NHSBCA National Groundskeeper/Field of the Year
2023
Region 1 Zach Brown Franklin HS (MA)
Region 2 Matt Tuneski McDonogh School Owings Mills (MD)
Region 3 Trent Bianco Carrollton HS Carrollton (GA)
Region 4 Chris Fugitt Hilliard-Darby HS Hilliard (OH)
Region 5 Brad Skoglund Paynesville Area Schools Paynesville (MN)
Region 6 Brad Gore Enid HS Enid (OK)
Region 7 Scott Bullock Rocky Mountain HS Fort Collins (CO)
Region 8 Craig da Luz St. Augustin HS San Diego (CA)
2022
Region 1 Brian Young Palmer Field Middletown (CT)
Region 2 Mike Kelly Loyola Blakefield Towson (MD)
Region 3 Kyle Rustay Lassiter HS Marietta (GA)
Region 4 Ryan Alexander Grove City HS Grove City (OH)
Region 5 Tony Perkins Howell HS St. Charles (MO)
Region 6 Matt Melson Rogers HS Rogers (AR)
Region 7 Troy Gerlach Chaparral HS Scottsdale (AZ)
Region 8 Jake Savicki Carlsbad HS Carlsbad (CA)
2021
Region 1 Ed Holloway Bishop Hendricken (RI)
Region 2 Matt Roseland Patterson Mill HS (MD)
Region 3 Chris Mitchell Lausanne Collegiate HS (TN)
Region 4 Tom Held Defiance HS (OH)
Region 5 Mark Grundhofer Waconia HS (MN)
Region 6 Larry Turner Owasso HS (OK)
Region 7 Stephen Hansen Mountain Crest HS (UT)
Region 8 Brad Fontes Buchanan HS (CA)
2020
Region 1 Jon Pollard Austin Preparatory School (MA)
Region 2 Larry Sheets The Gilman School (MD)
Region 3 Chan Brown Parkview HS (GA)
Region 4 Craig Kyle Jonathan Alder HS (OH)
Region 5 Michael Barta Johnston HS (IA)
Region 6 Jim Sherl Claremore HS (OK)
Region 7 Scott Henry Grandview HS (CO)
Region 8 Matt Lucas Eldorado HS (CA)
2019
Region 1 Michael Chiapparelli Mamaroneck HS (NY)
Region 2 Lou Eckerl Calvert Hall College HS (MD)
Region 3 Brent Mosley Starrs Mill HS (GA)
Region 4 Tim Bordenet Lafayette Central Catholic HS (IN)
Region 5 Brian Ash Southern Boone HS (MO)
Region 6 Trey Sutton West Jones HS (MS)
Region 7 Brian Stephenson Seton Catholic HS (AZ )
Region 8 Estevan Valencia Redlands HS (CA )
2018
Region 1 Mike O’Brien Lynnfield Arlington (MA)
Region 2 John Lowery Jefferson Shenandoah Junction (WV)
Region 3 Todd Fitzgerald Marjory Stoneman Douglas Parkland (FL)
Region 4 Andy Satunas Lockport (IL)
Region 5 Jay Meyer Lee’s Summit West Lee’s Summit (MO)
Region 6 Chris Rupp Deer Park Deer Park (TX)
Region 7 Frank Dehoyos Bloomfield (NM)
Region 8 Matt Matuszak Granada HIlls Los Angeles CA
2017
Region 1 William White St. John Shrewsbury Field (MA)
Region 2 Mark Gibbs St. Joh’s College High School Field (DC)
Region 3 Rich Bielski Archbishop McCarthy HS Field (FL)
Region 4 Pete Meyer Lisle High School Field (IL)
Region 5 Scott Brown St. John Vianney High School Field (MO)
Region 6 Mark Lazenby Petal High School Field (MS)
Region 7 Troy Gerlach Arcadia High School (AZ)
Region 8 Rick Brail Tesoro High School Field (CA)
2016
Region 1 Norm Walsh Boston College HS Field (MA)
Region 2 Matt Crews Phillies Urban Youth Academy (PA)
Region 3 Wes Brooks Choccolocco Park - Oxford HS (AL)
Region 4 Mark Brunswick Marysville High School Field (OH)
Region 5 Tal Gravelle Forest Lake Senior High School Field (MN)
Region 6 Chase Mann Tiger Field at Texas A & M (TX)
Region 7 Joe McDonald Boulder Creek High School Field (AZ)
