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Western Brown High School
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474 West Main Street
Mt Orab, OH 45154

2020-2021 WB Athletic Staff

Tim Cook (25th year)
Assistant Principal / Athletic Administrator
38th Year at Western Brown
Graduated from Leesburg Fairfield in 1980
Attended Wilmington College - 1984
2016 NFHS Citation Award
Head Boys Basketball Coach 1991-1997
Head Fastpitch Softball Coach 1989 – 1998
2007 Southwest District Athletic Administrator of the Year
2011 & 2014 NIAAA State Award of Merit/2014 OIAAA Citation Award
Member of the SWDAB
OIAAA Hall of Fame Inductee 2016

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Jeff Herrmann (11th Year)

Assistant Principal
Assistant Athletic Director

20th Year at Western Brown
Graduated from WBHS in 1998
Graduated from Wilmington College 2002
Head Baseball Coach 2004-2011

SBC Champions 2007 & 2008

OHSAA State Award Recipient-2019

Dr. Andrew Kalthoff (1st Year)

Team Doctor

Attended St. Xavier high school Cincinnati, OH
Studied at St. Louis University
Medical school - A.T. Still Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency - Mercy in Toledo, OH
Fellowship - Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center

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Melissa Loy (2nd year)

Athletic Trainer

Graduate of Strongsville HS 2013

Graduate of University of Cincinnati 2017
Employed by Mercy Health ([email protected])

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Danika Ratcliff (1st Year)

Head Girls Volleyball Coach

WB Alumni-Class of 2011

Bachelor's Degree-NKU 2015 (Psychology & Sociology)

Bachelor's Degree-Xavier 2019 (Nursing)

Nick Osborne (2nd Year)

Head Football Coach

WB Alumni-Class of 2015

Associate’s Degree-UC

HS Football Asst Coach-Anderson HS (4 Years) OHSAA Playoffs ¾ Years

Advanced to Regional Finals 2018

Member of 2013 Undefeated OHSAA Playoff Team (SBC Champions)

Member of 2014 OHSAA Playoff Team (SBC Champions)

1st OHSAA Playoff Win in WB History

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Jim Neu (36th year)

Head Cross Country Coach-Girls

Graduated from Hamersville H.S.
Attended Miami University
SBC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2020
Retired teacher from WBHS
Has won 17 SBC titles as Head Coach

Total Wins: Girls CC-1439 Boys CC-1723

SWDAB Friends of Athletics Award Recipient-2013

Inducted into WBHS Athletic Hall of Fame-2014

Chad Sexton (7th Year)

Head Cross Country Coach-Boys

Attended Eastern High School

Attended Berea College (BA), Emporia State University (MS) 2004

Physical Education Teacher-MOMS

SBC Champions 2018, 2020

SBC Coach of the Year 2018, 2020

Overall CC Wins-782 (437 wins at WBHS)

Dylan Fain (1st Year)

Head Girls Soccer Coach

Dan Hurt (3rd Year)

Head Boys Soccer Coach

WB Alumni-Class of 1991

WB Wins-12

Vince Roades (3rd Year)

Head Girls' Tennis Coach

WB Alumni-Class of 1986

Graduated UC 1991

Member of CCL Champions 1984 & 1986

Total Wins-18

Brett Harris (4th year)

Head Boys Golf Coach

Attended Batavia H.S.
Played Golf and Graduated from Mount Union
Teacher at Mt. Orab Middle School

Overall Wins at WB: 60

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Brett Harris (4th Year)

Head Girls Golf Coach

Played Golf and Graduated from Mount Union

Teacher at Mt. Orab Middle School

Tim Chadwell (5th year)

Head Girls Basketball Coach

Graduated WB 1978

Xavier/NKU-played college basketball (NKU Alumni)

WBHS Athletic Hall of Fame Member

Brown County Athletic Hall of Fame Member

Previous Varsity Head Coaching Positions: Fayetteville, Lynchburg, & Georgetown

SBC American Division Champions 2020, 2021

Wins at WB-56 (Overall 173)

Chad Sexton(17th year)

Head Boys Track Coach

Attended Eastern High School
Attended Berea College (BA), Emporia State University (MS), 2004
SBC Champs-2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019

Coach of the Year - 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019
Phys. Ed. teacher at MOMS

Career leader in Wins-1323

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Wendel Donathan (12th year)

Head Wrestling Coach

Graduated from WBHS in 1985

Attended Wittenberg University/NCAA All-American (Wrestling)
Duals Wins 112 at WBHS
Has coached 63 State Qualifiers and 16 State Placers in high school
SBC League Champions 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19

SBC Coach of the Year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19

SW D-II Sectional Champions 2014-15, 2016-17

SW D-II District Runner-Up 2015-16, 2016-17

OHSAA D-II Region 15 Champions 2015-16, 2016-17

OHSAA D-I Region 15 Runner-Up 2017-18

OHSAA D-II State Elite 8 2015-16, 2016-17

OHSWCA D-II Coach of the Year 2016-17
Member of the WBHS, Brown County and Wittenberg Hall of Fame
Social Studies teacher at WBHS

Drake Williams (3rd Year)

Head Boys Basketball Coach

Graduated from Western Brown in 2006

Graduated from University of Cincinnati 2011
Previously coached the Freshmen (3 Years) and Junior Varsity at Western Brown (8 Years)

Science & Social Studies Teacher-Mt. Orab Middle School

Member of SBC Champions 2006

Total Wins-29

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Jon Crall (5th year)

Varsity Baseball Coach

Graduated from Colonel Crawford HS 1988

Graduated from Bowling Green 1992

Previous Varsity Coaching Experience: Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

Career Wins: 22

Mark Abbinante (4th year)

Girls Track Coach

SBC Champions 2021

SBC Coach of the Year 2021

Overall Wins: 158

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Vince Roades (2nd Year)

Boys Tennis Coach

Graduated from Western Brown 1986

Graduated from UC 1991

Jennifer Taylor(14th year)

Head Cheerleading Coach

1985 Graduate of WBHS

Graduated from Xavier University in 1990

Six Team Championships in Cheer Competitions

Elementary teacher at M.O.E.S.

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Blaine Wallace (23rd year)

Varsity Softball Coach

Graduated from WBHS in 1978

Graduated from Shawnee State University

SBC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

SBC Champions - 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Sectional Champs - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

District Runner Up - 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

District Champs - 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021

Overall Record - 394-166 (Career Wins Leader)

Finished # 1 in Regular Season State Poll 2009

Social Studies teacher at MOMS

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Nicole Jones (5th year)

Academic Team Advisor

Graduated from Glen Este HS (West Clermont)

Graduated from Northern Kentucky University 2014
Algebra & Geometry Teacher at WBHS

Overall Wins: 25

William Huddleston (2nd Year)

Head Girls Bowling Coach

Union County H.S. (1994)

Cambellsville University (1998) Exercise Science/Sports Medicine

Retired Correctional Officer (2011)

Wins-13

Chad Sexton (5th Year)

Head Boys Bowling Coach

Attended Eastern High School

Attended Berea College (BA), Emporia State University (MS)

SBC Champions-2021

SBC Coach of the Year-2021

Overall Wins: 213