The Milford High School Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that a mother-daughter duo has been brought aboard to lead the Eagles girls golf program. Current Milford junior varsity coach Katie Leist will move up to head the varsity program, while her mother, Leona Leist, will take over the reigns of the junior varsity program.

“This was a very unique opportunity for us to bring on board a mother-daughter team to lead our girls golf program,” Milford Director of Athletics Aaron Zupka commented. “Katie has done a nice job with our junior varsity program the past two years and was a natural choice to move up to the varsity ranks. Leona has been a long-time educator and coach and we’re delighted to welcome her to Milford as well.”

Leona Leist, known as Lee, was a teacher all over the Greater Cincinnati area for 25 years, before retiring in 2019. A graduate of Purdue and Xavier Universities, Coach Leist also has over a decade of experience as a youth golf coach in the area. She spent nearly 10 years leading the St. Margaret of York (Loveland) golf team, before coaching two seasons with the Middletown Middle School program. Prior to those stops, Coach Leist was the volunteer coach for the Kings Junior High golf program from 2005-2007.

The Leist duo will look to continue the strong run of success at Milford over the last decade that includes the 2021 Eastern Cincinnati Conference Championship and a trip to districts as a team in 2020. In all, the Eagles have captured four conference championships since 2012. Two members of the 2021 squad recently announced plans to compete on the college level beginning next fall.