Directory

Ben Hageman is entering his 24th year with the Oak Hills Local School District, spending the last 4 as the Director of Athletics.  During those 4 years, Hageman has worked extensively to incorporate his vision of educational-based athletics into the culture of Oak Hills.  He has led numerous facility projects in the athletic department that continue to provide students of Oak Hills with the best opportunities to train and compete.   

During his time in the classroom, he coached football and basketball, in addition to track and field. Most recently he served as Co-Head Coach of both the girl's and the boy's 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 (17), Annabelle (15), and Josie Bea (9).

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. 

• Years Coaching Experience:  

• 14 years at OHHS

• 2 years at Harrison

• 6 years at Colerain

• Program Awards: 

• Our squad received the SWOWCA Outstanding Wresterette Squad of the Year ten times so far!

• Ties to OHHS:  

• ℅ 1997 (former Matscot & Oakette) alumni

• 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 OHSAA 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 ten years

• Have two amazing daughters...ten-year-old, Madison & almost six-year-old, 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. He is entering his 3rd year as Oak Hills head coach. 

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 boys track & field coach. On the track and field staff, Nick currently coaches the sprint, hurdle, relay and jump athletes.  Nick’s favorite track event is the 4x400m relay and his favorite field event is pole vault.

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 boys track & field coach. On the track and field staff, Nick currently coaches the sprint, hurdle, relay and jump athletes.  Nick’s favorite track event is the 4x400m relay and his favorite field event is pole vault.

Jackie has been teaching and coaching varsity softball since 2006. On top of a D1 collegiate career, she 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.

Throughout her coaching career she has been named Coach of the year multiple times (GMC/GGCL) as well as Southwest Coach of the Year, Reds High School Softball Coach of the Year and Enquirer Coach of the Year.

Jackie currently owns D1 Catching Academy where she trains catchers from around the Tri-state. She graduated from Cleveland State University in 2005 with a Bachelor's of Arts, and has a Master's Degree (+30)  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 varsity letter winner. Jackie has two children, Kameron and Kennedy who both attend Oak Hills schools. Jackie and her family reside in Bridgetown

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Head Coach DJ Dunn is in his 2nd year as head of the boys' lacrosse program.  He 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 was an assistant on staff for Highlander lacrosse for 2 years prior to taking over as head coach. 

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.

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 and their three daughters, Julia (17), Annabelle (15), and Josie Bea (9).

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 and their three daughters, Julia (17), Annabelle (15), and Josie Bea (9).

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.  I spent 6 years as a substitute teacher in the Oak Hills Local School District before making a move into the nonprofit world. I am currently the Development Assistant at Ohio Valley Voices; a school in Loveland where children who are deaf and hard of hearing learn to listen and talk.  I myself am an avid bowler, bowling pretty much my entire life. I rolled my first perfect 300 game in 2021 at Western Bowl!  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 5 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, have had numerous bowlers make 1st and 2nd team All-Conference, and have had 1 bowler advance to the State Tournament individually. Last year was the largest turnout for the girls bowling program and I am looking forward to another incredible season with our bowlers!

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!

Welcome Coach Meyer! 

Coach Meyer returns to his alma mater to take over as head men’s volleyball coach.   He was a three-year varsity player.  He served as captain during the 2013 season, where the Highlanders were GMC champs, as well as in 2014 when the team made it to the regional finals.  During his career, he compiled numerous school records, including being in the top ten in serve attempts, aces, and kill efficiency.  He still holds the top spot in assist per game, assists per match, assist per season and assist in a career.  

During his coaching career, he served as an assistant coach under Brian Baugh at Oak Hills before transitioning to the assistant coach role at LaSalle.  Coach Meyer has a strong understanding of the history and traditions of Oak Hills to go along with a tremendous passion for volleyball and youth development.  

“I am beyond excited to be back, and cannot wait to  start building an elite program not only for the GMC but throughout the state,” said Coach Meyer. 

 Ron Murphy is a highly experienced and accomplished baseball coach with over 18 years of coaching experience, including 16 years as a head coach. Additionally, he was an active member of the J.B. Yeager Baseball Association Board from 2008 to 2017, serving as president from 2012 to 2017.

 Coach Murphy is a lifelong Highlander, playing football, basketball and baseball for Oak Hills High School. He played baseball at Oak Hills from 1986 to 1989. His team earned three league titles and he was named all-conference three years. Murphy was student-athlete of the year in 1989, earning the first Highlander Award. He was inducted into the Oak Hills High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. Coach Murphy also played for the Budde Post American Legion team, which won the American Legion World Series in 1988.

 After graduating from high school, Coach Murphy earned a scholarship to play baseball at Ball State University from 1989 to 1993. During his time at Ball State, he was a four-year starter, playing both infield and outfield positions. He was BSU’s Rookie of the Year in 1990, as well as being named MAC Hitter of the Week multiple times in 1993. Additionally, he earned All-Conference awards in 1991, 1992 and 1993.   

 Following his playing career, Murphy transitioned into coaching; where he has served as a head coach for the J.B. Yeager Baseball organization for 16 years. Under his coaching, J.B. Yeager Baseball accumulated over 400 wins and 40 tournament championships. Additionally, under his coaching, over 20 former players have gone on to play baseball at the collegiate level. 

 Ron and his wife Mindy, also a 1989 graduate, have three children Tyler (2018), Tanner (2020) and Trenton (2024), all of whom have attended Oak Hills High School and have played baseball for the Highlanders.

Coach Pearson is a 2016 Graduate of Oak Hills, where he was a 4-year varsity player.  He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a degree in business.  In addition to coaching tennis, Coach Pearson is an instructor at Western Athletic Club. 

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.

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.