Montevallo’s Tena Niven retires after more than two decades of coaching - Shelby County Reporter

Montevallo’s Tena Niven retires after more than two decades of coaching - Shelby County Reporter

By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor MONTEVALLO – On Monday, April 29 at Demopolis High School following their area tournament loss to the Jemison Panthers, Montevallo softball coach Tena Niven walked out to home plate with a piece of the past on her head. Knowing that her return season as a softball coach would be the final one of her 24-year career, she wore her late father Benny’s Montevallo Bulldogs hat all season. The hat showed the passing o…