2022 -23 Thompson - Pietrowski - Caldwell - Pawlendzio- Bradburn
2021 -22 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio- Pietrowski- Bradburn
2020 -21 Thompson - Caldwell -Pawlendzio - Pietrowski
2019 -20 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Pietrowski - Goyetche - Bradburn
2018-19 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio- Goyetche ('10) - Bradburn ('02) -Freitag ('10)
2017-18 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio -Goyetche ('10) -Bradburn ('02)- Freitag ('10) - Clark
2016-17 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Engling - Goyetche ('10) - Bradburn ('02) - Freitag ('10)
2015-16 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Engling - Goyetche ('10)
2014-15 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio
2013-14 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Pitas
2012-13 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio
2011-12 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio
2010-11 Caldwell - Thompson - Bradburn
2009-10 Caldwell - Thompson - N. Sullivan - Bradburn
2008-09 Caldwell - Thompson - Munn - N. Sullivan -S. Bradburn ('02)
2007-08 Caldwell - Thompson - Munn - N. Sullivan
2006-07 Caldwell - Thompson - Munn - N. Sullivan
2005-06 Thompson - Caldwell
2004-05 Caldwell - Thompson
2003-04 Caldwell - Thompson - Kilgore
2002-03 Caldwell - Kilgore - Thompson
2001-02 Caldwell - Kilgore - Thompson
2000-01 Caldwell - Thompson - Kilgore - K. Sullivan
1999-00 Caldwell - Kilgore - Thompson - K. Sullivan
1998-99 Caldwell - Kilgore - K. Sullivan
1997-98 Caldwell - Kilgore
1996-97 Caldwell - Kilgore
1995-96 Caldwell - Kilgore
York Weekly
February 5, 2019
York/Traip coaches honored for 300th dual win
York Weekly
January 17, 2007
COACHES REACH 100 WINS
January 17, 2007. Wrestling Coaches Wally Caldwell and Bryan Thompson recently recorded their 100th win as co-coaches at York High School. The win came with a 65-12 defeat over Traip Academy last week in Kittery. Caldwell and former coach Kent Kilgore founded the varsity program in 1995. Thompson joined the coaching staff in 1999.
Caldwell in his 37th year of teaching and coaching began his career at Spaulding High and then Noble High. He, his wife Emily and three sons moved to York in 1985. Two years later he accepted a position as a special education teacher in York. Over the years, Caldwell has coached thousands of boys and girls in wrestling, soccer, track, and basketball. He currently coaches wrestling and girls’ varsity soccer.
Bryan Thompson began teaching and coaching at Traip Academy in 1997, where he coached a number of state place winners, four state finalists and won the state team sportsmanship banner in his first season there. In 1999 York High hired him as the technology coordinator. Caldwell recruited him as a co-coach of the young wrestling program.
The two have built a respected and talented program with a 127-71 record over 12 seasons. Together they have coached 6 state champions, 13 state finalists, and 7 third place finishers. York was the Western Class B Regional Team runners-up twice (2000, 2006) and was most recently crowned the 2007 Western Class B Regional Team Champion. York also won the State Class B West Team Sportsmanship banner this year.
The program now boasts healthy youth and middle school programs, as well as 34 wrestlers on its current varsity roster. This year’s York High squad with 19 wins and 4 losses is possibly their best team yet. York is a highly ranked class B school as they approach the postseason.
The team t-shirts traditionally read the word “RESPECT” on the back. Respect for teammates, coaches, competitors, officials, teachers, community and respect for self far outweigh all the wins and losses. It is their most important lesson.
Bryan Thompson and new coach Robert Munn would agree with Wally Caldwell, who once said that with the exception of the title “Dad”, the title of “Coach” is his favorite. Their families and their family of athletes would agree that they have earned both titles.
Caldwell named New England Coach of the Year
Wally Caldwell, in his 13 years with the York High School girls soccer program, never received the Western Maine Class B girls soccer Coach of the Year award.
In fact, the lone award Caldwell had received going into this season was back in 1992 when he was named the Maine Under-12 boys soccer Coach of the Year.
Well, it was certainly worth the wait as the coach who guided the Wildcats to their first state championship since 1992 was named the Maine Class B girls soccer Coach of the Year last week, and found out Monday morning he was named the New England Large School Coach of the Year, earning a trip to Baltimore in January for the National Soccer Coach's Association of America Convention.
