wiscon aseba oache sociation WBCA ha ame WBCA WBCA liste ear WBCA WBCA WBCA WBCA WBCA WBCA WBCA 2020 2020 2019 TOM ARMSTRONG, JR. PATRICK HANSEN BILL COKER CHEQUAMEGON MENOMONEE FALLS ATHENS Thomas Armstrong Jr. has Bill Coker recorded a been coaching baseball Patrick Hansen had a stellar 361-130 record during his for 30 30 years, including coaching career at Brown Deer coaching career at Stratford 20 years as a Head Coach and Menomonee Falls High and Athens. His teams have at Park Falls/Chequame- Schools. His career record won nine Conference titles, gan High School. He has was 492-201. His Menomonee as well as ten Regional accumulated a record of Falls Indians won five Con- Championships. Coker has 325-131 during that time. ference Championships in the been named Conference His teams have won eight tough Greater Metro Confer- Coach of the Year eight Conference Champion- ence. His teams made 15 ap- times, and in 2017 he was ships, played in Sectionals pearances at Sectionals, win- named the WBCA Coach 12 times, and reached State Tournament three ning five Sectional Championships. In 2004, the of the Year. Coker’s teams times. They earned the Silver Ball twice. Arm- Indians were State Runner-Ups. In 2015 and 2016, reached State Tournament three times, result- strong has been named Conference Coach of Menomonee Falls won back-to-back State Cham- ing in two State Championships. He also served the year seven times, and has twice served as pionships. Hansen had been named the Coach of the WBCA as a district representative for 13 a coach in the All-Star Classic. The Park Falls/ the Year for the Greater Metro Conference four years, and has coached in the All-Star Classic Chequamegan baseball program has been un- times, and in 2006, was the WBCA Summer Coach twice. Coker has also been involved in coaching der the leadership of the Armstrong Family for of the Year. Hansen had also been heavily involved numerous youth league teams. He retired as 45 consecutive years. Tom Sr. and Tom Jr. have in the WBCA, serving as a District Rep, and run- head coach after the 2019 season. combined for over 700 wins. Tom Jr. joins his fa- ning the Summer All-State meetings for over a ther in the WBCA Hall of Fame. He continues to decade. Hansen’s teams were not only known for 2019 be the head coach at Chequamegon High. their talent on the field, but for their strong char- acter as well. TOM DAVEY 2020 PALMYRA-EAGLE 2020 TOM FARINA Tom Davey has coached at NEW BERLIN WEST CHRIS KEMPF Deerfield High School and Tom Farina had been ASHLAND Palmyra-Eagle High School the head coach of New since 1993. During that time Berlin West for nearly Chris Kempf has been the his teams have won 11 Con- 20 years. During that Head Coach at Ashland ference titles, six Regional time the Vikings have High School for 23 years. titles, and reached State posted a 372-196 re- The Oredockers have a Tournament twice. Davey’s cord. New Berlin West 410-155 record during that Deerfield Legion Team made has won nine Confer- stretch. He has been named two trips to State, including ence titles under Farina’s the Lumberjack Conference a runner-up finish in 2002. leadership. They appeared in Sectionals four Coach of the Year three Since 2007, Davey has led the Janesville Babe times and reached the State Tournament twice. times, and the Lake Superior Ruth Team to ten State Titles, and three trips In 2013, the Vikings were crowned State Cham- Conference Coach of the Year three times as well. to the World Series, including two 3rd place pions. Prior to being named the coach of New The Oredockers have won nine Conference Cham- finishes. Davey is a two time District Coach of Berlin West, the Vikings had posted a record of pionships behind Kempf. They made 10 Sectional the Year, and coached in the All-Star Classic in 9-93 the previous three seasons. A former player appearances, and reached State Tournament four 2002. He currently has a high school coaching in the Milwaukee Brewer’s system, Farina began times. In 2005, Ashland earned a Silver Ball at the record of 420-160. his high school coaching career as an assistant Summer State Tournament. Kempf has coached in under Hall of Famer Tom O’Connell. Through the All-Star Classic two times, and has also been the years, Farina has hosted youth clinics for named District Coach of the Year twice. In 2001 players, as well as umpire clinics. Since 2001, Chris was named Coach of the Year by the WBCA. he has had a scholarship program that gave out Not only committed to baseball in Ashland, Kempf three $500 scholarships to graduating seniors. rebuilt the baseball field in his home town of Glid- He retired from New Berlin West in 2019. den, helping keep school kids involved in baseball. 