Boys' Football Coaches

Chuck Spagnoli
cspagno@d115.org
Head, Boys' Varsity Football
Coach Spagnoli became a Varsity coach in 1983 and has been LF's Varsity coach since 2003. Previously, he coached teams at Carthage College, University of Evansville, DeLaSalle Institute and Niles West High School. Chuck received his BS in Industrial Technology Education from ISU and his MS in Physical Education from Chicago State University. He teaches in LF's Technology Ed./Wellness Departments.

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Josh Lerner
JSHLerner@yahoo.com
Head, Boys' Sophomore Football; Assistant, Varsity Football
Coach Lerner has been Sophomore head coach at LF since 2000 as well as Varsity assistant. Josh received in BS in Broadcasting from SMU. He works at Northwestern Mutual.

josh lerner

Fred Proesel
fjproesel@comcast.net

Assistant, Boys' Varsity/Sophomore Football
Coach Proesel has been an assistant Varsity coach at LF since 2006. Previously, he was a Varsity assistant at Niles West and from 1990-2005 was Varsity assistant at Loyola Academy. He received his Bachelor's degree in History from U. of Dayton. Fred is self-employed.

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Carl Favaro
Assistant, Boys' Varsity/Sophomore Football
Coach Favaro has been an assistant Varsity coach at LF since 2006. He brings 32 years of high school and college coaching experience to LFHS. Carl received his BS from North Park College and his Master's from Chicago State. He teaches at Loyola Academy

carl favaro

Ryan Carney
ryancarney54@yahoo.com
Assistant, Boys' Varsity/Sophomore Football
Coach Carney has been assistant Varsity and Sophomore coach for LF since 2006. Prior to that he was linebacker coach for Loras College in '04-'05. Ryan received both his BS in Physical Education and his Master's in Athletic Administration from Loras College in Dubuque, IA. Ryan is a Wellness teacher at LF School District 67.

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Shawn Carney
scarney@lfelem.lfc.edu

Assistant, Boys' Varsity/Sophomore Football
Coach Carney became an assistant Varsity coach for LF in 2005. Previously, he coached at Loras College in '97 and at Dubuque Senior High from '98-'03. Shawn received his BS from Loras College in Dubuque, IA. He teaches in the Wellness Department at Cherokee School, Dist. 67.

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William Joyce
william-joyce@sbcglobal.net

Assistant, Boys' Varsity/Sophomore Football
Coach Joyce has been assistant Sophomore coach at LF since 2006. Previously, he has coached for 16 years either as a Varsity assistant, Sophomore assistant or Freshman assistant football coach. He has a BS in Physical Education from Northeastern Illinois University and works as a Chicago firefighter

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Patrick Gaughan
Assistant, Boys' Varsity/Sophomore Football
Coach Gaughan began coaching football at LFHS in 2007. He received his BA in History from the University of Wisconsin--Madison and is working as a para pro at LFHS.

patrick gaughan
Brett Wilhelm
bwilhel@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Sophomore Football
2008 marks Coach Wilhelm's first year coaching Sophomore football at LFHS. He received his BA in Physical Education from Monmouth College. Brett is a Student Supervisor at LFHS.
brett wilhelm

Gary Carter
gcarter@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Varsity Football
Coach Carter has been an assistant Varsity coach since 2002. He received his BA from Lake Forest College and his MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Gary works in the Special Education Dept. at LFHS.

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Tom Gigiano
tgigian@d115.org
Head, Boys' Freshmen Football
Coach Gigiano has been coaching Freshman football at LF since 1997. He received his BA in History from the U of I and his MEd from UIC. Tom teaches in the Social Studies Department at LFHS.

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John Maher
jmaher@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Freshmen Football
Coach Maher has been an assistant Freshman coach since 2002. He received his BA in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MS in Social Work from Loyola University. John is a Social Worker at LFHS.

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Frank Lesniak
flesnia@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Freshmen Football
2008 marks Coach Lesniak's first year as an assistant Freshmen football coach. Prior coaching experience includes six years as assistant Varsity and Sophomore coach at Lake Forest and a year as Sophomore assistant at Hersey High School. Frank received his BA in Special Education from ISU and his MA in Educational Leadership from National Louis University. He teaches in the Special Education Department at Lake Forest HS.

frank lesniak
Lee Hansen
lee.hansen@yahoo.com
Assistant, Boys' Freshmen Football
2008 marks Coach Hansen's first year coaching Freshmen football at LFHS. He is currently student teaching Kinesiology & Physical Education.
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