Crimson Coaches

Maple Grove Crimson Varsity Coaches (Groebner, Peterson, Vitense, Spurrell)

at CHS Field, MSHSL State Tournament 2022

Varsity Head Coach: Jeff Peterson

Special Education Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 3rd year as Varsity Head Coach; 6th 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 | 3rd year in the program; 3rd 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

Varsity Assistant Coach: Adam Spurrell

Math Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 21st year in the program; 21st year as Assistant Coach

Other Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach with Maple Grove Senior High Football and Basketball

High School: Amery, Wisconsin | Playing Experience: Amery & Amateur Baseball in Wisconsin

Family: Wife Jessica; Daughters Anna and Brooke

Varsity Assistant Coach: Rob Vitense

Director - Instructor - Coach at Pitch2Pitch | 13th year in the program; 13th 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 Paririe (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 (Sophomore - baseball - at Ohio Wesleyan University), Isabel (Junior - 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 | 6th year coaching in the program; 3rd 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

B Squad Coach: Michael Haus

Special Education Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 21st year in the program; 21st 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

Assistant B Squad Coach: Chad Manders

Visual Art Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 6th 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 (Junior - Hockey Student Athlete at Osseo) 

Freshmen Head Coach: Jack Anderson

Chemistry Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 7th year coaching in the program; 7th year as Freshmen Head Coach

Other Coaching Experience: Maple Grove Senior High Sophomore Football Coach (10 years); OMGAA Travel Baseball Coach (11 years)

High School: Osseo; Grew up in the OMGAA baseball program | Playing Experience: OMGAA & Osseo

Family: Wife Nicole; Children: Everett and Emery

Freshmen Assistant Coach: Ethan Magstadt

Math Teacher, Maple Grove Senior High | 1st year coaching in the program

Other Coaching Experience: Maple Grove Senior High Freshman Football Coach (11 years); Maple Grove Freshman Boys Basketball Coach (9 years)

High School: Maple Grove; Grew up in the OMGAA baseball program

Family: Wife Elle; Children - Myrick, Otto, and Tilly