Clark Bailey

 

Clark Bailey ~ Hill City High School

Clark graduated from Hill City High School and from St. Cloud State University. He then became the head coach at Hill City High School and coached there for 34 years.   Clark had 302 career wins at Hill City.  Over those 34 years he coached little league, pony league, legion and amateur ball and doing all four during the same summer. Clark is quoted to have said, “Baseball is a game of competition and love; I don’t know which is greater. Teaching Math for 34 years was very similar to teaching baseball for me; relying on basic principles and using logical reasoning to instill the fundamentals and find the best solution for each individual player to excel. We should train as we need to live-believe in and do what is right”. Clark is married to Lynette. They have three daughters Crystal, Julianne, and Sara. Grandchildren include Jadon, Josie, Shane, Lauren, Aisla, Charlie and Henry.

 

Cecil Cordahl

 

Cecil Cordahl ~ Ackley High School

Cecil graduated from Hatton High School in Hatton, North Dakota. His college days were spent at Mayville State College in North Dakota. He started his coaching career in Hatton where he spent 11 years (1956-1967) coaching summer baseball. Two of his players were Dave Lee of WCCO radio and Minnetonka High School coach, Paul Twenge. Cecil’s Minnesota High School coaching career was at Ackley High School from 1970-1988. In those 18 years Cecil’s teams posted 303 victories to only 75 losses. This record is the second best winning percentage (.794) in state history. His teams won 8 conference championships. Cecil’s wife Shirley passed away in 2016. He has two daughters, Amber and Marlene and two sons, Scott and Jon.

 

Bart Hill

 

Bart Hill ~ Lac qui Parle High School

Bart graduated from Morris High School in 1981 and is a 1986 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Morris. At Morris High School, Bart honed his skills under long-time coach Don Chizek, and later played for and with 2016 HOF Coach, Lyle Rambow. Bart actually started his coaching career while in college. He coached the Morris Summer Rec program and the 9th grade at Morris High School. He has 30 year teaching career in elementary education. Over those years he has coached volleyball, football, wrestling, boys and girls basketball and baseball. He has coached in almost 600 baseball games. In his 21 years of being the head baseball coach his teams have won 308 games. Bart’s teams won 6 conference titles and played in 6 section championship games. He had the thrill of a lifetime placing 2nd in the State Tournament in 2012 and coaching his son at Target Field. Bart has been part of all levels of baseball for Lac qui Parle and Madison: coaching, umpiring, running the scoreboard, announcing, and being the director of field maintenance. Bart and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Derek and Brandon.

 

Pete Maus

 

Pete Maus ~ Northfield High School

Pete graduated from Bemidji High School and Bemidji State University, where he was a 4-year starter on the baseball team. He also played semi-professional baseball for 7 years in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. Pete started teaching and coaching in Northfield in 1984 and coached baseball for 31 years, 30 years as head coach. During that time his teams won 397 games, 6 conference championships, participated in 2 state tournaments and 4 additional section final 4’s. He was instrumental in starting the Northfield Youth Baseball Association and coached the Northfield VFW team for 25 years. Currently he is an assistant coach at St. Olaf. Pete is married to Lynda and they have 5 children, including 4 boys, all of whom he coached.

 

Kevin Nowotny

 

Kevin Nowotny ~ Adrian High School

Kevin graduated from White Lake High School in White Lake, South Dakota and Black Hills State University. He played 4 years of baseball earning All American Honors in his junior year. Kevin was inducted into BHSU Hall of Fame in 2004. He played 36 years of amateur baseball with 32 of those in South Dakota and 4 in Minnesota. In 2015 Kevin was inducted into the South Dakota State Amateur Hall of Fame. He coached baseball at Adrian High School for 32 years, 23 years as the head coach compiling a record of 330 wins and 203 losses. Kevin’s teams won 14 conference championships, 5 section 3A championships, with 5 trips to the Class A State Tourney. In 2016, Nowotny’s last year of coaching, his Adrian team earned 3rd place honors at the State Tournament winning his last game as head coach of the Dragons! Kevin is married to his wife Connie and they have one son, Brett.

 

 

Brad Skoglund

 

Brad Skoglund ~ Paynesville High School

Brad graduated from Willmar High School in 1978. He went to Willmar Community College for two years and finished up at Southwest State University. He played baseball all of those collegiate years. Brian signed with the Minnesota Twins and played for two years in the minor league system. He lockered next to Kirby Puckett in spring training. He played many years of amateur baseball. He started teaching and coaching in Paynesville in 1985. After a year in Arizona he returned to Paynesville where he has continued teaching and coaching. He took over as head coach for good in the spring of 1988 and has been in that position since. Brad has taken 4 Paynesville Bulldogs teams to the state tournament. In 2005 the Bulldogs won the Class A State title and were runner-up in 2006.

His teams won 12 conference titles and won 8 subsection titles in a row (2002-09). He has led the Legion Team to state 4 times winning the title in 2003. He continues to coach in the spring and the summer. Over 50 of his former players have played college baseball. He and his wife Terry have two daughters, Jackie and Lexi. Brad thanks his family for all of their support. The whole family has served the community of Paynesville in the baseball program. Baseball is a passion for the Skoglunds. He also thanks all administrators, assistant coaches and all of his baseball coaches over the years for teaching him the game. He also thanks his late parents for teaching him to work hard. Brad still has great passion for the game of baseball!