High School Male Coach of the Year Award History
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.
Year | Coach | School/Team | Sport(s) |
2012 | Darrell Anderson & Dave Zittleman | Bismarck | Cross County, Track |
2011 | Jeff Hagler | North Star | Basketball |
2010 (tie) |
Darrell Anderson & Dave Zittleman Gene Buen |
Bismarck Velva-Drake |
Cross County, Track Baseball |
2009 (tie) |
Fred Fridley Mike Peluso |
Watford City Bismarck |
Football 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 Rod Oksendahl |
Dickinson Trinity Cavalier |
Basketball 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 Dan Smrekar |
Minot Bismarck St. Mary's |
Hockey 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 Jack DeMaine |
Hettinger Munich |
Basketball Basketball |
1982 | Jerry Meyer | Jamestown | Basketball |
1981 | Don Hanson | Mandan | Basketball |
1980 (tie) |
Mike Schaff Jim Glasser |
Bismarck New Town |
Wrestling 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 Dick Limke |
Bismarck Bismarck St. Mary's |
Track 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 |