Region 8 Chris Van Camp Villa Park High School Field (CA)
2015
Region 1 Gerry Lambert Xaverian Brothers HS (MA)
Region 2 Don Savard – Ted Godfrey Rev. Father Kenney Diamond Salesianum HS (DE)
Region 3 Adam Mosley Hoover HS (AL)
Region 4 Paul Belo Palatine HS (IL)
Region 5 Dough Miller Sherman Field (NE)
Region 6 Brain Hardy Maverick Field Germantown HS (MS)
Region 7 Justin Sherman Sierra Vista HS (NV)
Region 8 Derek Stroud-Dewey Stroud Paso Robles HS (CA)
2014
Region 1 John Parisi/Jeff Proposki Evans Field-Rockport HS (MA)
Region 2 Phil Holmes Cabell Midland HS (WV)
Region 3 Nelson North Frank Permuy HS Gaither HS (FL)
Region 4 Chris Fugitt Hilliard Darby HS (OH)
Region 5 Dan Paulson Delano HS (MN)
Region 6 Jeremy York Mustang Park Memorial HS (TX)
Region 7 Jason Crawford Cottonwood HS (UT)
Region 8 Matt Matuszak Sweet Home HS (OR)
2013
Region 1 Fred/Fran Arrigin Ray Pipin Field - Hendricken HS (RI)
Region 2 Chris Rodriguez Georgetown Preparatory School (MD)
Region 3 Lance Oubs Lovett HS (GA)
Region 4 Jeff Mielcarek Central Catholic HS (OH)
Region 5 Jeff Mays Salalia Smith-Cotton HS (MO)
Region 6 Eddie Lofton Clinton HS (MS)
Region 7 Sam Messina Jerry Dawson Field Chaparral HS (AZ)
Region 8 Estevan Valencia Redlands HS (CA)
2012
Region 1 Jon Beverly Weston HS (MA)
Region 2 Chuck Welch Westfield HS (VA)
Region 3 Harvey Cochran Mount Paran Christian School (GA)
Region 4 Chris Fugitt Hilliard Darby HS (OH)
Region 5 Judd Naeger Valle Catholic HS (MO)
Region 6 Ron Eastman Scottland Yard (TX)
Region 7 Ron Murphy Rio Rancho HS (NM)
Region 8 John Emme Corona del Mar HS (CA)
2011
Region 1 Bob Roscoe Strong’s Field (MA)
Region 2 Alan Swanson St. Anne’s - Belfield School (VA)
Region 3 Richie Warren Hyer Family Park - Jesuit HS (FL)
Region 4 Bill Miller Bobby Green Field - Pleasure Ridge HS (IN)
Region 5 Dave Wilson Staley HS (KS)
Region 6 Shannon Dobson Tiger Field - Broken Arrow HS (OK)
Region 7 Shawn Dukes Campo Verde HS (AZ)
Region 8 Randy Brack North Marion HS (OR)
2010
Region 1 Matt Gull Wachusett Regional High School (MA)
Region 2 Jack Holloway Tower Hill Baseball Field (DE)
Region 3 Nelson North Cowboy Field (FL)
Region 4 Tom O’Connell Catholic Central High School (WI)
Region 5 Steve Nicollerat St. Louis University High School (MO)
Region 6 Todd Hawkins Petal High School (MS)
Region 7 Mark Hilton/David Sullivan St. Pius X High School (NM)
Region 8 Bob Perry Poway High School (CA)
2009
Region 1 Hudson High School (MA)
Region 2 Louis Eckerl Calvert Hall High School (MD)
Region 3 Doug Jones Fathers Field – Mill Creek HS (GA)
Region 4 Steve Little Olentangy High School (OH)
Region 5 Darin Scott Lindbergh High School (MO)
Region 6 Jill Hill Taylor Memorial Field (AR)
Region 7 Mike Briguglio Fountain Hills High School (AZ)
Region 8 Mike Fitz David Douglas Baseball Field (OR)
2008
Region 1 Kevin Gormley Lischio Field, North Kingstown (RI)
Region 2 Greg Johnson William Penn High School (DE)
Region 3 Jonny Thompson White Knoll High School (SC)
Region 4 Mickey Mashall Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (KY)
