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WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - SMALL GYM

Emily Brown

Varsity Baseball Field (Pioneer Park)

James Karas

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - BISHOP/SMALL GYM

Roy Ramos

Ramos is an experienced basketball coach with nine years at the collegiate level, including three years at Illinois Tech and six years at Roosevelt University. Now in his third season leading West Chicago Community High School, Ramos' coaching staff continues to build a competitive, culture-driven program. In addition to his high school and college experience, he founded and led the ET21 Buckeyes AAU travel program for 17 years, operating under the brand of former Ohio State Player of the Year Evan Turner. The program helped more than 50 student-athletes advance to play college basketball. Ramos also played and coached for legendary coach Gene Pingatore at St. Joseph High School, further shaping his approach to the game and player development.

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - BISHOP/SMALL GYM

Roy Ramos

Ramos is an experienced basketball coach with nine years at the collegiate level, including three years at Illinois Tech and six years at Roosevelt University. Now in his third season leading West Chicago Community High School, Ramos' coaching staff continues to build a competitive, culture-driven program. In addition to his high school and college experience, he founded and led the ET21 Buckeyes AAU travel program for 17 years, operating under the brand of former Ohio State Player of the Year Evan Turner. The program helped more than 50 student-athletes advance to play college basketball. Ramos also played and coached for legendary coach Gene Pingatore at St. Joseph High School, further shaping his approach to the game and player development.

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - BISHOP/SMALL GYM

Roy Ramos

Ramos is an experienced basketball coach with nine years at the collegiate level, including three years at Illinois Tech and six years at Roosevelt University. Now in his third season leading West Chicago Community High School, Ramos' coaching staff continues to build a competitive, culture-driven program. In addition to his high school and college experience, he founded and led the ET21 Buckeyes AAU travel program for 17 years, operating under the brand of former Ohio State Player of the Year Evan Turner. The program helped more than 50 student-athletes advance to play college basketball. Ramos also played and coached for legendary coach Gene Pingatore at St. Joseph High School, further shaping his approach to the game and player development.

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - ENTRANCE 2

Yassine Yakhoub

Yassine Yakhoub is going into his second year as Boys cross country head coach. He's a WeGo graduate and West Chicago resident . He knows the program very well as he began his academic and athletic career as a junior at West Chicago High School and continued competing at the College of DuPage, where he qualified for NJCAA nationals. He’s going into 6th year of coaching at West Chicago High School, one year as a volunteer coach and the other four as an assistant coach, then serving his year as head coach. Eight years of this sport as both an athlete and coach, cross country has been a major part of his life, coach Yassine brings his passion and experience to his athletes every day. He ran two local marathons when he finished 5th on his debut, and he finished on the podium on his second marathon. He planned to compete for his third marathon this fall.

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Joe McCollum

Joe McCollum is entering his third year coaching the boys varsity golf team at West Chicago.  He has been a math teacher at West Chicago High School since 2017.

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - STADIUM/ ESTADIO

Jose Villa

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - TENNIS COURTS

Tyler Huber

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - BISHOP GYM

Jennifer Ward

West Chicago Community High School - Dance Studio/Estadio de Danza

Sofia Toll

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - STADIUM/ESTADIO

Conor Zaputil

Coach Z is a proud WEGO alumni who’s been fortunate to return home and teach where it all started. For the past 7 years, he has taught Physical Education and Driver Education and coached football here at West Chicago Community High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and completed his master’s at Aurora University. It’s been a privilege to give back to the community that helped shape him, and he is excited to help build our Girls Flag Football program into something truly special. Go Wildcats!

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - STADIUM/ESTADIO

Adam Chavez

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL – BISHOP OR SMALL GYM

Mark Fitzgerald

Coach Mark Fitzgerald is beginning his 33th year of coaching basketball. 

Fitzgerald began his career at the Junior High level coaching his 8th grade boys teams to 4 Conference and 2 Tournament Championships over his 10 years at St. John the Baptist in Winfield, IL.

In 2003, Fitzgerald began coaching sophomore boys at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, IL where his teams won 4 SCC Conference Championships in 6 years.

In 2008, Fitzgerald was named the Varsity Girls Coach at Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora, IL (ACC)  where he inherited a program that had produced only one winning season in 34 years of Girls Basketball. 

In his ten years at ACC, his teams won 148  games making Fitzgerald the winningest Coach in ACC Girls Basketball 44 year history. The 2011-12 team set the program record for most wins in a season and with their 4th place finish at the 2A State tournament they became the first girls’ team in Aurora and School history to go downstate.

