Head Coach - Brian Smela

Playing Career:

1988-90 Loveland High School
1990-92 Cloud County Community College ('96 Colorado State University, BS; '08 University of Phoenix, M.E.d.)

Coaching:


1992-1999 Assistant Coach Loveland High School
2000 Assistant Coach Thompson Valley HS
2001-2009 Assistant Coach Mountain View HS
2010 - Present: Head Coach, Mountain View HS
2010 Northern Conference Coach of the Year
2010 Head Coach, Senior Top 50 Game, Coors Field
2010 4A All State Coach of the Year
2013 Head Coach, Colorado Rockies Futures Game, Coors Field
2013 4A All State Coach of the Year

2016 Northern Conference Coach of the Year

175 Wins, 134 Losses - .566 Winning Percentage

1990 Graduate of Loveland HS...All-Conference Outfielder, 1990...Earned two varsity letters at Cloud County Community College, Concordia, Kansas...Started coaching at Loveland HS as varsity assistant in 1993...Became head C team coach in 1996...Moved to Thompson Valley in 2000 and coached the Junior Varsity...Came to Mountain View when school opened in 2001 and coached the JV there until 2008...In 2009 joined varsity as assistant and helped team to a 2nd place 4A finish...Was named the second head coach in school history in 2009 & led the Lions to the 2010 4A State Championship...Along the way, team won the final Northern Conference title, he was named Conference Coach of the Year, 4A Coach of the Year and coached the Colorado Rockies "Purple" team of the Senior Top 50 Game to a 1-0 victory behind the winning RBI of 1B Nick Miller ('10) & winning pitcher, Derek Neeper ('10)...Led Lions to 2013 4A State Championship...Named 4A Colorado Coach of the Year...Coached Senior Futures Team at Coors Field...2016 Northern Conference Coach of the Year…Teaches Social Studies at MVHS ...Married to Fossil Ridge counselor Jen Smela...Kids Katie & Nick 

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Rich Benedict, Assistant Varsity Coach
2000 graduate of 5A State Champion Loveland HS Indians...Played for Coach Smela for parts of four years at LHS...Pitched collegiately at NCAA Divsion II Mesa State University (now Colorado Mesa)...Presently a teacher at Erwin Middle School

2013 - Assistant Varsity Coach, Mountain View HS
2013-2014 Summer Head C Team Coach
2014 - Assistant C Team Coach

2015 - Assistant JV Coach

2016-2021 - Head JV Coach

2022-Present Assistant Varsity Coach

 

Justin Clinton, Assistant Varsity Coach

2014 MVHS Grad…Member of 2013 State Championship team…Lead Northern Conference in home runs in 2014…Played in college at Midland Nebraska

2022-Present Assistant Varsity Coach

Randy Felton, Head Junior Varsity Coach

1985 Thompson Valley grad…Played collegiately at Trinity Junior College & Colorado State…Began coach career at Loveland HS…Part of inaugural MVHS staff in 2001…Became MV Head Softball Coach in 2010, won the 2017 Class 4A State Championship…Sons TJ(‘17) & Mikey(‘18) both played all four years in program…Married to Donna & also has son Danny.

1993-2000 Assistant Coach, Loveland HS

2001-2008 Assistant JV Coach, MVHS

2010 Head Junior Varsity Coach, MVHS

2011-2013 Assistant Varsity Coach, MVHS

2014 Head C Team Coach, MVHS

2022-Present. Head Junior Varsity Coach, MVHS


Jeff Walls, Head C Team Coach

1988 Graduate of Hattiesburg HS (MS) & University of Southern Mississippi

 2023-24 Head C Team Coach

2025-Present Assistant JV Coach


Greg Gilbert, Assistant C Team Coach

2024 Assistant C Team Coach

2025-Present Assistant JV Coach


Anthony Bartelson

2020 MV Grade…2018 Rookie of the Year…Member of 2019 playoff team…Pitched collegiately at Augustana College (Div III)

2025-Present Assistant JV Coach

Logan Nichelson

2022 MV Grad…2022 Defensive Player of the Year…2022 All Conference Honorable Mention…Member of 2022 playoff team

2025--Present Assistant JV Coach

Spring 2024

The 2024 season was a year marked by some challenges and also by some extraordinary highs. The team finished the season 8-15 & missed the playoffs but had some memorable moments.

2024 began with a team composed of nine seniors and five juniors. The team took on a challenging schedule including nine playoff teams & an eventual state champion. Through it all, the team hung together & fought hard, including a record breaking win against rival Thompson Valley

The season began in late March with non-league losses to Loveland & Fort Collins HS. MV earned their first win of the season versus conference foe Frederick behind the pitching of junior Lane Haring. The early season also saw a three game winning streak capped by a walk-off home run win versus Severance thanks to the bat of eventual team MVP, senior Caedon Meyer. The team struggled to find its way through the middle of the season but did earn a victory versus rival Longmont HS.

The pinnacle of the season, though, was the second game of the Thompson Valley series in May. On a windy day at Don Constanz field, both teams took advantage of the weather & belted a combined 51 hits. Going into the final inning, MV was down five runs in their last at bat. From there, the Lions erupted for 19 runs including three home runs (2 grand slams). School records were set for: Runs scored, Hits in a game, Home runs in an inning, Runs batted in, Extra base hits, Individual plate appearances, Individual at-bats, Individual runs scored (Jacob Mraz, 6), Individual hits in a game, Individual doubles in a game. The game ended with a 31-22 MV victory in a contest unlike any other.

All-Conference award winners were: Caedon Meyer (OF), Jacob Mraz (SS), TJ Horner (OF/P), Tristan Gilbert (DH).

The 2024 team included: Bowdy Anderson, SR; Nick Garcia, SR; Levi Gulbrandson, SR; TJ Horner, SR; Jaden Jorgenson, SR; Caedon Meyer, SR; Cam Miller, SR; Jacob Mraz, SR; Brock Raabe, SR; Tristan Gilbert, JR; Jayden Goode, JR; Lane Haring, JR; Roman Kenney, JR; Blake Strom, JR; John Rolfe, SO.

Coaches included: Head coach, Brian Smela; Associate Head Coach, Rich Benedict; Assistant varsity coach, Justin Clinton; Head JV Coach, Randy Felton; Assistant JV Coach, Travis Grace; Head C Team Coach, Jeff Walls; Assistant C Team Coach, Greg Gilbert.



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