The High School Male Coach of the Year Award dates back to 1968. Prior to then, the Male Coach of the Year was awarded to the top coach among all levels of competition.

NDAPSSA High School Male Coach of the Year winners by year
Year Coach School/Team Sport(s)
2025 Elliott Belquist New Rockford-Sheyenne Football
2024 Jonathan Jahner Bowman County Track & Field, Cross Country
2023 Travis Hoeg Fargo North Basketball
2022 Rick Smith Four Winds-Minnewaukan Basketball
2021 Josh Krivarchka Langdon-Edmore-Munich Football, Baseball
2020 Mike LaMoine Grand Forks Red River Hockey
2019 Jacoby Lloyd Jamestown Basketball
2018
(tie)
Elliot Rotvold Hillsboro-Central Valley Basketball
Darin Mattern Bismarck Century Basketball
2017 Dean Winczewski Minot Basketball
2016 Rick Smith Four Winds Basketball
2015 Mike Santjer Rugby Basketball
2014 Mike Peluso Bismarck Hockey
2013 Elliott Belquist New Rockford-Sheyenne Football
2012 Darrell Anderson & Dave Zittleman Bismarck Cross Country, Track
2011 Jeff Hagler North Star Basketball
2010
(tie)
Darrell Anderson & Dave Zittleman Bismarck Cross Country, Track
Gene Buen Velva-Drake Baseball
2009
(tie)
Fred Fridley Watford City Football
Mike Peluso Bismarck Hockey
2008 Ron Benson Mott-Regent Football
2007 Barry McCleary Napoleon Wrestling
2006 Mike Berg Grand Forks Central Football
2005 Craig Demester New Rockford-Sheyenne Basketball
2004
(tie)
Gregg Grinsteiner Dickinson Trinity Basketball
Rod Oksendahl Cavalier Football
2003 Rod Oksendahl Cavalier Football, Baseball
2002 Dave Nelson May-Port CG Basketball
2001 Randy Burwick Hettinger Wrestling
2000 Steve Miller Bismarck Basketball
1999 Jack Carlson Dickinson Track
1998 Brad Hintz Devils Lake Basketball
1997 Lynn Fore Fargo South Wrestling
1996 Todd Olson Grand Forks Central Basketball
1995 Dan Smrekar Bismarck St. Mary's Football
1994 Jay Gibson West Fargo Football
1993 Joe Howell Lisbon Track, Football
1992
(tie)
Gary Samson Minot Hockey
Dan Smrekar Bismarck St. Mary's Football
1991 Brian Anderson Watford City Basketball
1990 George Helmstetler Jamestown Basketball
1989 Alan Olson Bisbee-Egeland Basketball
1988 Joe Roller Devils Lake Football
1987 Dale Hertel Fargo South Football
1986 Pat Sullivan Grand Forks Central Basketball
1985 Dan Carr Linton Basketball
1984 Bob Hunskor Newburg Basketball
1983
(tie)
John Butterfield Hettinger Basketball
Jack DeMaine Munich Basketball
1982 Jerry Meyer Jamestown Basketball
1981 Don Hanson Mandan Basketball
1980
(tie)
Mike Schaff Bismarck Wrestling
Jim Glasser New Town Basketball
1979 Fred Fridley Watford City Football
1978 Doyle Radke Minot Track, Cross Country
1977 Ed Beyer Hillsboro Basketball
1976 Sid Cichy Fargo Shanley Football
1975 L.E. "Whitey" Bucholz Parshall Basketball, Track
1974 Sid Cichy Fargo Shanley Football
1973 Jerry Halmrast Bismarck Wrestling
1972
(tie)
Bruce Whiting Bismarck Track
Dick Limke Bismarck St. Mary's Basketball
1971 Nick Olson Minot Basketball
1970 Serge Gambucci Grand Forks Central Hockey
1969 Sid Cichy Fargo Shanley Football
1968 Sid Cichy Fargo Shanley Football