Ben Hageman was approved as the new Oak Hills Athletic Director at the July 10 Board of Education meeting.

 " After spending the first 19 years of my career in the classroom, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work in athletics at Oak Hills.  This community has been nothing but fantastic to me. I strive to continue to build upon the academic and athletic opportunities that are available and provide the best possible experiences to our students," Hageman shared.

 Hageman is entering his 20th year with the Oak Hills Local School District. During his time at Oak Hills, he coached football and basketball, in addition to track and field. Most recently he served as Co-Head Coach of both the girls and the boys track programs. He was named GMC Coach of the Year in 2004. During his head coaching tenure, Highlanders athletes broke 25 school track records.

 Along with his wife Shellie, he founded the OHYA Track and Field program in the Oak Hills district that provides opportunities for athletes to compete in grades K-6.  

 Professionally, Hageman was a Co-Department Chair in the English department where he taught AP Seminar and Journalism, in addition to working with the school's newspaper, The Tartan.

 He is a master teacher in the state of Ohio and has his Lead Teacher Endorsement from the University of Cincinnati. In addition to his Bachelor of Science degree in Education and Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, he also holds a Master's degree in Educational Foundations.  

 Prior to teaching, Hageman worked in a Public Affairs Office in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Saratoga.

 He currently lives in the Oak Hills School District with his wife and their three daughters, Julia (13), Annabelle (11) and Josie Bea (5).

Kyle is a 2004 graduate of Oak Hills where he competed in football, basketball, and baseball. After graduating from Oak Hills, Kyle went on to play football at Mount St. Joseph where he earned his degree in Communications. Before becoming the head coach at Oak Hills, Kyle coached football at Mount St. Joseph and Thomas Moore College. 

Amanda Biser

Matscot Coach

• Years Coaching Experience:   
• OHHS since 2008
• 2 years at Harrison
• 5 years at Colerain

• Program Awards:
• Our squad received the SWOWCA Outstanding Wresterette Squad of the Year eight times so far!

• Ties to OHHS:  
• Proud alumni of ℅ 1997 (former Matscot & Oakette)
• Parents worked in the district for 30+ years
• Fun Fact #1, my dad, Dick Roche, was the wrestling coach at OHHS for 26 years!
• Fun Fact #2, my mom, Pat Roche, was my Matscot Coach for three years!
• Fun Fact #3, my brother, Matthew, was the first freshman wrestler to qualify for the State Wrestling Tournament!
• Lived on the westside for most of my life (attended C.O. Harrison & Delhi)

• Family Info.:
• Married to my husband, Dan for six years
• Have two amazing daughters...almost five-year-old, Madison & a new baby, Brooklyn

Coach Branson was a decorated wrestler for Bellarmine University and was a 4-year wrestling team captain.  When his career was completed, he held records for most career wins and most career pins.  He was the first Bellarmine wrestler to be a National Qualifier, was 1st-Team All-GLVC and two-time 2nd Team All-GLVC, while being a Dean's list student-athlete.

Coach Branson began his coaching career at Anderson High School prior to coming to Oak Hills and was a state qualifying high school wrestler and two-time USA wrestling All-American at Glen Este High School.

"I am excited for the opportunity to take over a wrestling program with such a rich history.  I look forward to the new challenges I will face becoming Oak Hills next wrestling coach.  The best is yet to come for the Highlanders."

Nick Continenza graduated from the University of Akron in 2007 with a bachelor's degree qualifying him to teach high school science.  While at the University of Akron, he competed on the track and field team as a decathlete, where he earned All-Mid American Conference honors four times.  Nick began his track and field coaching career in 2006 and his cross country coaching career in 2010. Before arriving at Oak Hills, he coached at Chardon High School and Cleveland Heights High School.  Nick joined the Highlanders in 2015. He is currently the head boys cross country coach and head girls and boys track & field coach. On the track and field staff, Nick currently coaches the distance athletes and pole vault athletes.  Although he also specializes in long jump, hurdles, sprints, and sprint relays. Nick’s favorite track event is the 4x400m relay and his favorite field event is pole vault.

Jackie has been teaching and coaching softball since 2006. On top of a D1 collegiate career, Jackie competed professionally in the states, as well as abroad. Prior to coming to Oak Hills, she taught in Three Rivers Local School District and coached at Mount Notre Dame High School. Jackie graduated from Cleveland State University in 2005 with a Bachelor's of Arts, and has a Master's Degree from the University of New England. Jackie is a 2012 Oak Hills Hall of Fame Inductee and is a 2001 graduate of Oak Hills High School, where she was a three sport athlete. Jackie has two children, Kameron (Oakdale) and Kennedy (Dulles) who both attend Oak Hills schools. Jackie and her family reside in Bridgetown.   

