News: More on the New Woodgrove Coaches

(June 26, 2010) - Here is some more information on the new coaches officially hired Tuesday night for Woodgrove High School, opening this fall in Purcellville:

Baseball- Tonight at the Loudoun County Public School’s board meeting, Mr. Brad Bauder was approved as the first Baseball Coach at Woodgrove High School. Mr. Bauder comes to Woodgrove after serving as the Assistant Varsity Coach at Loudoun Valley (4 years) and Freedom High School (1 year). Mr. Bauder has also coached boy’s basketball at Potomac Falls High School for the past 4 years, including serving as the assistant varsity coach on the 2010 AA State Championship Team. Mr. Bauder, a resident of Western Loudoun and a graduate of Broad Run High School, played Division I baseball at Virginia Tech including serving as team captain in 2003 and 2004. A four year starter and an All Big East Team selection in 2001 and 2004, Mr. Bauder plans on building a Woodgrove Baseball tradition on hard work, respect, class and character.

Girl’s Lacrosse- Tonight at the Loudoun County Public School’s board meeting, Dr. Robert Fuller was approved as the first Head Girl’s Lacrosse Coach at Woodgrove High School. Dr. Fuller, a resident of Western Loudoun and a Dentist in Leesburg, comes to us with 5 years of high school coaching experience in girl’s lacrosse and volleyball at Loudoun Valley and Notre Dame Academy respectively. Dr. Fuller has been involved in youth sports and community organizations in Western Loudoun for the past 18 years. Most recently, Dr. Fuller served two years on the Loudoun Valley girl’s lacrosse staff as an assistant JV coach and varsity defensive specialist. Dr. Fuller plans on building a strong program to reflect the high level of support, interest and success that has been prevalent in Western Loudoun since the mid 1990's.

Girl’s Soccer-Tonight at the Loudoun County Public School’s board meeting, Mrs. Erin Barrett was approved as the first Head Girl’s Soccer Coach at Woodgrove High School. Mrs. Barrett is excited about developing a solid program that emphasizes dedication, integrity and teamwork. Mrs. Barrett comes to Woodgrove High School with 7 years of high school soccer experience in Loudoun County, 4 at Potomac Falls High School, 1 at Loudoun County High School and 2 at Loudoun Valley High School. Mrs. Barrett was on the coaching staff of the state championship team Potomac Falls High School with Kris Kelican in 2004 and a part of this year’s Loudoun Valley staff who finished an outstanding season in the AAA State Semi-Final game this spring. Mrs. Barrett comes to Woodgrove with 5 additional years of youth girl’s soccer experience since 2001. She is a native of Loudoun County having played at and graduated from Broad Run High School. Currently, a resident of Western Loudoun and a future teacher at Woodgrove, Mrs. Barrett also played Division I Soccer at the College of Charleston from 1996-1999.

Boy’s Soccer- Tonight at the Loudoun County Public School’s board meeting, Mr. John Sharples was approved as the first Head Boy’s Soccer Coach at Woodgrove High School. Mr. Sharples comes to Woodgrove after 16 years of high school experience including the past 8 years at Handley High School. Mr. Sharples career high school achievements as a head coach and assistant coach include: 2004 AA Virginia semifinalist (Handley Boys), 2001 AA State Champions (Broad Run Girls), 1997 Coach of the Year (Martinsville Girls) and 1994 AA Runner-up (Martinsville Boys). Mr. Sharles has also served 6 years as an assistant at Averett University and Ferrum College and has served for the last 6 years as the Head Coach at Lord Fairfax Community College. Mr. Sharples plans to build a winning program rich in tradition that promotes character and sportsmanship. Mr. Sharples will teach and serve as the Physical Education Department Chair at Woodgrove next year.

Softball- Tonight at the Loudoun County Public School’s board meeting, Mr. Joseph Spicer was approved as the first Softball Coach at Woodgrove High School. Mr. Spicer comes to Woodgrove after 22 years of head coaching softball experience, 18 years at Loudoun Valley High School and 3 years at Jefferson High School in West Virginia. Mr. Spicer’s career highlights include the 2003 and 2005 AA Virginia State Championships and 1985 (WV-AAA), 1997 (AA-VA) and 2009 (AAA-VA) State Runner-ups. Mr. Spicer has 30 years of coaching experience at the high school including coaching basketball and track. Mr. Spicer, a resident of Western Loudoun, has produced over 40 softball players who continued their playing experience in college. Mr. Spicer brings passion and enthusiasm for “TEAM” while creating valuable interpersonal relationships for success. Mr. Spicer will teach Chemistry at Woodgrove High School next year.

Boy’s Tennis- Tonight at the Loudoun County Public School’s board meeting, Mr. Steven Cohen was approved as the first Boy’s Tennis Coach at Woodgrove High School. Mr. Cohen, a resident of Western Loudoun and a future guidance counsel at Woodgrove, is coming to Woodgrove from Briar Woods High School in Ashburn. For seven years Mr. Cohen has served as a tennis coach, tennis, instructor and tennis professional in Northern Virginia. A former tennis coach at Woodson High School, Langley High School and Loudoun Valley High School, Mr. Cohen comes to Woodgrove to build a solid program with new traditions and solid educational opportunities for students of Western Loudoun.

Track- Tonight at the Loudoun County Public Schools board meeting, Mr. Kent Staneart was approved as the Head Girls Track Coach at Woodgrove High School. Mr. Staneart comes to Woodgrove after building an outstanding program at Loudoun Valley over the past 5 years. Mr. Staneart has sixteen years of track and field experience. His experience includes periods of time in Maryland, South Carolina, Michigan and Florida. Mr. Staneart plans not only to have a vision but also a plan with criteria that entails a combination of working smart through a strong organizational structure, having a passion for success and focusing on the people that will help achieve that vision. Mr. Staneart also will serve as a Social Science teacher at Woodgrove next year.