In 2019, Fitzgerald was named Varsity Coach at West Chicago High School, West Chicago, IL where he inherited a program that had not had a winning season since 2012. In the 2022-23 season the Wildcats finished with a 17-15 record which was a plus 9 game increase in wins from the previous year and the best record since 2012.

In 2012, Fitzgerald was awarded the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A District Coach of the Year Award.

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL – BISHOP/SMALL GYM

Mark Fitzgerald

Coach Mark Fitzgerald is beginning his 33th year of coaching basketball. 

Fitzgerald began his career at the Junior High level coaching his 8th grade boys teams to 4 Conference and 2 Tournament Championships over his 10 years at St. John the Baptist in Winfield, IL.

In 2003, Fitzgerald began coaching sophomore boys at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, IL where his teams won 4 SCC Conference Championships in 6 years.

In 2008, Fitzgerald was named the Varsity Girls Coach at Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora, IL (ACC)  where he inherited a program that had produced only one winning season in 34 years of Girls Basketball. 

In his ten years at ACC, his teams won 148  games making Fitzgerald the winningest Coach in ACC Girls Basketball 44 year history. The 2011-12 team set the program record for most wins in a season and with their 4th place finish at the 2A State tournament they became the first girls’ team in Aurora and School history to go downstate.

In 2019, Fitzgerald was named Varsity Coach at West Chicago High School, West Chicago, IL where he inherited a program that had not had a winning season since 2012. In the 2022-23 season the Wildcats finished with a 17-15 record which was a plus 9 game increase in wins from the previous year and the best record since 2012.

In 2012, Fitzgerald was awarded the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A District Coach of the Year Award.

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - STADIUM/ESTADIO

Jocelyn Grauer

Coach Jocelyn Grauer is entering her first year as the Girls Cross Country Head Coach at West Chicago Community High School after serving as the program’s assistant coach for the past four years. She also currently serves as the Head Coach of the Girls Track and Field team, a position she has held for the last two years after previously spending two seasons as an assistant coach. Prior to joining the high school staff, Coach Grauer coached cross country for five years at Leman Middle School, where she also taught before transitioning to West Chicago. Athletics have been a lifelong passion for her, from playing soccer in high school to training for road races, including completing the Chicago Marathon twice. Her coaching philosophy focuses on building character, self-discipline, and a champion mindset while helping student athletes grow both on and off the course.

ST ANDREWS GOLF COURSE

Brittany Abdishi

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - STADIUM/ESTADIO

Cesar Gomez

Gomez served as an assistant coach at Wheaton College from 2002-2022 with a one season stint as interim head coach in 2021.He was the assistant coach under former Wheaton head coach Pete Felske for 18 seasons. Gomez was on staff for the 2004, 2006 and 2007 Division III Championship teams for the Thunder. He also helped Wheaton make 16 NCAA tournament appearances, won 13 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin regular season championships and 12 CCIW tournament championships.
In those 16 NCAA tournament appearances, Gomez and the rest of the Thunder staff made six final four appearances and appeared in five title games.
As the interim head coach, he won both the regular season and the conference tournament earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. During the 2021 season, Gomez also earned CCIW Coach of the Year honors. The Paraguay native played soccer in the Paraguayan National League with  1^ro Marzo, (Guazu Cora Villeta), 29 de Septiembre (Guarambare`) and Club General Caballero (San Pedro De Ycuamandyyu`). He also coached at Wheaton North High School from 1990-98 and has spent 18 years coaching the girls soccer team at West Chicago High School, serving as the head coach since 2006

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - TENNIS COURTS / CANCHAS DE TENIS

Zach HIll

I am Coach Hill, and I am excited to build on your skills and have some fun getting ready for the upcoming tennis season. This will be my third season as the JV tennis coach. Additionally, I have been a teacher here at West Chicago for the past 13 years. I have prepared drills and fun alternative tennis games to keep the mood light while honing the skills you'll need during the season. I look forward to a fun week to break up the monotony of summer for us all!

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - BISHOP GYM

Softball Field (Pioneer Park)

Mary Kate Dieter

This program is ran by coach Mary Kate Dieter, Head Varsity Softball coach for 3 years who is also a PE and Health teacher here at West Chicago High School.

Softball Field (Pioneer Park)

Mary Kate Dieter

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - BISHOP GYM

WEST CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - SMALL GYM

Beth Trimble

Beth Trimble is in her 10th year as the head coach of the West Chicago Varsity cheer team. Beth was the director for 5 years of the West Chicago Youth Cheerleading program. She received her BS from Arizona State University and her law degree from John Marshall Law School. She currently runs her own law practice. Beth has been involved in the local community since moving to West Chicago 20 years ago. She is honored that the High School has given her the opportunity to work with the cheer team and is confident that the program will continue to grow.