2025 MHSCA Coach of the Year Information
The MHSCA Coach of the Year Banquet will be held on November 9, 2025 at the Great Hall Banquet & Convention Center, 5121 Bay City Road, Midland, MI 48640. Doors Open for Check In at 11:45am, Social Meet and Greet 12noon, Banquet Welcome starts promptly at 12:30pm.
Adult Tickets: $40.00 + online fees
Child Tickets (ages 2-12 and under): $20 + online fees
Online Ticket sales open on September 24 and close on October 31, 2025
Purchase Online Tickets by clicking the blue ribbon link below
| Sport | Name | School |
| Athletic Director | Nikki Norris | East Lansing High School |
| Baseball | Bradley Guenther | Hartland High School |
| Basketball-Boys | Ray Mitchell | East Lansing High School |
| Basketball-Girls | Kristy Zajac | Tecumseh High School |
| Bowling-Boys | Bart Rutledge | Flint Kearsley High School |
| Bowling-GIrls | Mike Vanderkuur | Swartz Creek High School |
| Competitive Cheer | Sherri Taormina | Lake Shore High School |
| Cross Country-Boys | Tim Dalton | Northville High School |
| Cross Country-Girls | Mike Buslepp | Romeo High School |
| Football | Tom Alward | Goodrich High School |
| Golf-Boys | Doug Drenth | Charlevoix High School |
| Golf-Girls | Dan Stolz | Okemos High School |
| Gymnastics | Erin Polk | Livonia Stevenson High School |
| Lacrosse-Boys | David White | Rochester Stoney Creek High School |
| Lacrosse-Girls | Deanna Radcliffe | South Lyon High School |
| Skiing-Boys | Larry Heathman | Houhton High School |
| Skiing-Girls | Linda Kozacki | Portage High School |
| Softball | Howard Stuart | Richmond High School |
| Swimming-Boys | Drew Edson | University of Detroit Jesuit |
| Swimming-Girls | Kyle Stumpf | Jenison High School |
| Tennis-Boys | Nick Shaheen | Birmingham Seaholm High School |
| Tennis-Girls | Brenda Lionas | Northville High School |
| Track & Field-Boys | Lucas Sponsler | Parma Western High School |
| Track & Field-Girls | Brian Lincoln | Olivet High School |
| Volleyball | Danielle Walker | Everest Collegiate High Schol |
| Wrestling-Boys | Kevin Kuhn | St. Louis High School |
| Wrestlig-Girls | Adam (AJ) Cook | Grand Haven High School |
MHSCA Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Announced
| Inductee Name | School | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bergen | Dexter High School | Swimming |
| Robert Damuth | Northview High School | Swimming |
| Thomas Arthur Ellinger | Thornapple Kellogg High School | Football |
| Grant Fanning | Chelsea High School | Football |
| James D. Fish | North Branch High School | Volleyball |
| Gary William Fralick | Troy High School | Basketball |
| Eric J. Gajar | Ann Arbor Greenhills High School | Tennis |
| Maureen (Mo-Jo) Murrett | Ann Arbor Skyline High School | Swimming |
| Michael Pratley | Frankfort High School | Football |
| Fran Scislowicz | Rochester Adams High School | Basketball & Softball |
| Stephanie Stephenson | East Kentwood High School | Track & Field |
| Howard Stuart | Richmond High School | Softball |
| Paul Ten Eyck | Forest Hills Central High School | Golf |
| J. Scott Zerlaut | Grant High School | Tennis |
2025 Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport Athletes Named
| School Class | Name | School | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A - Boys | Nolan Till | Royal Oak | Cross Country/Swimming/Track |
| Class A - Girls | Ava Gardner | Hudsonville | Golf/Basketball/Softball |
| Class B - Boys | Camden Thompson | Whitehall | Football/Basketball/Track |
| Class B - Girls | Mia Clemence | Fremont | Volleyball/Basketball/Soccer |
| Class C - Boys | Korbyn Russell | East Jordan | Football/Basketball/Baseball |
| Class C - Girls | Raven Aldridge | Clinton | Volleyball/Wrestling/Softball |
| Class D - Boys | Tyler Dafoe | Petersburg-Summerfield | Football/Basketball/Baseball/Golf |
| Class D - Girls | Tamerah Peterson | Sterling Heights Parkview | Volleyball/Basketball/Track |
2025 Larry Merx "Best of the Best" Award
Congratulations! Korbyn Russell - East Jordan High School, and Raven Aldridge - Clinton High School on being selected as the overall winners of the Larry Merx "Best of the Best" Scholarship.
2025 NHSACA Hall of Fame
Congratulations! Dave Fredette - Armada, and Daniel E. Stolz - Okemos
2025 NHSACA National Coach of the Year
Congratulations! Doug Jagar - Grand Rapids Christian - Girls' Cross Country
