Mr. Opsahl, Assistant Coach. Mr. Opsahl played on his varsity team as a 9th grader. Each year his teams finished 23-1, 18-5, 14-9, and 11-11. They were conference champions his senior year, but unfortunately ran into Waseca 3 years in a row in the section championship. Mr. Opsahl recently received his 30 years of service from the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association and has had numerous coaching stints in both boys’ and girls’ athletics. Mr. Opsahl is always giving back to the sport as he recently became a registered official for basketball through MSHSL, although this year is going to come back to helping out the boys. He was also named the Minnesota State Basketball Coaches Association Assistant of the Year in 2016. Mr. Opsahl was also head coach for Farmington Boys’ Basketball for a few years before moving back to Goodhue. One thing basketball has taught Mr. Opsahl, is the idea of being committed to a common goal and how to be a team player. In addition, coaching has taught him that it is not about the wins and losses, but about the journey! The practices, 1:1 conversations, locker room discussions, game situations, road trips, and learning from other coaches/players. Mr. Opsahl lives in Goodhue with this wife Paula. They have three grown children - Ben, Kate, and Will. Will is currently playing at Mankato State University!

Mr. McNamara, 9th Grade Coach. Coach McNamara played varsity in grades 9-12 while in high school. His overall record in those four years was 96-33. His teams included being sub-section champion 4x, Section champion 2x, HVL Blue champion 3x, Section Runner-up 2x, State Runner-Up, and State 3rd place. After high school, Mr. McNamara went to Bethany Lutheran College to obtain his teaching degree. While there, he coached C squad at Mankato Loyola. After graduation, he taught one year at Maple River before landing a job this year as a 5th grade teacher in Goodhue. He has 8 years total of coaching a variety of genders, sports, and levels. One thing that basketball has taught him is that success comes with a price. If you want to be great, you have to be willing to sacrifice and put in the extra work. Additionally, he said that "coaching has taught me that sports play a much bigger role in life than many believe. The skills of responsibility, integrity, accountability, determination, and effort are just a few things that sports carry over into life". Mr. McNamara is married to his wife Rachel. They recently had their first daughter, Delaney!

Mr. DeWeese, JV Coach. Mr. DeWeese was once a Red Wing Winger and played many sports throughout high school. He is our high school social studies teacher and has coached a variety of football, basketball, and baseball for 9 years. One thing that Mr. DeWeese truly believes is that hard work always pays off. Mr. DeWeese has been a basketball coach at Goodhue for 7 years-three years as an 8th grade coach and four years as a 9th grade coach. Another thing that he has learned through coaching is that there is always more than one approach to tackling a situation. Mr. DeWeese is married to Erica, and they have one daughter, Laura. They live in nearby Red Wing. His wife Erica was also a basketball and volleyball standout at Goodhue High School! Mr. DeWeese is an avid Michigan State Spartan and Tom Izzo fan. 

Mr. Halverson played point guard on his basketball teams at Rushford-Peterson. As a junior, his team lost in the state title game, but his senior year they team won the 2006 Class A Championship. Mr. Halverson went to Winona State for secondary science education, and coached R-P's 9th grade for three of his four years while going to college. At Goodhue, he was a freshmen coach for one year, JV for one year, and then hired as the head coach in 2013. The teams in his tenure have 7 sub-section titles, 4 HVL championships, 3 section titles, and 3 state tournament appearances- including a 2nd and 3rd place. The reason why Mr. Halverson coaches is because of the great experience he had as a player and how he wants to share that with his own players, while also using sports as a way to teach real life situations. Mr. Halverson lives in Goodhue with his wife, Maria. They have two children – Ben and Josie.

Mr. Poncelet played on some very strong Goodhue basketball teams when he was in high school. He also played football and baseball as a high schooler. Upon graduation, Mr. Poncelet focused on football and attended both Mankato State and UMD where he also got his degree in Physical Education. Mr. Poncelet was the head basketball coach for 11 years at Goodhue, before stepping down in 2013 and then became our head football coach. Mr. Poncelet was our 7th grade basketball coach last year, and will be moving up with the 8th graders again this year. We are very happy to have a caliber coach like him at the 8th grade level. Mr. Poncelet is married to his wife Beth, and has three children-Adam, Maya, and Duncan.

Mr. Ebner graduated high school from Rushford-Peterson in 2007. He was active in football, basketball, and baseball. He was on state basketball tournament teams his 10th, 11th, and 12th grade years at Rushford-Peterson. Mr. Ebner went to Winona State and has held a variety of positions at Goodhue, but most recently serves as our Middle School Social Studies Teacher. Mr. Ebner has also coached a variety of different levels of basketball, including being the 9th grade coach during the state runs of 2016 and 2017. We are very happy to have Mr. Ebner back after a hiatus of him getting his admin license. He will serve as our 7th grade boys basketball coach this year. Mr. Ebner lives in Goodhue with his wife Jacki and two sons, Jorli and Drew.