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Staff Coaches

Steve Brueckl

  • Asst. Coach, D’Youville Men’s Volleyball – 6 yrs.
  • (Division III – Top 15 in the Nation every year)
  • Asst. Empire Men’s Open Volleyball Coach – 3 yrs.
  • (Led team to 2 Gold Medals)
  • Tri-State University Middle Blocker – 3 yrs.

Pete Freyer

  • St. Francis University – Men’s Volleyball Team
  • N.C.A.A. Final Four Championship 2007
  • Former Orchard Park High School Great
  • All W.N.Y. Squad
  • E.C.I.C. All Star Team
  • Power Station Boys Volleyball Club

John Klanac

  • The Ohio State University – Men’s Volleyball Team
  • NCAA Final Four Appearance – 2008
  • Power Station/Eden VBC
  • 2006 – USA Fab 50 Selection
  • All Western New York
  • Former Orchard Park High School Great

Greg Lardo

  • Girl’s Varsity Volleyball Coach, OPHS (2008 – Present)
  • Boy’s Varsity Volleyball Coach, East Aurora (4 yrs.)
  • Volleyball Camp Director, Camp Hamburg (2 yrs.)
  • Springfield College Men’s Volleyball Team (Div. III National Champs 3X; All American 3X)
  • Empire States – Scholastic 1998; Open 2003
  • Former Hamburg HS All-WNY

Dayna Lingner

  • Daemen College All Conference – Frosh Year
  • All Conference Freshman Team
  • Orchard Park H.S. All Western New York
  • Orchard Park H.S. Offensive MVP
  • Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club

Lindsay Matikosh

  • Clarence H.S. Varsity Girl’s Volleyball Coach, 2010 – Present
  • North Tonawanda J.V. Girl’s Volleyball Coach (3 years)
  • Empire State Games Open Team – 8 years
  • U.B. – 4th Player to reach 1,000 kills / 1,000 digs
  • Cheetah VBC – 11th Place Nationals, 1996
  • North Tonawanda HS – NYS Champions, 97, 98, 99
  • North Tonawanda HS – Hall of Fame
  • NYS Gaterade “Player of the Year,” 1999

Andy Murtha

  • Steven’s Tech Assistant Men’s Coach
  • 9/11 Survivor—Children’s Counselor/Coach
  • Rutger’s University Men’s Varsity V-Ball Team
  • Empire State Games Open Men’s Team
  • Former All W.N.Y. — Orchard Park H.S.
  • Two-Time All W.N.Y. Selection

Ahmed Omerhodzic

  • Orchard Park Boys Junior Varsity Coach
  • Mount Mercy Girl’s Varsity Asst. Coach
  • Mercyhurst College Men’s Varsity
  • Empire State Men’s Open Team
  • Empire State Scholastic Team
  • Power Station Boys Volleyball Club
  • Former Frontier High School Great
  • All W.N.Y Selection

Jason Stang

  • Lancaster High School Varsity Coach
  • Empire State Games Open Men’s V-Ball Team
  • George Mason U. Men’s Varsity V-Ball Team
  • Led the Nation in Hitting during Senior Year
  • Former Williamsville North All-Star

Mike Stefani

  • The Ohio State University – Men’s Volleyball Team
    (Final Four Championship, 2010)
  • Orchard Park HS All W.N.Y. / MVP – 2006, 2007
  • E.C.I.C. 1st Team All Star – 2005 – Frosh.
  • USA Junior Men’s National A-2 Team – CO – 2008
  • USA Junior Boy’s National Team – CA – 2007
  • USA Elite Invitation Christmas Camp – CO – 2007
  • A-2 USA High Performance Team CA – 2006
  • Power Station Boys Volleyball Club

Jess Karan

  • SUNY Fredonia Women’s Volleyball Team
  • Orchard Park Women’s Volleyball Team
  • All W.N.Y. Team
  • Camp Coach @ SUNY Fredonia

Coaching Staff has also included…

Rich Bland

U.C.L.A. Division I Men’s Volleyball Team

2 Time National Champions

Pete Fabbro

George Mason University Division I Men’s Volleyball Team

Vanessa Gerbitz

Niagara University Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team

D’Youville College Coach

Jeff Ptak

I.P.F.W. Division I Men’s Volleyball

All American

Volleyball Pro – Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Bahrain

Gregg Rosowski

D’Youville College Division III Men’s Volleyball Team

All American

Mark Rumschik

Ball State University Division I Men’s Volleyball Team

Quentin Spiegel

I.P.F.W. Men’s Volleyball Team

2 Time All American