Maple Grove Crimson Varsity Coaches 2022 (Groebner, Peterson, Vitense, Spurrell)
at CHS Field, MSHSL State Tournament 2022
Varsity Head Coach: Jeff Peterson
Special Education Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 4th year as Varsity Head Coach; 7th year in program
Previous Coaching Experience: 3 years Varsity Assistant Maple Grove; 3 years Varsity Assistant Osseo; 2 years JV Coach Osseo; 3 years Varsity Assistant Elk River; 5 years Varsity Assistant Cooper High School and Head Legion Coach
College: Minnesota State University - Mankato; High School: Park Center | Playing Experience: Park Center & Mankato
Family: Wife Diane (Elementary Teacher at Prairie View Elementary in Otsego); Daughters Madeline, Annabelle; Live in Otsego
Hobbies: Deer Hunting, Fishing, Working Out, and watching College Baseball
Varsity Assistant Coach: John Groebner
Physical Education Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 4th year in the program; 4th year as Varsity Assistant Coach
Previous Coaching Experience: 2 years Assistant / Sophomore Head Coach STMA; 8 years Head Coach at Osseo; 5 years Assistant Coach at Osseo
College: University of Mary; High School: Osseo | Playing Experience: Osseo & University of Mary
Family: Wife Casie; Children Braxtion, Oakley, Berkley; Live in Rogers
Founder: Be A Great Teacher www.BeAGreatTeacher.com
Varsity Assistant Coach: Bob Fink
Retired Elementary Teacher (32 years) | 1st year in the program; 1st year as Varsity Assistant Coach
Previous Coaching Experience: 16 years Head Baseball Coach at Springfield; Former Head Football Coach and Volleyball Coach at Springfield
College: North Dakota State College of Science (football), Fergus Falls CC (football), St Cloud State University (bachelors), Minnesota State University - Mankato (masters) | Playing experience: 30+ years of amateur baseball in Minnesota
Family: three kids - Alex (32), Taylor (30), and Isaac (25)
Hobbies: Fishing, working out, attending college/professional sporting events, and playing pickleball
Varsity Assistant Coach: Rob Vitense
Director - Instructor - Coach at Pitch2Pitch | 14th year in the program; 14th year as Assistant Coach
30 years Coaching High School Baseball: 13 years Assistant at Maple Grove; 3 years Head Coach at Park Center; 3 years B-Squad Coach at Park Center; 3 years Assistant at Osseo; 2 years Assistant at Lodi (WI); 1 year Assistant at Green Bay East (WI); 5 years Assistant at Sun Prairie (WI); 2 years Freshman Boys' Basketball Coach at Sun Prairie (WI) and Green Bay East (WI); 2 years Head Boys' Basketball Coach at Lodi (WI)
College: University of Wisconsin - Madison; High School: Sun Prairie, WI | Playing experience: Sun Prairie & 20+ years of amateur baseball in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Family: Married to Holly; Children Zane (Junior - baseball - at Ohio Wesleyan University), Isabel (Senior - softball - at MGHS); Live in Maple Grove; Grew up in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Junior Varsity Coach: Patrick Lenton
Physical Education and Health Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 7th year coaching in the program; 4th year as Junior Varsity Head Coach/Varsity Assistant
Previous Coaching Experience: Mankato Youth Area Fall League (06-10)-Waterville Elysian Morristown JH (11)-Jordan HS (12-13)-Waconia HS (13-18)- Maple Grove HS (18-Current)- Maple Grove Legion (10-15, 18-21)
College: Minnesota State University - Mankato | Playing Experience: Maple Grove HS (High school), MSU Mankato, Mankato (College), Moondogs and Eau Claire Express (Northwoods), Blaine Fusion-Shakopee Indians-Albertville Villains-Twin Cities Dodgers (Town Ball)
Family: Wife and three kids - Aubrey, Elin, Callum
Junior Varsity Coach: Scott Ross
2nd year coaching in the program; 2nd year as assistant coach JV
Other Coaching Experience: Maple Grove Legion Head Coach, youth coaching experience in OMGAA and MGYFA
Family: Wife Judy; Children: Nathan and Michael
B Squad Coach: Michael Haus
Special Education Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 22st year in the program; 22st year as Assistant / B-Squad Coach
Other Coaching Experience: Maple Grove Senior High Football and Boys Basketball (26 years)
College: Played at Southwest Minnesota State University in the mid-to-late '80s; Grew up and played high school and amateur baseball in Sleepy Eye, MN
B Squad Coach: Chad Manders
Visual Art Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 7th year coaching in the program
Other Coaching Experience: 10+ years as Softball / Baseball Coach in BPBA
College: NHCC (2 years), Concordia University-St Paul (2 years - D2 baseball); High School: Park Center | Playing Experience: Park Center, Concordia, TCMABL 35+ Baseball for the last 14 years
Family: Wife Pamela (teacher at 279 Online); Daughter (2020 Park Center Graduate - Nursing Student at St Scholastica); Son (Senior - Hockey Student Athlete at Osseo)
Freshman Head Coach: Kurt Votaw
1st year in the program; 1st year as Freshman Head Coach
Other Coaching Experience: 4 years JV/Assistant Varsity Coach at Legacy Christian Academy, 1 year Freshman Coach at Anoka, 13 years working various baseball camps and clinics
College: Played four years at Northwestern College | Played high school baseball at Hinckley Finlayson High School; played four years of amateur baseball
Family: Wife Lindsay (Would Ostomy Nurse at Mercy Hospital); Children Mason and Mila; Pet Dog Scout
Freshman Asssistant Coach: Jarrett Cammarata
In-building Sub, Maple Grove Senior High | 1st year in the program; 1st year as Freshman Coach
Other Coaching Experience: 2 years, Maple Grove Boys Hockey program
College: Bethel University | Played college hockey at Bethel, junior hockey in New Ulm, and varsity hockey at Maple Grove | Grew up playing OMGAA
Family: Wife Tatiana