Region 5 Andy Jackson/Sam Nugent James “Doc” Gardner Field ((MO)
Region 6 Larry Turner Stigall Field (OK)
Region 6 Jerel Howard Burns Park Vice DeSalvo Stadium (AR)
Region 7 Jim Johns El Dorado High School (NM)
Region 8 Bob Sutcliffe/Brand Novosel Bishop Kelly High School (ID)
2007
Region 1 Jack McCarthy Stadium, West Warwick, (RI)
Region 2 Dion Jasante Bentworth HS, Bentlyville (PA)
Region 3 Rick Davis Hoover HS, Hoover (AL)
Region 4 Tim Saunders Dublin Coffman HS, Dublin (OH)
Region 5 Brent Hoyer Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids (IA)
Region 6 Richards Park, Waxahachie HS, (TX)
Region 7 Clay Foster Artesia HS, Artesia (NM)
Region 8 Brent Child Centennial HS, Portland (OR)
2006
Region 1 Steve Stone Bob Crudup Field, Portsmouth(RI)
Region 2 Bill Sassaman Manheim Township HS (PA)
Region 3 Westminster Academy, Sunrise (FL)
Region 4 John Miller Ballard HS, Louisville (KY)
Region 5 Scott Parcher Carroll Stadium (IA)
Region 6 East Ascension HS (LA)
Region 7 Kearns HS (UT)
Region 8 Steve Stebbins Hudson Bay HS, Vancouver (WA)
2005
Region 1 Gregg Arrington Fraser Field (MA)
Region 2 Jay Canova James Madison High School (VA)
Region 3 Brad Myers Battle Ground Academy (TN)
Region 4 Al Beaver Beaver’s Field (OH)
Region 5 Ken Schaefferkoetter Memorial Park (MO)
Region 6 Ron Eastman Scotland Yard (TX)
Region 7 Eric Godfrey Estrella Foothills High School (AZ)
Region 8 Dave Williams Mountain View High School (OR)
2004
Region 1 Tim Olore/Sandy Curran/Wayne Brown James E Dyer Memorial Field (ME)
Region 2 Roger Richardson Caravel Baseball Field (DE)
Region 3 David Joiner McEchern High School Field (GA)
Region 4 Jeff Hartt John Glenn HS Field (MI)
Region 5 Dustin Combs Don Provance Field (MO)
Region 6 Jim Hill Taylor Field (AR)
Region 7 Ron Murphy/Todd Doss Rio Rancho HS Stadium
Region 8 Bob Milligan Coleman Field (CA)
2003
Region 1 Joe Kovolyan Ringe Field (MA)
Region 2 Mickey Ascue Southwest Virginia Comm. College Field (VA)
Region 3 Milt Flow Piedmont Field (NC)
Region 4 Dan Gorbett Heise Park (OH)
Region 5 Damon Ervie Liberty Sports Complex (MO)
Region 6 Glenn & Raissa Cecchini Barbe Field (LA)
Region 7 Todd Thorpe Dons Field (UT)
Region 8 Ray Daniels Ryan Lemmon Stadium (CA)
2002
Region 1 George Lord North Reading HS (MA)
Region 2 Lou Peery Tazewell HS (VA)
Region 3 Marty Oglesby USA Stadium (TN)
Region 4 Joe Olsta Ed Flink Field (IL)
Region 5 Jamie Roberts Tiger (HS) Field (MO)
Region 6 Noel Boucher Wampus Cat Field (AR)
Region 7 Jerry Dawson Chaparral Jerry Dawson Field (AZ)
Region 8 W. Michael Parrish Colfax HS (WA)
2001
Region 1 David Zolnoski Brattleboro (VT)
Region 2 Ed Glaeser Thomas Stone HS ((MD)
Region 3 Buster Kelso Giacosa Field (TN)
Region 4 Eric Regez Herscjer (IL)
Region 5 Mark Eastep Dean Evans Stadium (KS)
Region 6 Jeff McClaskey Wesley Scarbrough Field (MS)
Region 7 Richard Laughlin Piedra Vista HS (NM)
Region 8 Ted Jurado Gigliotti Field (CA)
2000
Region 1 Jack Schmidgall Twilight Field (MA)
Region 2 Steve Sheridan Fluvanna County (VA)
Region 3 Jack Fledk DeVos Field (FL)
Region 4 Mark Brunswick/William Roberts/Howard Lambert Blue Jacket Field (OH)