Head Coach DJ Dunn is a former Highlander who graduated in 2015.  He started playing lacrosse in 2011 with the Westside Wildcats and was part of the inaugural season as a freshman at OH in 2012 when the Highlanders started the boys' lacrosse program.  Coach Dunn played lacrosse for all four years of his high school career and for the last 2 years has been an assistant coach for Highlander lacrosse.  

Teri Egbers is the Girls' Varsity Golf Coach.  She has been the head, varsity coach since 2016.   She was the Oak Hills Middle School Girls' golf coach for 4 years & the Bridgetown Middle School Boys' golf coach prior to moving to varsity. The goal of Oak Hills Girls Golf is to inspire young ladies to learn and enjoy the sport of golf and it's diverse athletic and emotional challenges and successes. Building comradery & self-esteem is foremost, while improving golf skills. Teri is an Oak Hills Alum who lives, works & coaches in Oak Hills. She is the counselor at Bridgetown Middle School.  She and her husband, Dan, have 4 children with diverse athletic talents in golf, soccer, lacrosse & cheerleading.

·         Has coached high school and college basketball since 1985.

·          Head Varsity High School Coach since 2006.

·         From 1997-2002 was Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at NKU and help lead them to the Final Four in 1999 and a National Championship in 2000.

·         20+ years experience as AAU Basketball Coach with Cincinnati Classic Way, Cheviot Fire and Cincy Swish

Shellie Hageman has been the Head Girls Cross Country Coach since 2000. In addition to coaching Cross Country, she spent 8 years working with the track and field program. During those years, Shellie has coached a two time individual state champion, had a team place 6th at state, and has won 2 league and district titles. Along with her husband, they founded the OHYA track and field program in the Oak Hills district that provides opportunities for athletes to compete in track and field in grades K-6. She sits on the CYO Track and Field board and coaches the Springmyer track team, as well as the districts 5th and 6th grade track team.

Coach Hageman is an Oak Hills High School alumni and was inducted into the athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. Collegiately, she competed for the University of Cincinnati in both Track and Field and Cross Country.

Coach Hageman teaches at Springmyer Elementary as an Intervention Specialist and lives in the Oak Hills district with her husband Ben and their three daughters, Julia (13), Annabelle (11), and Josie Bea (5).

In addition to her new duties as Head Girls Track Coach, Shellie Hageman has been the Head Girls Cross Country Coach since 2000. In addition to coaching Cross Country, she spent 8 years working with the track and field program. During those years, Shellie has coached a two time individual state champion, had a team place 6th at state, and has won 2 league and district titles. Along with her husband, they founded the OHYA track and field program in the Oak Hills district that provides opportunities for athletes to compete in track and field in grades K-6. She sits on the CYO Track and Field board and coaches the Springmyer track team, as well as the districts 5th and 6th grade track team.

Coach Hageman is an Oak Hills High School alumni and was inducted into the athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. Collegiately, she competed for the University of Cincinnati in both Track and Field and Cross Country.

Coach Hageman teaches at Springmyer Elementary as an Intervention Specialist and lives in the Oak Hills district with her husband Ben and their three daughters, Julia (13), Annabelle (11), and Josie Bea (5).

My name is Robin Hoernschmeyer, I’ve been the Head Girls Bowling Coach at Oak Hills High School since 2012.  I am a 2005 Oak Hills graduate who attended the University of Cincinnati earning my degree in Middle Childhood Education.  Many students have seen me around as I was a substitute teacher in the district for 6 years before taking a full-time coordinator position with the American Cancer Society.  I myself am an avid bowler, bowling pretty much my entire life. I was a member of the Oak Hills Girls Varsity Bowling team from 2003-2005. During the 2004-2005 season my team and I advanced to the state tournament, placing 5th as a team and I placed 2nd overall individually.  I grew up in Delhi and still live in Delhi with my family and our 7 pets. During my coaching career I have had 3 teams place 1st in the GMC, I have received the GMC Coach of the Year twice and have had numerous bowlers make 1st and 2nd team All-Conference. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with so many outstanding student athletes at Oak Hills and cannot wait to see what next season holds!

Coach Leurck is well-versed in Oak Hills Baseball, serving as JV Coach from 1999-2001 and then Varsity Assistant for the following twelve seasons.  In 2013, Leurck was named the Assistant Coach of the Year for the OHSBCA Southwest District. 

Coach Leurck became a head coach in 2015 at Talawanda and has since been the head coach at Lakota West and LaSalle High School.  In 2017, he led Lakota West to an appearance in the state semi-finals. Greg was named the GMC, SWOBCA, Journal News, and Enquirer Coach of the Year in 2017. He also served as the President of the Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association from 2013-2015.

