Bolam tapped to coach Lady Dogs

Bob Bolam will take the helm as the new Lady Bulldogs basketball coach.

Pending Whitefish School Board approval, Bolam will replace former-coach Ben Johnson, who resigned last month to look for opportunities at high schools elsewhere.

Bolam has served as the coach of the girls froshmore team since 2016. From 2002 to 2014 he was the head coach of the varsity girls team at Mt. Rainier High School in Des Moines, Washington, where he amassed an overall record of 221-89.

In all 12 years of coaching in Des Moines, his teams made the postseason, including three district championship and four league championships. In total he coached for 27 years at the school.

In 2014 his team finished second in the state, a follow-up to two straight third-place finishes in 2012 and 2013.

Bolam holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Western Washington University.