarterfinal appearance in 2016, and a Boys Basketball quarterfinal appearance in 2012.

Reiss has also attended soccer, basketball, volleyball, football, swimming, lacrosse match. Not to mention he hosted several districts and regional and won them.

In 2016 the Orion Athletic Department was the third best in the nation by USA Today.

Reiss has been very successful coaching Girls Basketball and also largely involved in the swimming process. He has been in the school district for over 40 years.

There has been a replacement named for Reiss in the form of Chris Bell. Bell currently coaches football at Orion and will join Oak Park’s Greg Carter and North Farmington’s Todd Schultz as football coaches to have both the Athletic Director and Football coach’s role.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for this developing story.

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