Directory

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Activity

Position

Email

Ben Hageman Administrator Athletic Director more details
Email: hageman_b@ohlsd.org

Phone: 513-467-7105

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).

Ben  Hageman
Kyle Prosser Administrator Assistant Athletic Director more details
Email: prosser_k@ohlsd.org

Phone: 513-467-7105

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. 

Kyle  Prosser
Karyn Swanger Administrator Athletic Office Admin Assistant more details
Email: swanger_k@ohlsd.org

Phone: 513-467-7105

Amanda Biser Matscots Head Coach more details
Email: biser_a@ohlsd.org

 

  • Years Coaching Experience:  
  • 12 years at OHHS
  • 2 years at Harrison
  • 5 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...nine-year-old, Madison & almost five-year-old, Brooklyn

 

 

Amanda  Biser
Gage Branson Wrestling Head Coach more details
Email: branson_g@ohlsd.org

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."

Gage Branson
Andrew Bridges Boys Bowling Head Coach more details
Email: abcoaching300@gmail.com Andrew Bridges
Morgan Cabe Administrator Athletic Trainer more details
Email: mcabe@beaconortho.com Morgan Cabe
Nick Continenza Boys Track and Field Head Coach more details
Email: continenza_n@ohlsd.org Nick Continenza
Nick Continenza Boys Cross Country Head Coach more details
Email: continenza_n@ohlsd.org

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.

Nick Continenza
Jackie Cornelius-Bedel Softball Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: cornelius-bedel_j@ohlsd.org

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.   

Jackie  Cornelius-Bedel
DJ Dunn Boys Lacrosse Head Coach more details
Email: dunn_d@ohlsd.org

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. 

 

DJ Dunn
Teri Egbers Girls Golf Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: egbers_t@ohlsd.org

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.

Teri  Egbers
Laura Fightmaster Swimming & Diving Swimming Head Coach more details
Email: fightmaster_l@ohlsd.org Laura Fightmaster
Chris Gramke Girls Basketball Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: gramke_c@ohlsd.org

·         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

Chris Gramke
Shellie Hageman Girls Track and Field Head Coach more details
Email: hageman_m@ohlsd.org

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
Shellie Hageman Girls Cross Country Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: hageman_m@ohlsd.org

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
Jeannie Hilvert Administrator Delhi Middle School Athletic Director more details
Email: hilvert_j@ohlsd.org

Phone: 513-922-8400

Robin Hoernschmeyer Girls Bowling Head Coach more details
Email: rhoernschmeyer@gmail.com

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 this past Fall 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 6 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. 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!

Robin  Hoernschmeyer
Brooks Klosterman Academic Team Head Coach more details
Email: klosterman_b@ohlsd.org
Coach Klosterman is in his 18th year in education, 17 of those years within the Oak Hills Local School District.  He has worked at four different schools within the district (Bridgetown Middle School, Oakdale Elementary, J.F. Dulles Elementary, and Oak Hills High School) as a teacher or administrator and has coached football and track and field in addition to the Academic Quiz Team.
 
Coach Klosterman lives in the Oak Hills District with his wife Jadyn, a teacher at Bridgetown Middle School, and their four children - Avery (6th grade at Rapid Run), Amelia (5th grade at J.F. Dulles), Alice (3rd grade at J.F. Dulles), and Abram (1st grade at J.F. Dulles).
Brooks Klosterman
Jason Laine Administrator Strength & Conditioning Coach more details
Email: Jason.laine@visionmma.com

Phone: 513-467-7105

Greg Leurck Baseball Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: leurck_g@ohlsd.org

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.

Greg Leurck
Ally McCarthy Girls Volleyball Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: mccarthy_a2@ohlsd.org

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!

Ally McCarthy
Jared Meyer Boys Volleyball Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: meyer_j4@ohlsd.org

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. 

