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Bladensburg's Butler Marks 300 Career Wins

The girls basketball coach is in his 28th year with Prince George's County Public Schools.

After 28 years of coaching girls basketball, Bladensburg High School coach Lester Butler marked a rare milestone this week.

On Tuesday, the Mustangs sailed to a 54-27 over Oxon Hill High School, delivering the Washington, DC native and veteran coach his 300th career victory.

The accomplishment is one of many from Butler's time at Bladensburg. Since coming aboard in 1989, he's led the Mustangs to the state semifinals (2001), the finals (1995), and a Maryland 3A championship (1993).

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“Anyone that puts in work in both the classroom and on the court, I promised I would work hard to get them in school,” Butler said in a in a statement. “I tell my kids, ‘There’s a college for everyone. It may be Division I, Division II, Division III or even a community college, but the biggest advantage is that you may not have to pay to go college if you work hard.’”

Before he was a coach, Butler, 63, played football and basketball at Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia) and was a three-sport high school athlete in football, basketball, and track.

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Butler's service with Prince George's County Public Schools dates back to 1983, when he began a six-year stint as an assistant coach at Friendy High School before moving to Bladensburg.


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