Baker Haar has been hired as the next Head Wrestling Coach for the Mitchell School District.
Coach Haar is a 2009 graduate of Aberdeen Central High School where he was a 4 year varsity starter, a 3 year state qualifier and a 2 time state placer in wrestling.
While at Aberdeen Central he set a school record for most pins in a season and career and finished with a career record of 119-40. He went on to wrestle at Northern State University where he was a 3 year starter and a 3 time Academic All American.
Coach Haar has taught at Mitchell Mitchell School since 2015. During that time he has coached middle school football and wrestling before serving as a high school wrestling assistant for the last 3 years.
Coach Haar replaces Andy Everson who recently resigned after coaching the program for the past 4 seasons. Both personnel items are pending school board approval.
“I want to thank Coach Everson for his contributions to our wrestling program. He had a great impact on Mitchell Wrestling during his time as head coach and will certainly be missed. I am excited to announce the hiring of Baker Haar as the next Head Coach of Mitchell Wrestling. Coach Haar is a highly respected teacher and coach in the Mitchell School District and has been a valuable asset to the wrestling program since 2015. He has a great passion for not only wrestling but developing our studentathletes. He has a very high level of wrestling background and knowledge, and I look forward to seeing him execute his vision for our program.” – Cory Aadland
“I am excited about the opportunity to lead the Mitchell Wrestling program and look forward to continuing to the grow the sport of wrestling in Mitchell and the surrounding area.” – Baker Haar