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 |
| Wallin, Jeff | Litchfield | 2019 |
| 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 |
2017 MSHSBCA Hall of Fame Inductees and MSHSBCA Award Winners
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.
