MHSAA Record Book

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To submit changes, mail to: MHSAA Record Book, 1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 332-5046. E-mail: [email protected]. Appropriate documentation shall include, but is not limited to, the following: copies of scorebooks or game/season statistical summaries, copies of yearbooks, and copies of newspaper clippings. The Record Book is updated on a seasonal basis when possible.

Coaching Records

 

Victories (Minimum 300) (* = active)

NOTE - To be included in this list, a school must first submit year-by-year records in writing to the MHSAA office. Thereafter, schools must submit updates after each season to MHSAA office.

Wins  Coach School(s) Record 2020-21
797 Frank Orlando Detroit Country Day (1981-2019) ** 797-126  
767 * Al DeMott Sandusky (1979-2021) 767-203 14-4
698  William Winfield Detroit Southeastern (1982-83)
Detroit Martin Luther King (1984-2018)
698-105   
692 * Mary Cicerone Bloomfield Hills Marian (1983-2021)  692-226 13-6
672 * Al Schrauben Portland St. Patrick (1985-2021) 672-195 9-4
659 * Diane Laffey Harper Woods/Warren Regina (1962-2021) 659-489 3-10
653 * Don Palmer Milford (1977-2009) ****
Hartland (2010-2021)
653-313  20-1
599 Kathy McGee Flint Powers Catholic (1976-2006) 599-153  
582 Nancy Osier Ewen-Trout Creek (1973-2008) 582-185  
564 Dick Franti Bergland (1982-83)
Ontonagon (1984-2019) ***
564-269  
534  * Tim Leonard Ida (1991-2021) 534-132 3-10
502 Paul Polfus Carney-Nadeau (1979-2005) 502-124  
493 Ian Smith Oxford (1975-2001) 493-135  
490  * Ron Briney St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran (1992-2021) 490-152  9-5
483 John Biedenbach Trenton (1977-2011) 483-317  
481 Rick Bloodworth St. Joseph (1976-2006) 481-235  
469 * Bill McCullen DeWitt (1996-2021) 469-101 11-6
467 * Dorene Ingalls St. Ignace (1999-2021) 467-81 14-5
457  Ed Mehlberg Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (1987-2010) ***** 457-92  
454 Jim DeBruyn Grand Rapids South Christian (1989-2015) 454-141  
453 Sheryl Mox Potterville (1972-2003) 453-239   
453 Carl Wayer Ashley & Webberville (1975-2001) 453-148  
443 Rick Guild Johannesburg-Lewiston (1975-2000) 443-137  
435 Kris Knisel-Hubbard Ottawa Lake Whiteford (1974-2003) 435-225   
435 Zack Moushegian Wayland (1976-99) 435-131  
434  * Jason Gray Goodrich (1999-2021) 434-84  8-7
431  * Gary Morris Detroit Dominican (1979)
Madison Heights Bishop Foley (1992-1998)
Farmington Hills Mercy (2005-2021)
431-160 15-4
427 Jan Sander Warren Woods Tower (1973-90, 1992-2000) 427-159  
427 Ted Swierad Maple City Glen Lake (1976-98) 427-107  
426 Jim Maier Stevensville-Lakeshore (1979-2005) 426-172  
423 Linda McIntyre Royal Oak Shrine (1974-2004) 423-240  
423 Art Pelzer Frankenmuth (1975-93) 423-44  
418 * Julie Filpus Houghton (1999-2021) 418-112 12-6
415 Jo-Ann Capling Harbor Beach (1973-97) 415-110  
413 Dean Parling Ithaca (1974-2002) 413-216  
412 Steve Sims Grosse Ile (1980-2002) 412-119  
409 Dwight Boss Ellsworth (1972-73, 1978-93, 1995-99) 409-121  
404  Scott Woodhull Waterford Kettering (1990-2002, 2010-2018) 404-111   
400 Richard Lee Brown City (1977-2001) 400-165  
399 Dave Sparks New Lothrop (1975-2000) 399-176  
397  * Keith Smith Flint Hamady (2002-2021) 397-64  8-2
396 * Todd Erickson Manistee Catholic Central (1992-2013, 2018-21)
Manistee (2014-15)
396-214 7-8
392 Joell Krejcarek Alcona (1968-97) 392-213  
388 Larry Glass Leland (1977-91, 2000-05) 388-110  
381 Larry Baker Farmington Hills Mercy (1975-96) 381-143  
380  Mark Lasceski St. Johns (1996-2021) 380-177   
380 Beth Swears St. Johns (1969-95) 380-119  
372 * Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer Hastings (1995-97)
Grand Haven (1998-2021)
372-220  4-12
370  * Rob Smith East Lansing (2002-2021) 370-84 16-1
365 Craig Woolley Lakeview (1982-2002) 365-107  
363 Dave Joseph Pontiac/Oakland Catholic (1987-93)
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (1994-2003)
Madison Heights Bishop Foley (2005-17)
363-294  
360 Jim Arnold Niles (1986-2008) 360-139  
346 Ron Mott Okemos (1979-97) 346-90  
340 Bill Weaver Buchanan (1988-2009) 340-132  
339 Debbie DeBaker-Chase Perkins-Mid Peninsula (1973-95) 339-141  
331 Doug Harkema Bellevue (1993)
Holt (1994-2018)
331-224  
325 Dan Stevens Grandville (1979-2000) 325-150  
320 Fred Shaw St. Clair (1980-98) 320-113  
319 Dorothy Gill-Jackson Muskegon Heights (1973-99) 319-245  
315 Terry Reid Marlette (1976-96) 315-149  
314 Rich Pullen Wyoming Park (1981-2005) 314-229  
311 Mark Hoyt Jackson Northwest (1978-2006) 311-316  
307 Todd Blomquist Chelsea (2000-20) 307-153  
304 Chris Drogosch Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (1982-88)
Novi (1989)
Bloomfield Hills Lahser (1992-2003)
304-146  
302 Paul Beachy Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (1980-2000) 302-154  

**NOTE: Frank Orlando also led boys basketball teams at Redford St. Mary and then Warren Tower to a combined 100 wins from the 1967-68 season through 1980-81.

***NOTE: Dick Franti also built a 245-147 record as boys basketball coach at Bergland and Ontonagon before stepping down as Ontonagon's boys coach after the 2006-07 season. 

****NOTE: Don Palmer also coached boys basketball from 1977-2008, winning 347 games. He led varsity teams to a combined 1,000 wins through the 2020-21 season. 

*****NOTE: Ed Mehlberg also coached the Oakland Christian boys basketball varsity team from 1973-74 through 2003-04 to a 465-231 record. His combined varsity coaching record for girls and boys basketball was 922-323.

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