The Republic Tigers soccer program is finally off the ground.

Coach Mike Hines is in the midst of his first week of official practice as the head soccer coach at Republic.  I caught up to him after practice this week to find out how it’s going.

New Republic head soccer coach Mike Hines isn’t just trying to put his own stamp on the program — he’s building it from scratch. The boys team will kick off its inaugural season in the fall, and the girls’ first season will be next spring. Today was the first day of camp for the boys.  [...]