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23-24 Coaching Staff

Chris Orr

Head Coach chris.orr@district196.org

Chris Orr - Head Coach

Coach Orr is entering his 12th season as head coach of the Rosemount Irish Girls Varsity Basketball team.  Orr has also served as an assistant coach for the boys program at Rosemount High School for 9 years before taking over the girls program.

Orr is a 2001 graduate of Rosemount High School.  He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he earned his Master’s degree in teaching Physical Education in 2007. He also received his Health degree from Bemidji State University in 2009.  Coach Orr is  a Physical Education teacher at Rosemount High School.  Coach Orr currently resides in Rosemount with his Wife Amber and daughter’s Ella (12), Mya (10) and Son Carter (5).

Maggie Shaffer - Head Varsity Assistant

Coach Shaffer is entering her 9th season with the Irish. The first two seasons she served as the 9th grade coach. A 2007 graduate of Rosemount High school she was three year varsity player for the Irish. Coach Shaffer continued on and was a three-year starter at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN with a team that appeared in two NCAA National Tournaments. 

Coach Shaffer graduated from Concordia College with a Psychology degree. She also obtained a Master's degree in Sports Management/Athletic Administration from Liberty University. Coach Shaffer is the Registrar at RHS. She currently resides in Rosemount with her husband David and  2 sons Gregory (5) and Bode (3).

 

 

Stephanie McWilliams - Head JV Coach/Varsity Assistant

Stephanie McWilliams is entering her 3rd season at RHS as the head JV girls basketball coach. She is from Grand Forks, ND where she attended Grand Forks Central High School. She was a 4 year varsity athlete in basketball, volleyball, and softball.

 

Stephanie then attended the University of Minnesota Crookston, where she played basketball and earned her degree in Elementary Education. She now teaches 4th grade at Rosemount Elementary. Steph resides in Apple Valley with her husband Chase and their dog Indy.

Head 10th Grade/B-Squad Coach - Peter Linskey

Peter Linskey is entering his 2nd year as a part of the Rosemount Girls Basketball program. Originally from Little Canada, MN, Peter graduated from Roseville High School in 2006. Coach Linskey has previously been an Assistant Varsity Coach for the Prior Lake Girls Basketball team and a 9th-grade coach for both the Girls and Boys programs.  

Peter graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA in 2010 with a degree in Business Administration. He currently works for Great Clips Inc. as a Project Planning Analyst helping franchisees open and maintain salons around the country. Peter lives in Eagan with his wife Kara and two sons Hudson (3) and Parker (6mo). 

Head 9th Grade Coach - Derielle "D" Larry

Derielle Larry is entering his 2nd season with the Irish. He is from Hartsville, South Carolina where he attended Hartsville High School and lettered in Basketball and Football. He has 7 years of Previous coaching experience at STA and Holy Angels.

Derielle attended South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC where he studied Education and played football. He is a Paraprofessional at Valley Middle School. He resides in Lakeville, MN with his wife Jaime, and 2 children Amaya (6) and Derielle Jr. (2).

Head Trainer - Courtney Syverson

Email: CourtneySyverson@TCOMN.com