Armato enjoying his return home

Carl Armato never really considered leaving DeKalb or Northern Illinois. But opportunities like the one he had in front of him usually only come around once in a lifetime. Armato left his position as assistant coach for the Huskies women's basketball team to take over as the District 205 athletic director in his hometown of Rockford last month. And despite none of the high school seasons starting yet, he's never been happier. “I really enjoy working with young adults, maybe this is my calling,” Armato said. “It's a second home for me.” Armato spent his last seven years as an assistant for the men's and women's basketball teams at NIU. Last year was his first on the women's side. Life as an assistant coach isn't always the most glamorous, an