Jaime Walborn resigns post after historic decade of Lebanon girls basketball

Jaime Walborn has more to give in the basketball coaching ranks. But she’s tired of all the “missing.”

Walborn’s oldest daughter will be graduating high school this spring and will be off to college in the fall. Her oldest son is a member of the Northern Lebanon junior-varsity program, and conflicting schedules forced her to miss many of his games. Her youngest daughter, in sixth grade, also has a year-round basketball slate.

The desire to be there for her children’s activities underlined Walborn’s decision to resign as Lebanon’s head girls basketball coach. The announcement was made across Lebanon Athletics’ social media platforms last week.

Walborn captained the Cedars program over the last 10 seasons.

“It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made, but I know it’s definitely the right one,” she said.

On the flip side, Walborn was the “right one” to lead the Cedars. Lebanon won four straight Lancaster-Lebanon League section titles from 2022 to 2025 and mined 2025 league gold — the program’s first crown since 1979.

In the four-year stretch of section reign, Walborn’s teams went 92-22. She finished her decade-long run at Lebanon with a 113-130 record. Over 14 years as a bench boss, which included a stint at Annville-Cleona, she compiled a 162-179 mark.

“I think what I’m going to remember most about all of my groups is just our kids in general,” Walborn said. “Lebanon, they are always just so resilient and battled through adversity. And in my 10 years, I’ve had groups where we’ve done it all.”

She also oversaw the development of players who did it all. Kailah Correa, now playing at Delaware, eclipsed 2,000 career points. Liliana Harrison, now at Delaware State, amassed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a Lebanon uniform.

The golden years — which resulted in three consecutive PIAA-tournament tickets — are among Walborn’s most cherished moments. But it’s the connections she’s forged, the athletes she’s encouraged that supersede any victory.

“The best memories are now these kids who are grown women and reach out to me,” Walborn said. “They still call me coach, and that’s key. That’s kind of what you want. You’re not always going to have the wins, but you can learn so much from the sport.”

The Lebanon community helped Walborn form her dynasty. There wasn’t a night where the Lebanon gym wasn’t packed to the brim and the chants and the cheers didn’t fuel the Cedars’ display.

Lebanon completed an 8-14 campaign this winter and missed the league and District 3 Class 6A playoffs. Perhaps there was more to give, but Walborn knows she’s stepping away at the right time.

“I think that our kids — the returners — are going to be able to continue the culture that we built over the last 10 years,” she said. “I’m just glad that we were able to kind of bring basketball back to the community and get some excitement.”