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MSHSBCA Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Inductees - Bios

MSHSBCA Hall of Members(Through 2022)

Name School Year of Induction
Amdahl, Al Albany 2022
Anderson, Craig Pine Island 2007
Anderson, Jarvis Plainview 2004
Anderson, John University of Minnesota 2013
Aunan, Frank Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2010
Bailey, Clark Hill City 2017
Baum, Molly Chatfield 2006
Biehn, Chris Mankato Loyola 2011
Boe, Dennis Redwood Valley 2010
Boelter, Don Sleepy Eye 2009
Boelter, Tarry  Murray County Central 2013
Boldt, Jerry Columbia Heights 2006
Bowyer, Dean Minnesota State University-Mankato 2005
Branca, Lou Rochester John Marshall 2007
Bruns, Dale Holdingford 2019
Busselman, Darwin Prior Lake 2007
Carlson, Darby Maple Grove 2020
Cassidy, Al Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 2009
Cheeley, Pete St. John’s Prep 2014
Coe, Jerry Coon Rapids  2012
Colletti, Jim Irondale 2013
Collins, Pat Chisago Lakes 2014
Cordhal, Cecil Akeley 2017
Cosgrove, Jim Minneapolis Washburn 2009
Darnell, Doug Brooklyn Center 2008
Davis, Bruce Tri-City United 2015
Davis, Steve Princeton 2016
Denning, Dennis Cretin 2005
Dietz, Wayne Anoka  2004
Dietz, Wayne Woodbury 2013
Dimick, Jim St. Olaf College  2004
Dvorak, Don New Prague 2020
Erzar, Jim Deer River 2013
Fellows, Jon Ortonville 2019
Fornasiere, Rob University of Minnesota 2018
Gallagher, Jeff Montevideo 2015
Gisvold, Al Springfield 2008
Glenn, David Minnehaha Academy 2016
Halek, Gary Sauk Rapids 2010
Halloran, Mike Eden Prairie 2015
Hanson, Hans Perham 2019
Hardgrove, John Mahtomedi 2015
Hare, Bill Greenway 2006
Hare, Jim Richfield 2011
Held, Pat Staples Motley 2014
Hellie, John Pierz 2011
Hill, Bart Lac Qui Parle Valley 2017
Hockinson, Randy Kenyon-Wannamingo 2022
Horihan, George LaCresent 2007
Hudson, Doug Rochester Lourdes 2013
Hurley, Jim Moorhead 2011
Jaacks, Dean Windom 2005
Jeppson, Neal Burnsville 2005
Johnson, Steve Blake 2011
Jonckowski, Dick Shakopee 2012
Kaatz, Dennis Wadena-Deer Creek 2011
Karn, Bob St. Cloud Cathedral 2006
Kelly, Jack Windom 2019
Kendig, Bucky St. Bernard’s 2013
Kieffer, Bill Lake City 2007
Kiemel, Tim, Sr. Harding 2009
Kinnunen, Bill Grand Rapids 2021
Kroschel, Bill Park-Cottage Grove 2008
Kusick, Craig Rosemount 2010
LaChapelle, Glenn Apple Valley & Eagan 2010
Lane, Dave Mayer Lutheran 2016
Larson, Tink Waseca 2004
Lechner, Bill Hill-Murray 2019
Lindow, Bucky Cannon Falls 2019
Louden, Mike Hastings 2018
Luther, Jim Edina 2005
Madsen, John Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 2018
Massey, Dale Rochester Mayo 2004
Mauer, Ken St. Paul Harding 2014
Maus, Pete Northfield 2017
McNeely, Mick Mounds View 2011
Merkle, Kevin MSHSL 2015
Michel, Ricky Stillwater 2012
Mingo, Dick Bloomington Jefferson 2004
Mork, Paul White Bear Lake 2015
Muchlinski, Jim Marshall 2009
Mullan, Bob Bagley 2007
Nowotny, Kevin Adrian 2017
O’Brien, John Centennial 2014
Olive, Gene Richfield 2007
O'Neill, Jim Cretin-Derham Hall 2019
Palm, Gary St. Anthony Village 2020
Pastir, Norb Roseau 2008
Picha, Ken Melrose 2007
Pierce, Neil Alden-Conger 2010
Porter, Gary Maple Lake 2009
Raddatz, Jerry Winona 2006
Radebach, Buster Bloomington Kennedy 2006
Rambow, Lyle Morris 2016
Reese, Jeff New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 2009
Riewer, Jerry Staples 2011
Roisum, Dennis Glencoe 2015
Ross, Ray Minneapolis Washburn 2018
Ryan, Terry Minnesota Twins 2014
Sauter, Don Arlington-Green Isle/Sibley East 2012
George Sawyer Wheaton 2006
Scearcy, Lowell Brainerd 2005
Schuab, Randy Renville County West 2018
Schlagel, Bob Rush City 2016
Schleper, Joe Shakopee 2013
Schleper, Tom Shakopee 2022
Schmidtke, Howard St. James 2008
Schumm, Paul St. Michael-Albertville 2022
Sczublewski, Joe Albert Lea 2012
Seltz, Dick Austin 2004
Senske, E. James New Ulm 2004
Siebert, Dick University of Minnesota  2004
Skoglund, Brad Paynesville 2017
Smith, Granville St. Paul Park  2004
Smrekar, Todd Cambridge-Isanti 2020
Solarz, Ken Upsala/Swanville 2020
Staples, Ken Robbinsdale & Robbinsdale Cooper 2010
Stark, Bob Caledonia 2010
Streetar, Bob Grand Rapids 2004
Sundstrom, Ken Coon Rapids 2006
Tabor, Chuck Robbinsdale/Robbinsdale Cooper 2012
Tanner, Jeff Atwater-Cosmos- Grove City 2018
Thompson, Ned Totino Grace 2008
Traen, Dick Delano 2008
Twenge, Paul Minnetonka 2021
Tyrone Wacker Jackson County Central High School 2018
Urdahl, Troy St. Anthony Village 2022
Wasko, Bob South St. Paul 2012
Waskso, Richard St. Paul Johnson 2016
Weier, Bob New Ulm Cathedral 2014
Welch, Duane Hopkins 2008
Welter, Dale Chaska 2005
Wendland, Dave Brownton/McLeod West 2012
Wenninger, Mike Luverne 2022
Wensloff, Tracey Roseau 2022
West, West Brownton 2005
Wilfahrt, Stan New Ulm Cathedral 2009
Wilkens, John St. Michael-Albertville 2004
Woitas, Bruce Sleep Eye-St. Mary’s 2014
Wolf, Herb Fairmont 2020
Wollin, Jeff Litchfield 2019