Jared Meyer
Katie Miller Administrator Head Athletic Trainer more details
Email: kmiller1@beaconortho.com

Phone: 513-467-7105

Katie Miller
Brad Murphy Chess Head Coach more details
Email: murphy_b@ohlsd.org
Mike O'Connor Girls Lacrosse Head Varsity Coach more details
Email: moconnor513@icloud.com

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.  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.

Mike O'Connor
Chase Pearson Boys Tennis Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: pearson_c@ohlsd.org

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. 

Chase Pearson
Mike Price Boys Basketball Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: price_m@ohlsd.org

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
Mike  Price
Derrick Reed Boys Golf Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: reed_de@ohlsd.org
Boys Golf Varsity Head Coach 2016- Present
Head Coach 7th grade Basketball Rapid Run Middle 2015-2019
Head Coach 7th grade Basketball Delhi Middle 2011-2013
Wilmington College
Oak Hills HS (85)
Family Nicole, Alex (Oak Hills 24), Natalie (Oak Hills 25)
Derrick Reed
Justin Roden Football Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: roden_j@ohlsd.org

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.

 

Justin Roden
Bill Schroer Boys Soccer Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: schroer_b@ohlsd.org
Bill Schroer brings (10+) years of experience at the varsity level as a Varsity Assistant Coach.  He is also a long time club coach on the West Side of Cincinnati and is currently coaching three teams at Cincinnati West including two Academy Elite teams and one Academy Red team.  Athletic Director, Tony Hemmelgarn, had this to say about Coach Schroer, “We interviewed many quality candidates. What stood out about Bill was not only his passion for the sport, but for his commitment to developing young men and pushing them to create a great team and program experience.  I am excited to see what the future holds!”
 
His vision includes uniting the Oak Hills community from the youth level through high school so everyone is excited about the prospect of competing and succeeding at Oak Hills and in the  challenging GMC.  Coach Schroer say, “I am excited for the opportunity of leading my alma mater, as a former player and graduate of Oak Hills High School. I look forward to the challenge of pushing our student athletes to achieve success in both the classroom and on the pitch.”
 
He is married to Lynn and has two boys Nicholas (13) and Michael (9).  
 
Information will be coming soon about a "Meet The Coach" moment!  Hope you are working hard, Highlanders!
Bill Schroer
Shane Sowders Administrator Rapid Run Middle School Athletic Director more details
Email: sowders_s@ohlsd.org

Phone: 513-467-0300

Kevin Spraul Girls Soccer Varsity Head Coach more details
Email: spraulk@gmail.com

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.  

Coach Spraul has been coaching youth soccer for over 10 years and began his successful, winning high school coaching career at Oak Hills.  He started at Oak Hills in 2012 as the JVB Women's Soccer Head Coach.  You can see his high school coaching resume below:

     2012               Oak Hills JVB Women's Soccer  Head Coach (11-1-3)

     2013               Oak Hills JVA Men's Soccer Head Coach (8-6-2)

     2014 - 2015    Walnut Hills Women's Varsity Soccer Head Coach     (22-9-4,  #1 city and state ranked for the 1st time in school history).

     2016-Present       Oak Hills Women's Varsity Soccer Head Coach (66-35-9 record to date, Has led the Highlanders to 2 district finals, 1 GMC Title and has had them state ranked and top in the city).       

Cumulative high school varsity coaching record:  88-44-13.

Coach Spraul currently resides in Delhi Township and holds a USSF "D" national coaching license

Kevin  Spraul
Jake Steinmetz Administrator Athletic Trainer more details
Email: jsteinmetz@beaconortho.com
Melissa Swagler Winter Cheerleading Head Coach more details
Email: swagler_m@ohlsd.org
Melissa Swagler Fall Cheerleading Head Coach more details
Email: swagler_m@ohlsd.org
Joe Toney Administrator Bridgetown Middle School Athletic Director more details
Email: toney_j@ohlsd.org

Phone: 513-574-3511

Brandon Unthank Swimming & Diving Diving Head Coach more details
Email: unthanbe@gmail.com

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! 

Brandon  Unthank