Congratulations to the 2023 MWCA Section Coaches of the Year, as voted on by the coaches in each section.
Class A Section Coaches of the Year
Section | Head Coach | Assistant Coach |
1A | Shay Mahoney, Caledonia-Houston | Aaron Gust, Dover-Eyota |
2A | Dennis Whitman, Medford | Nick Neumann, Medford |
3A | Nathan Hanson, Jackson County Central | Kody Kramer, Fulda-MCC |
4A | Joe Puncochar, HLWW | Joey Graczyk, HLWW |
5A | Jordan Fester, BBE | Adam Jaeger, BBE |
6A | Brandon Gruchow, WCAABE | Dan Wales, WCAABE |
7A | Terry Gorecki, Royalton/Upsala | Scott Gorecki, Royalton/Upsala |
8A | Jacob Oyster, United North Central | Wade Hukriede, United North Central |
Class AA Section Coaches of the Year
Section | Head Coach | Assistant Coach |
1AA | Link Steffen, Zumbrota-Mazeppa | Lane Otterness, Cannon Falls-Randolph |
2AA | Dan Wagner, New Prague | Nick Schoenecker, New Prague |
3AA | Hank Ireland, DB/LQPV/Montevideo United | Ryan Swenson, DB/LQPV/Montevideo United |
4AA | Ben Kissling, Simley | John Grams, Mahtomedi |
5AA | Chuck Vavrosky, Kennedy | Ben Brummell, Minneapolis South |
6AA | Travis Holt, Becker | Jesse Puncochar, Becker |
7AA | Tom Youngblom, Mora | Ryan Sjodin, Mora |
8AA | Davey Kosen, DGF | Greg Schmitz, DGF |
Class AAA Section Coaches of the Year
Section | Head Coach | Assistant Coach |
1AAA | Art Trimble, Rochester Mayo | Luke Ties, Rochester Mayo |
2AAA | Josh Barlage, Apple Valley | Perry Wolff, Prior Lake |
3AAA | Tim Haneberg, Hastings | Kevin McBride, Hastings |
4AAA | Dan Engebretson, Mounds View | Donny Longendyke, White Bear Lake |
5AAA | William McCloskey, Armstrong | Greg Nelson, Park Center |
6AAA | Nick Hackman, Waconia | Derek Sikora, Waconia |
7AAA | Todd Springer, Anoka | Bob Montague, Coon Rapids |
8AAA | Ed Oehlers, Willmar | Kristin Monkman, Bemidji |