Caldwell will be one of eight finalists for the prestigious NSCAA Large School Coach of the Year award.
"It's kind of crazy. What a ride. It's amazing," Caldwell said. "Obviously, it's nothing I expected. When I told some of the girls today what I received, to see their faces, you cannot equate that with anything else you get in any aspect you get in teaching or coaching. They were happy to see me get recognized for something I truly care about. It's something really special."
The convention is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, across the street from Orioles Park at Camden Yards. Caldwell, who is slated to go with his wife, will be going against regional winners from the East, Southeast, Central, Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Far West regions.
It is the second straight year a Maine coach won the New England award as Gorham's Jeannie Zarrelli won last year. No Maine coach has ever been named national girls soccer Coach of the Year.
Cape Elizabeth coach Kevin Harvey, who also coached 10 years at Greely, works in conjunction with the Maine Soccer Coaches Association and was the one who notified Caldwell he received the New England honor.
"I am definitely happy for Wally," Harvey said. "I've been coaching against him for a lot of years. He's a classy guy and very competitive. He's very gracious when he loses and is excited when he wins. I was excited when he was selected."
Harvey said many factors go into selecting the New England Coach of the Year. Each state representative gets the nominees from their states and the panel selects "who we feel is the New England Coach of the Year."
"We look at longevity, records, if they won a state championship and community involvement," Harvey said. "A lot of factors were working for Wally this year."
Other New England nominees included Thomas McKenna (Glastonbury, Conn.), Franco Bruno (Framingham, Mass.), Daniel Wyborney (Manchester Memorial, N.H.), Roy Borges (Mt. Hope, R.I.) and Greg Labella (Woodstock, Vt.).
"When you get to the national award, the caliber of coaches is incredible," Harvey said. "(Does Wally have a shot at winning?), it'll be interesting to find out."
Last year's Large School winner was Lee Mitchell, who guided Alta, Utah, to its second straight state championship, its fourth in seven years and ended the season as the second-ranked team in the United States.
"If I didn't get the (New England) award, it wouldn't bother me a bit," Caldwell said. "Winning the state championship was the tops for me, but when you do win it, it really is something special. This is off the charts for me."
2021 -22 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio- Pietrowski- Bradburn
2020 -21 Thompson - Caldwell -Pawlendzio - Pietrowski
2019 -20 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Pietrowski - Goyetche - Bradburn
2018-19 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio- Goyetche ('10) - Bradburn ('02) -Freitag ('10)
2017-18 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio -Goyetche ('10) -Bradburn ('02)- Freitag ('10) - Clark
2016-17 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Engling - Goyetche ('10) - Bradburn ('02) - Freitag ('10)
2015-16 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Engling - Goyetche ('10)
2014-15 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio
2013-14 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio - Pitas
2012-13 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio
2011-12 Thompson - Caldwell - Pawlendzio
2010-11 Caldwell - Thompson - Bradburn
2009-10 Caldwell - Thompson - N. Sullivan - Bradburn
2008-09 Caldwell - Thompson - Munn - N. Sullivan -S. Bradburn ('02)
2007-08 Caldwell - Thompson - Munn - N. Sullivan
2006-07 Caldwell - Thompson - Munn - N. Sullivan
2005-06 Thompson - Caldwell
2004-05 Caldwell - Thompson
2003-04 Caldwell - Thompson - Kilgore
2002-03 Caldwell - Kilgore - Thompson
2001-02 Caldwell - Kilgore - Thompson
2000-01 Caldwell - Thompson - Kilgore - K. Sullivan
1999-00 Caldwell - Kilgore - Thompson - K. Sullivan
1998-99 Caldwell - Kilgore - K. Sullivan
1997-98 Caldwell - Kilgore
1996-97 Caldwell - Kilgore
1995-96 Caldwell - Kilgore
York Weekly
February 5, 2019
York/Traip coaches honored for 300th dual win
York Weekly
January 17, 2007
COACHES REACH 100 WINS
January 17, 2007. Wrestling Coaches Wally Caldwell and Bryan Thompson recently recorded their 100th win as co-coaches at York High School. The win came with a 65-12 defeat over Traip Academy last week in Kittery. Caldwell and former coach Kent Kilgore founded the varsity program in 1995. Thompson joined the coaching staff in 1999.