198 2019 2018 2018 ARMANDO HERNANDEZ KEVIN DeBOER DENNIS RIDDLE UW-WHITEWATER WAUPUN De PERE The late Kevin De Boer was Dennis Riddle had been in- Armando Hernandez is a for- a Waupun native, who grew volved with De Pere Baseball mer All-Conference infielder up and starred in baseball for more than 30 years. After at UW-Whitewater. He was and basketball for Waupun stints as an assistant coach at a high school coach for 18 High School. After a suc- Oconto and De Pere, Riddle years, including eight years cessful college career at Car- became the head coach at De as Head Coach at Kettle Mo- thage College, DeBoer be- Pere High School. In 23 sea- raine High School, winning came a teacher and coach in sons as a head coach, Riddle’s three Regional titles, as well his hometown, Waupun. A fighter his entire life, De Pere Redbirds posted a re- as a State Runner-Up finish DeBoer’s determination helped Waupun become cord of 331-162. Beginning in 1994, De Pere in 2008. Former UW-Whitewater coach Jim one of the top baseball programs in Wisconsin. won nine Conference Championships in a 15 Miller noted, “Armando took over a program DeBoer’s record at Waupun was 250-137, which year stretch. Despite being a smaller Division near the bottom, and left it near the top.” Her- included four Conference Championships, as well I school, Riddle’s teams won 18 Regional titles, nandez then became the lead assistant coach as a State Championship in 2007. He also led the and played in two State Tournaments. at UW-Whitewater, where he has been for 24 Waupun Legion Team to a State Championship in seasons. During that time UW-Whitewater 2013. He passed away later that year at the age of 2017 has won 11 WIAC Titles, gone to the College 44. World Series six times, and won two National DOUG GONRING Championships. WEST BEND EAST • KEWASKUM 2018 Gonring has achieved suc- 2019 CHAD MONTEZ cess as head coach of both JEFF RYAN WAUKESHA WEST • WBCA West Bend East and Ke- waskum High Schools. His PRESCOTT Since beginning his coaching career in 1994, Chad Mont- career record of 418-200 ez has been a major figure in includes seven Conference Jeff Ryan began his coach- Championships at West ing career as an assistant Waukesha baseball, as well as the WBCA. Montez has built Bend East and five at Ke- coach at Prescott High waskum. His teams have reached State Tour- School, reaching State an impressive 410-309 record since becoming the head coach nament three times, winning two Summer Tournament four times. State Championships in 1999 and 2002. He has Since becoming the head at Waukesha West. He is a two time District Coach of the year, also coached at the college level at Iowa State, coach at Prescott Ryan’s Claremont College in California, and Concor- teams have recorded a 371- and has led the Wolverines to seven Conference Championships, ten Sectional dia University. He has been named District 109 record. Under Ryan’s reign the Cardinals Coach of the Year four times, and in 2002 he have won 12 Conference titles, and reached appearances, and eight trips to State Tournament. In addition to his accomplishments on the base- was the WBCA Summer High School Coach State Tournament twice. In 2012 the Cardi- of the Year. Gonring retired after 2018. nals were State Champions. Ryan has been ball field, Montez has also been heavily involved a District Rep since 2003, and has twice in the WBCA. He is a former President, and still coached in the All-Star Classic. occupies a place on the Executive Board. 2017 MIKE GREGORY 2019 2018 EDGERTON STEVE WARREN MARK PEDRETTI Coaching is in the Greg- MARATHON PRAIRIE du CHIEN ory blood. Mike Gregory, head coach of Edgerton In 21 seasons as a head coach In Southwest Wisconsin, one High School for the past at Marathon High School, Steve team has been synonymous 29 years, follows in the Warren has a record of 351- with success. That is Prairie footsteps of his father, 127. The Red Raiders have won du Chien High School, under Jack, who is a Hall of 11 Conference Championships the guidance of Mark Pedret- Fame football coach from during that stretch, and made ti. In 26 seasons as the head the same school. His re- four appearances at State Tour- coach at Prairie du Chien, cord is 415-237 to date. A member of the ex- nament. They were State Champions in both the Blackhawks have posted tremely tough Rock Valley Conference, Edg- 2008 and 2010.