Greg is a 1994 graduate of La Salle High School and a two year letter winner in baseball. He played collegiately at Shawnee State University (1995) and Northern Kentucky University (1996-1998). He was named to the GLVC All-Academic team and team captain his senior year. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and a minor in Health Education from NKU. Greg will receive his master’s in Sports Administration in the Spring of 2022.

Coach Leurck has taught in the Oak Hills School District since the Fall of 1999 and iis currently teaching at Bridgetown Middle School. He and his wife Jennifer reside in Harrison with their children Lydia, Lauren and Luke.

I attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio and the University of Cincinnati. Cheerleading has been such an important part of my life and I cannot wait to share that! 

I attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio and the University of Cincinnati. Cheerleading has been such an important part of my life and I cannot wait to share that! 

Coach McCarthy is a 2016 graduate of Oak HIlls where she was a member of the volleyball team all 4 years.  As a player, Coach McCarthy was 1st team GMC as a junior and senior and the leader in assists until this past season when Riley Broughton broke her record. Coach McCarthy has followed her passion for volleyball and is currently coaching two school teams in addition to club volleyball for CYVBC Surge.  Coach McCarthy brings a wealth of excitement and enthusiasm for the sport of volleyball and has a passion for Oak Hills!

Darien McDowell II, Class of 2013, is in his first season as the head men's volleyball coach at Oak Hills High School.

McDowell as a player, holds records at Oak Hills for attacks in a match, aces in a season, and is amongst the top in rankings for kills in a season, attempts in a season, serve-receive, and digs in a season. McDowell also served as a team captain and was voted most valuable player his senior year. McDowell received recognition as 2^nd Team All Ohio, 1^st Team All Region, 1^st Team All GMC, and GMC Athlete of the Year, under Chris Morman in 2013. McDowell and the 2013 Highlanders were undefeated GMC Champions, placed 3^rd in the region, climbed to a top 5 in state ranking, and finished with a record of 18-4, which is the program’s most wins and least losses in a season.

McDowell started his coaching career at Finneytown High School as a girl’s JV head coach in 2018, and then took over as the varsity head coach in 2019. The 2019 Wildcats had their best season since 2009 with an undefeated out of conference schedule, district final appearance, climbing to as high as number 4 in the region in the Coaches’ Poll, and a 9-14 record on the season. McDowell also served as a boy’s JV head coach and varsity assistant roll in 2019 for Walnut Hills High School during their undefeated ECC championship season. McDowell aided in the Eagles receiving the  AVCA Team Academic Award, a national recognition for team GPA.

In addition to his work at the high school level, McDowell was added to the Thomas More University men’s volleyball coaching staff as the head strength and conditioning coach and assistant coach for the Saints in 2019. McDowell also served as a strength and conditioning coach for the University of Cincinnati’s #1 overall ranked women’s club volleyball team in 2019-2020.

McDowell played Division I and III football at Morehead State University and Mount St. Joe University before finishing school at the University of Cincinnati as a health science major and marketing minor. McDowell’s sister, Ashley, was a state runner up in 2005 at Mother of Mercy HS, and played volleyball at the University of South Florida.

I having been coaching the boys and girls teams since 2012. Prior to coaching at Oak Hills, I was an assistant coach at New Albany High School in Columbus and played tennis at Sycamore.  I teach sixth grade social studies at Delhi Middle School.  I grew up in Cincinnati, and graduated from Sycamore.,  I then went to Ohio State for college.  I have a wife, Kaylie, and we live in Madeira. 

I having been coaching the boys and girls teams since 2012. Prior to coaching at Oak Hills, I was an assistant coach at New Albany High School in Columbus and played tennis at Sycamore.  I teach sixth grade social studies at Delhi Middle School.  I grew up in Cincinnati, and graduated from Sycamore.,  I then went to Ohio State for college.  I have a wife, Kaylie, and we live in Madeira. 

Mike was the first Girls' Lacrosse Coach at Oak Hills and helped start the program in 2016 with two other past players Athena Caneris and Olivia Lang, who are now both Assistant Coaches for the team.  Mike's daughters Colleen and Shannon have also helped coach the Varsity and JV teams.  He was the Girls' Lacrosse GMC Coach of the Year in 2019.  Mike started coaching boys' lacrosse with his son and later helped start a girls' lacrosse middle school team with his daughter Shannon.  He went on to coach the Girls' JV Lacrosse team at Seton High School for 3 years while his two daughters played on the Varsity Lacrosse team at Seton.  He really enjoys teaching the game of girls' lacrosse and looks forward to another great Highlander Girls' Lacrosse season.

