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Meet the Coaching Staff:
Heidi Hamilton – Varsity Coach
Coach Hamilton was a First team All-American and the #1 recruited player in the nation while at Pius XI High School. She went on to play at the University of Notre Dame on a full scholarship. She began her Varsity coaching career at Greendale High School in 1991 before accepting the Varsity Girls basketball position at Arrowhead High School in 1993. She was the Varsity coach until 2001, leading her teams to 4 Sectional Final appearances, as well as a State Tournament appearance in Madison in 1996. She was named “Coach of the Year,” by the Waukesha Freeman in 1996 and 2008. Coach Hamilton resigned from coaching in 2001 to start a family. She has a son Alec who is 11 and a daughter Aubrey who is 8. This is her fourth year back and she is excited about the upcoming season and is proud to introduce the rest of the Girls Basketball Coaching staff. This is her 18th year as a Special Education teacher at Arrowhead, teaching students with learning disabilities. Coach Hamilton is excited about the coaching staff because each coach is motivated, qualified and enthusiastic about the opportunity to coach in the program.
Rick Witte – Assistant Varsity Coach This will be Coach Witte’s second year teaching/coaching at Arrowhead and he is excited to be part of such a strong tradition. He received his BSE in both Mathematics and Spanish Education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While working on both his undergraduate and graduate degrees, he coached basketball at many different levels (from 2nd grade – 12th grade). His most recent position was the head freshmen girls coach at Fort Atkinson High School during the 2008-2009 season. He has also been a WIAA-certified official for roughly the past seven years.
Vince Peterson – Junior Varsity
Coach Peterson resides in Stone Bank where he lives with his wife Kim and their 4 children; Kelsey 11th grade, Emily 9th grade, Megan 5th grade and Sam 3rd grade. Vince grew up in Fort Atkinson and graduated in 1981. After High school Vince played Junior College basketball in Taft, California. Vince graduated from Cal State-Sacramento with a BS in Physical Education and a minor in Life Sciences and Health. Vince has also earned his Master's Degree in Sport Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse. Vince is currently the Department Chair of the Health and Physical Education Department at Shorewood High School where he has taught since 1997. Vince has coached football, basketball and golf in both California and Wisconsin.
Steve Beyer – Volunteer Junior Varsity Assistant
This will be Coach Beyer’s first year coaching at Arrowhead and he is extremely happy to be joining our staff. After high school, Steve played junior college baseball in Borger, TX. Then he moved on and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a business degree in Marketing. He lives in Pewaukee with his wife, Tracy, 4 year old daughter Morgan and 2 month old daughter Annabelle. He is the Purchasing Manager for Wm K Walthers Inc, a 78-year old family owned, Milwaukee based company (It is North America’s largest manufacturer and distributor of model railroad products). Steve has been coaching basketball for 8 years, including the past 5 years as the 8th grade girls coach for Arrowhead Basketball Club.
Doug Drenzek – Freshman Red Coach
Coach Drenzek has been teaching science for 16 years. This is his 7th year at Arrowhead teaching AP Biology and Chemistry. He has coached a variety of sports including football, basketball and track. He has coached basketball for a total of 14 years. This is his 6th year coaching freshmen girls basketball at Arrowhead.
Cheryl Bonlender – Freshman Blue Coach
Girls Basketball Program
The basketball season officially begins on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. At this time, each athlete will go through a try-out period of at least 2 days. The program consists of two Freshman teams, a Junior Varsity team and a Varsity Team with each team consisting of 12-15 players. For each level, the season goes through March and for the Varsity, the tournament begins the 2nd week of March.
Practices are held 6 days a week and run 2 hours long. Practice times range anywhere from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. There will be a pre-season organizational meeting in October that will outline the tryouts and go over the upcoming season.
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