Watauga High Athletic Director Jeff Link has announced that Uwa Ehrlich has been named the new mens and womens soccer coach at the school.

Ehrlich, WHS's top choice from the start, was approved by the school board on Monday night. Calling it "his dream job," Ehrlich comes to WHS from Wilkes Central. Ehrlich, a veteran coach of 22 years,was the women's coach at Wilkes Central, a program he originally initiated.