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KEARNEY HIGH COACHING STAFF

DRAKE BERANEK

HEAD COACH

  • 4th Year Coaching at KHS

  • Teaches HS PE/Health

  • Played Basketball at Ravenna HS, UNK and Nebraska

  • Previously Coached at Hastings College, Doane College and Holdrege High School 

  • Wife - Kaitlyn, Daughter - Kinley 

  • Hometown - Ravenna, NE

  • Email

JIM MORAN

VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH

  • 4th Year at Coaching KHS

  • Business Owner

  • Played Basketball at Nebraska Wesleyan 

  • Previously Coached at Morningside College, Thompson Valley High School (CO)

  • Wife - Chris, Daughters - Jessica and Taylor 

  • Hometown - York, NE

  • Email 

CONNOR BERANEK

JV HEAD COACH

  • 2nd Year Coaching at KHS

  • Teaches HS Math

  • Played Basketball at Spencer-Naper HS and UNK

  • Previously Coached at Norfolk High School

  • Wife - Michelle, Sons - Henry and Grayson 

  • Hometown - Spencer, NE

  • Email

RYAN WATERS 

JV ASSISTANT COACH

 

  • 4th Year Coaching at KHS

  • College Senior  

  • Majoring in Education - Math and PE 

  • Played Basketball at Burwell High School 

  • Hometown - Burwell, NE 

KEVIN WITTE

9TH HEAD COACH

 

  • 19th Year Coaching at KHS 

  • Teaches HS Social Studies

  • Played Basketball at Kearney Catholic HS and Doane College 

  • Wife - Jackie, Son - Blake

  • Hometown - Kearney, NE

  • Email

ERIC MANDERNACH

9TH GRADE ASSOCIATE HC

 

  • 12th Year Coaching at KHS

  • Played Basketball at LeMars HS (IA) and UNK

  • Previously Coached at Sunrise MS, Liberty HS (MO) and S-E-M. 

  • Wife - Jean 

  • Children - Savannah, Mason, Aibrey and Livia 

  • Hometown - LeMars, IA

  • Email 

TREVOR LYBARGER

RESERVE ASSISTANT COACH 

 

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