Region 5 Dick Logerwell/Brett Longerwell Kearney Field (MO)
Region 6 Kick Kecoteaux/Chris Counts Knight Park (LA)
Region 7 Mike Gomez The Yark (NV)
Region 8 Juan Navarro Bob Fatjo Field (CA)
1999
Region 1 Donald Onnusseit Wilmington (MA)
Region 2 Jimi Bowman Shepard Stadium (VA)
Region 3 Roy Esteban Robbie Smith Field (FL)
Region 4 Bill Nixon Nixon Field (IN)
Region 5 Rod Unger Hansen Field (IA)
Region 6 Rick Newville Panther Field (OK)
Region 7 Joe Sato Bailey Santistevan Field (UT)
Region 8 Brian Macomber Spartan Field (WA)
1998
Region 1 Paul Landry Alumni Field (MA)
Region 2 Michael Del Priore Salisbury Field (PA)
Region 3 James Ray Cardinal Field (TN)
Region 4 Bill Miller Bobby Green Field (KY)
Region 5 Steve Shellum Adamson Field (MN)
Region 6 Jeff McClaskey Weslly Scarbrough Field (MS)
Region 7 Carmen Rivas Centaurus (CO)
Region 8 Ungta Thun Archbishop Mitty (CA)
1997
Region 1 Herbert Way Sarah Fenick Sports Complex (CT)
Region 2 Ron Sheedy/Cliff Millete Williams Field (NJ)
Region 3 Mike Power Don Shaw Field (GA)
Region 4 Mike Fite Dublin Coffman (OH)
Region 5 Dale Welter Athletic Park (MN)
Region 6 Pete Thompson Morris Frank Park-Garrison Field (TX)
Region 7 Tom Pratt Cougar Field (AZ)
Region 8 Dennis Rottner Glenn Thompson Field (CA)
1996
Region 1 Ray Cipperly Middlesex County Voc-Tech Field (NJ)
Region 2 Bob Statton Atlee (VA)
Region 3 Mickey McMurtry Lassiter (GA)
Region 5 Bill German/Ed Gilliland Loeb Stadium (IN)
Region 6 Stacy Hester Trojan Field (MS)
Region 7 Bob Clair Husky Park (AZ)
Region 8 Steve Winters Legion Memorial (OR)
1995
Region 1 Richard Downs Wilmington (MA)
Region 2 Paul Moatz Bear Stadium (PA)
Region 3 Ron Webber Bishop Kenny (FL)
Region 4 Dave Oldham Edward Flink (IL)
Region 5 John Breunig Jordan Baseball Park (MN)
Region 6 Jim Hill Taylor Memorial Field (AR)
Region 7 Ron McNutt McNutt Field (NM)
Region 8 Ralph Cripe Ralph Cripe Field (CA)
1994
Region 1 John Penessa Sal Chapia Field (NY)
Region 2 John Vickers Arundel (VA)
Region 3 Danny Allie Dr. Phillips (FL)
Region 4 Jim Trago Schreiber Field (IN)
Region 5 Gil Ludack Millard South (NC)
Region 6 Joe Cook/Jerry Williams Bishop McGuinness (OK)
Region 7 Richard Conover Prospector Field (AZ)
Region 8 Casey Cornell Lloyd Merriman (CA)
1993
Region 1 Jeff Gibson Manchester Field (NY)
Region 2 Joe Bradford/Bill Pelot Louisa County ((VA)
Region 3 Harvey Cochran North Cobb (GA)
Region 4 Randy Meford Edwardsville (IL)
Region 5 Brian Deyak Dick Putz Field (MN)
Region 6 Jerry Boatner West Lauderdale (MS)
Region 7 Chad Mulholland Prospector Field (AZ)
Region 8 Bob Archer Sellah HS (WA)
1992
Region 2 Bill Almedinger South Maple Ave Baseball Complex (NJ)
Region 3 Baseball Boosters Club Phil Garner Field (TN)
Region 6 Jerry Boatner West Lauderdale Field (MS)
Region 6 Jim Weaver Robert Johnson Field (OK)
Region 7 Joe Nelson Ken Price Park (UT)
Region 7 Chad Mulholland Prospector Field (AZ)
Region 7 Bill Lofholm/Herb Simon Rodeo Park (ID)
Region 7 Ron McNutt McNutt Field (NV)
Region 7 Jeff Bowman/Gilbert White Ricketts Park (NM)
Region 7 Stadium Parks and Operations Suplizil (CO)
Region 8 Carroll Wathous Gene Autry Field (CA)