Seth Vining, son of Bos and the late Seth Vining Jr. of Tryon and head basketball coach at Lakeview Academy in Gainesville, Ga., coached his 1,000th career varsity basketball game on Jan. 6. The Lakeview Lions boys trampled Region 8-A opponent Tallulah Falls, winning 75-12.
Vining, who has never missed a game for a team he coached, is one of the most successful basketball coaches in Georgia with 713 career wins and four state championship teams.
He and his wife, Cathy, have been coaching in Hall County, Ga., for more than 30 years. His wife was his first assistant coach, back in 1976 at East Hall High School, where Vining coached the Lady Vikings.
– article information submitted by Bos Vining