Career Information:

• Assistant Athletic Director for the past 24 years
• Current Business Education Teacher at Oak Hills (and formerly Delhi Junior High School) for the past 40 years, 1982 to Present
• Taught Business Classes in Accounting, Sports Management, Personal Finance, and Business Law
• Head Basketball Coach at Oak Hills High School, entering 30th year 
• Current Head Coaching Record at Oak Hills, 422-263
• Won 2 Boys’ Basketball City Championships
• League Champions- 8 times / District Finalist- 9 times / Regional Runner Up- 1x
• Coach of the year – City, 2 times and- league, 9 times(GMC- 4 times)
• SWOBCA District 16 Coach of the Year- 2 Times
• Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame Coach of the Year- 2 times
• Assistant Boy’s Basketball Coach- Oak Hills- 11 years
• 1998-99 Ohio High School Athletic Association Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award winner
• Selected to Coach in 2010 Ohio North-South All Star Game

Education:

• 1975 graduate of Oak Hills High School and received his Bachelor of Arts in dual majors of Business and Economics from Wittenberg University in 1979
• Attended University of Cincinnati 1979-1982 to complete an education degree

 Other Related Basketball/Non-Basketball Information:

• Founded, operated and coached in the Cincinnati AAU Boys’ basketball program (1st Cincinnati area AAU program); coached AAU Teams for 34 years; program has placed over 400 high school players in college basketball
• Coached 2 or more teams each AAU season in various age groups ranging from 13 Years Old to 17 Years Old
• At its peak Cincinnati AAU sponsored and operated 17 teams during 1 AAU season
• Currently coaching for Shining Stars AAU
• The 17 year old teams have placed in the top 20 teams in the AAU Nationals 17 of the past 23 years.
• Served as Ohio AAU Boys' Basketball Chairperson for 9 years
• Currently serve as a Greater Cincinnati Coaches Hall of Fame Advisory Committee Member
• Served as the Southwest Ohio Basketball Coach’s Association - District 16 Cincinnati East – West All Star Game Chairman; has served in this capacity  for 20 years
• Coached the Junior/Senior Boys' Basketball Team at Our lady of Victory, 10 years
• Served on the Oak Hills Education Foundation Advisory Board
• Currently serve on the Advisory Board for the Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic
• Oak Hills PTA Friend of Education Award- 2015-2016 School Year
• VFW Teacher of the Year Award: 2016-17 School Year
• 2017 Talbert House Father of the Year

Coach Roden is a veteran coach with 19 years of experience, during that time he led East Central High school to a 4A state championship in 2017, three regional championships, a state runner-up berth, and five Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference championships. He was the Indiana Football Coaches Association 4A Coach of the Year in 2017, and five-time EIAC Coach of the Year.

A defensive coordinator for the Highlanders in 2006-2008, Coach Roden spent a combined eight years as a head coach of Noblesville High School and East Central High School, both in Indiana. He served as a defensive backs coach at Colerain High School for five years, and was associate head coach at Mount Healthy High School and special teams coordinator for the College of Mount St. Joseph. 

In his seven years at East Central, he led teams to 35 wins and three consecutive regional championships, all firsts in the school's history. At Colerain, he was part of the 2004 state championship season. Besides spanning high school and collegiate programs, Coach Roden's coaching experience includes both small- and large-school experience.

Andy has been teaching math since 1990, has been an Assistant Swim Coach for 9 years under two of the finest head coaches, and coached various summer club teams. Andy has a wonderful family that includes two OHHS alumni.

Coach Spraul is a 2007 graduate of Oak Hills High School.  He played club soccer growing up and played at Oak Hills.  Coach Spraul went on to play four years in college at both Urbana University (NAIA) and Thomas More University (D3).  He is a 2011 graduate from Thomas More University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management.  Coach Spraul works at Oak Hills High School in the credit recovery program, and is the Executive Director of the Cincinnati West Soccer Club.  

Brandon Unthank has been coaching Oak Hills High School in diving since he graduated from Oak Hills in 2004; first as an assistant and taking over the head coaching responsibilities in 2006. He has been very active in the world of diving also coaching at various local swim clubs in the summer, schools in the the winter, club diving year round with his traveling team, as well as starting up his own diving clinic at Oak Hills in 2007. Brandon graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2012 with a degree in Middle School Education (Mathematics and Science) where he currently works in the district as a full time sub at Rapid Run Middle School. He is married to his wife Chelsea Unthank and they are raising twin boys, Liam and Riley, as well as expecting their third boy late this summer!