Athletics Decatur Heritage is a member school of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), competing as a 1A school. We currently field teams in football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, cheerleading, tennis, golf, softball, and baseball. Students in grades 7-12 are eligible to compete, assuming they meet eligibility standards set both by the AHSAA and the school. Administration Athletic Director Steve Atchley satchley@dhca.org Athletic Secretary Tina Cooper tcooper@dhca.org Coaching Staff Varsity Volleyball Yvonne Holiday yholiday@dhca.org Volleyball Assistant Paula Armstrong parmstrong@dhca.org MS Volleyball Jessica King jking@dhca.org MS Volleyball Linda Hanvy lhanvy@dhca.org Cross Country Vernon Hurst vhurst@dhca.org Football Joe Dupper jdupper@dhca.org Football Lew Sample lsample@dhca.org Cheerleading Mary Gail Olinger molinger@dhca.org Varsity Boys Basketball Travis Case tcase@dhca.org JV Boys Basketball Ty Patterson tpatterson@dhca.org MS (8) Boys Basketball Paul Kritter pkritter@dhca.org MS (7) Boys Basketball Bruce Ellsworth bellsworth@dhca.org Varsity Girls Basketball Paula Armstrong parmstrong@dhca.org MS Girls Basketball Steve Atchley satchley@dhca.org       Fishing Blake Gowen bgowen@dhca.org Varsity Baseball Steve Atchley satchley@dhca.org Baseball Assistant Barry Hill bhill@dhca.org JV Baseball Ty Patterson tpatterson@dhca.org Softball Heather Sparkman hsparkman@dhca.org Golf Rick Davis rdavis@dhca.org Boys Tennis Brent King bking@dhca.org Girls Tennis Sandy Stephenson sstephenson@dhca.org Tennis Assistant Blythe Bowman bbowman@dhca.org