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Mission, Texas –Â Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) will hold an unveiling ceremony on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the new name of the softball complex at Mission High School (MHS). In June, the Mission CISD Board of Trustees voted to name the softball complex Coach Iris G. Iglesias Softball Complex. This was done in recognition of her being the first softball coach at MHS and her 20+ years of service to students and athletes of the Mission CISD community.Â
At the ceremony, Iglesias and her family will participate in publicly unveiling the new signs and entry archway that will bear the new name for the softball field area at MHS.
Iglesias is a Mission, Texas native and a proud member of the MHS Class of 1973. Her academic and athletic accomplishments began while at MHS and continued with her at Pan American University where she competed as a member of the volleyball team and fastpitch softball team. She married Moises Iglesias in 1975 and then spent three years with him on the east coast as he served in the U.S. Navy. Upon her return to the RGV, Iglesias completed her college education in 1980 from Pan American University.
With a college degree in hand, Iglesias then began her teaching and coaching career back at her alma mater, MHS. Over the course of 34 years, Iglesias rose through the ranks and took on various coaching duties in volleyball and basketball, earning honors along the way. In the spring of 1995, MHS started a girls’ softball program with Iglesias leading the team. She served as head coach of the softball program and volleyball program until 1998 when she was allowed to focus her coaching duties on just the softball program.
Over the 20 years that Iglesias led the Lady Eagles, she guided the teams to 17 state playoff appearances and many District, Bi-District, Area Round, and Regional Semi-Final championship titles. She also founded the Mission Fastpitch Festival in 1995, which is known as the largest high school softball tournament in South Texas.
After a storied, 34-year career as an educator and coach at MHS, Iglesias retired in June 2014. During that 34-year career and beyond, Iglesias also received numerous awards and recognitions that include: various Coach of the Year honors, Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction, and City of Mission Historical Museum Wall of Honor induction. Iglesias has also served to inspire and promote girls’ athletics through several organizations and by serving as a speaker and instructor at clinics throughout the region.
 will hold an unveiling ceremony on Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the new name of the softball complex at Mission High School (MHS).){kind=link}