Caldwell in his 37th year of teaching and coaching began his career at Spaulding High and then Noble High. He, his wife Emily and three sons moved to York in 1985. Two years later he accepted a position as a special education teacher in York. Over the years, Caldwell has coached thousands of boys and girls in wrestling, soccer, track, and basketball. He currently coaches wrestling and girls’ varsity soccer.
Bryan Thompson began teaching and coaching at Traip Academy in 1997, where he coached a number of state place winners, four state finalists and won the state team sportsmanship banner in his first season there. In 1999 York High hired him as the technology coordinator. Caldwell recruited him as a co-coach of the young wrestling program.
The two have built a respected and talented program with a 127-71 record over 12 seasons. Together they have coached 6 state champions, 13 state finalists, and 7 third place finishers. York was the Western Class B Regional Team runners-up twice (2000, 2006) and was most recently crowned the 2007 Western Class B Regional Team Champion. York also won the State Class B West Team Sportsmanship banner this year.
The program now boasts healthy youth and middle school programs, as well as 34 wrestlers on its current varsity roster. This year’s York High squad with 19 wins and 4 losses is possibly their best team yet. York is a highly ranked class B school as they approach the postseason.
The team t-shirts traditionally read the word “RESPECT” on the back. Respect for teammates, coaches, competitors, officials, teachers, community and respect for self far outweigh all the wins and losses. It is their most important lesson.
Bryan Thompson and new coach Robert Munn would agree with Wally Caldwell, who once said that with the exception of the title “Dad”, the title of “Coach” is his favorite. Their families and their family of athletes would agree that they have earned both titles.
Caldwell named New England Coach of the Year
Wally Caldwell, in his 13 years with the York High School girls soccer program, never received the Western Maine Class B girls soccer Coach of the Year award.
In fact, the lone award Caldwell had received going into this season was back in 1992 when he was named the Maine Under-12 boys soccer Coach of the Year.
Well, it was certainly worth the wait as the coach who guided the Wildcats to their first state championship since 1992 was named the Maine Class B girls soccer Coach of the Year last week, and found out Monday morning he was named the New England Large School Coach of the Year, earning a trip to Baltimore in January for the National Soccer Coach's Association of America Convention.
Caldwell will be one of eight finalists for the prestigious NSCAA Large School Coach of the Year award.
"It's kind of crazy. What a ride. It's amazing," Caldwell said. "Obviously, it's nothing I expected. When I told some of the girls today what I received, to see their faces, you cannot equate that with anything else you get in any aspect you get in teaching or coaching. They were happy to see me get recognized for something I truly care about. It's something really special."
The convention is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, across the street from Orioles Park at Camden Yards. Caldwell, who is slated to go with his wife, will be going against regional winners from the East, Southeast, Central, Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Far West regions.
It is the second straight year a Maine coach won the New England award as Gorham's Jeannie Zarrelli won last year. No Maine coach has ever been named national girls soccer Coach of the Year.
Cape Elizabeth coach Kevin Harvey, who also coached 10 years at Greely, works in conjunction with the Maine Soccer Coaches Association and was the one who notified Caldwell he received the New England honor.
"I am definitely happy for Wally," Harvey said. "I've been coaching against him for a lot of years. He's a classy guy and very competitive. He's very gracious when he loses and is excited when he wins. I was excited when he was selected."
Harvey said many factors go into selecting the New England Coach of the Year. Each state representative gets the nominees from their states and the panel selects "who we feel is the New England Coach of the Year."
"We look at longevity, records, if they won a state championship and community involvement," Harvey said. "A lot of factors were working for Wally this year."
Other New England nominees included Thomas McKenna (Glastonbury, Conn.), Franco Bruno (Framingham, Mass.), Daniel Wyborney (Manchester Memorial, N.H.), Roy Borges (Mt. Hope, R.I.) and Greg Labella (Woodstock, Vt.).
"When you get to the national award, the caliber of coaches is incredible," Harvey said. "(Does Wally have a shot at winning?), it'll be interesting to find out."
Last year's Large School winner was Lee Mitchell, who guided Alta, Utah, to its second straight state championship, its fourth in seven years and ended the season as the second-ranked team in the United States.
"If I didn't get the (New England) award, it wouldn't bother me a bit," Caldwell said. "Winning the state championship was the tops for me, but when you do win it, it really is something special. This is off the charts for me."