Warner's Jung named S.D. High School Volleyball Coach of the Year

Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion
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Warner head coach Kari Jung has been named the volleyball Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association. Jung led the Monarchs to a 37-2 record and a repeat state Class B title.
Warner head coach Kari Jung has been named the volleyball Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association. Jung led the Monarchs to a 37-2 record and a repeat state Class B title.

Warner head volleyball coach Kari Jung is one of eight coaches who have received 2022 Fall Coach of the Year honors from the South Dakota High School Coaches Association.

Jung led the Monarchs to a 37-2 record and a repeat state Class B championship. The state title was Warner's eighth since 2007, all under Jung.

Other 2022 Fall South Dakota Coaches of the Year include Cami Bacon of Dell Rapids St. Mary, competitive cheer; Lynsey Andal of Beresford, competitive dance; Mark Anderson of Tea Area, girls soccer; Jeff Fierro of Rapid City Stevens, boys soccer; Jesse Coy of Rapid City Stevens, both girls and boys cross country and Lex Heathershaw of Wall, football.

Other nominees for the fall awards included:

Competitive Cheer: Val Ewing of Winner Area, Eve Langerock of Harrisburg, Diedra Nissen of Sioux Falls Jefferson and Quiana Pardee of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

Competitive Dance: Carey Baczwaski of Dakota Valley, Ashley Hoffman of Brandon Valley, Misty Mousseaux-Begay of Lakota Tech and Amanda Stoeser of Pierre.

Girls Soccer: Merle Aske of Aberdeen Central, Cori Bonte of Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Eric Christensen of Harrisburg and Kelli Herman of Sioux Falls Lincoln.

Boys Soccer: Ryan Beier of Sioux Falls O’Gorman, Alex Nelson of Sioux Falls Lincoln, Ephron Poyer of Sioux Falls Christian and Nate Sales of St. Thomas More.

Girls Cross Country: Holly Evans of Chamberlain, Jessica Larson of Potter County, Luke VanderLeest of Sioux Falls Christian and Jeani Vincent of Arlington.

Boys Cross Country: Jeremy Elsom of Belle Fourche, Ralph Kroetch of Philip, Tom McGough of Miller and Joey Noyes of Hill City.

Football: Vince Benedetto of Sioux Falls Jefferson, Jordan Huska of Dell Rapids, Tom Salmen of Hitchcock-Tulare/Doland; Steve Steele of Pierre and Jacob Terry of Elk Point-Jefferson.

Volleyball: Ronette Costain of Harrisburg, Beth Donnelly of Sioux Falls Jefferson, Melissa Erickson of Elkton-Lake Benton, Erin Kuper of Elk Point-Jefferson and Jean O’Hara of Chester Area.

The 2021 fall winners included Mousseau-Begay, competitive cheer; Hoffman, competitive dance; Bonte, girls soccer; Dave Dannenbring of Yankton, boys soccer; Evans, girls cross country; McGough, boys cross country; Brandon White of Harrisburg, football; and Dennis Northrup of Garretson, volleyball.

The 2022 winners will be recognized at the annual awards banquet on Sunday, June 16 that will be held in conjunction with the SDHSCA Coaches Clinic at North Sioux City.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: S.D. High School Coaches Association announces 2022 fall winners.