Russell replaces Terry Toliver, who won the Clark County Coach of the Year award after leading the Wildcats to a 13-11 record. It was the first winning season for the program since North and South high schools merged into Springfield in 2008.
Toliver accepted the head coaching job at Fairborn in June. He spent one season at Springfield.
Kopp previously coached the varsity and tennis and junior varsity boys soccer teams. He is a social studies teacher at Schaefer Middle School. He has taught there for eight years.
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