Highlights from 2021 MSHSBCA Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet

Video is courtesy of Don Gawreluk.  

Award winners honored

MSHSBCA 2020 Award Winners:

Rob Fornasiere Assistant Coach of the Year:  Chris Fashnact(Minnetonka) and Mark Groebner(Eastview)

2020 Hall of Fame Class:  Todd Smrekar(Cambridge-Isanti), Darby Carlson(Maple Grove), Don Dvorak(New Prague), Gary Palm(St. Anthony Village), Ken Solarz(Upsala/Swanville), and Herb Wolf(Fairmont).

2020 Coaches of the Year:  

  • Class AAAA:  Tony Market - Lakeville North
  • Class AAA:  Bucky Mieras - Orono
  • Class AA:  Mike Beier - Foley
  • Class A:  Frank Ivancich - Ely

2021 MSHSBCA Awards:

  • Dick Siebert Award - Tim Loberg (Champlin Park)
  • Jim Dimick Award - Jim Erzar(Deer River) and Pat Collins(Chicago Lakes Area)
  • Angelo Giuliani Award - Mark Wilson(Philadelphia Phillies)
  • Rob Fornasiere Award - Matt Braaten(Cambridge-Isanti) and Joe Hofman(Maple Lake)
  • Craig Anderson Ethics Award - Al Amdahl(Albany)
  • Tink Larson Field of the Year Award - Waconia Lion’s Field
  • Hall of Fame Class of 2021 - Paul Twenge(Minnetonka) and Bill Kinnunen(Grand Rapids)
  • Coaches of the Year:
    • Class AAAA - Jon Graff - Farmington
    • Class AAA - Rob Garry- Mahtomedi
    • Class AA - Dean Schwirtz- Glencoe-Silver Lake
    • Class A - Kasey Krekling - Hayfield

Come on out and celebrate these coaches! Social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m., the banquet will begin at 7:00.  The event will be held at the Omni Hotel in Eagan, same site as the 2021 Fall Clinic.