SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
HALSTEAD, Kan. — The Central Kansas League will look a little different next basketball season, as former Haven High School boys basketball coach Lonnie Paramore has accepted the same job at Halstead High School, USD 440 Halstead-Bentley announced on Wednesday.
Paramore spent the last 17 seasons at Haven High School, where he took over the Wildcats' program in 2008. He guided the Wildcats to a 19-4 record this past season, falling in the sub-state championship game to Cheney.
While at Haven, Paramore became the winningest coach in program history. He also served as cross country coach and teaching a variety of subjects, including history, physical education, and strength and conditioning.
Prior to Haven, Paramore spent 13 years at Fairfield High School, starting in 1995. There, he held head coaching duties for boys basketball, cross country, and tennis.
His coaching career also includes assistant stints at Sterling College and Ashland High School.
Over his 33-year coaching career, Paramore has amassed more than 400 victories and has earned multiple accolades, including Reno County Boys Basketball Coach of the Year honors in 2018 and 2020. He was inducted into the Sterling College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2024.
A Sterling College graduate, Paramore had an illustrious playing career with the Warriors in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was a three-year letter winner and earned All-KCAC and NAIA All-District honors twice. A two-time team MVP, he was named the KCAC Co-Player of the Year and Sterling’s Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1990-91. When his playing career concluded, he ranked second in school history for single-game scoring (44 points), season scoring average (23.6 ppg), points scored in a season, and held records for 3-pointers made in a season (63), career field goal percentage (49.6%), and free throw percentage (81.2%). He also ranked fifth in total career points.