Marist College '03 (M.A. Secondary Eduction/Educational Psychology)
Specialties:
catchers/pitchers
hitting
baserunning
weightlifting
field maintenance
Awards:
Coach Mills is entering his 2nd season (6-16) as Head Coach of the Panthers after spending 4 years as an Assistant Head Coach for the Kingston Tigers who won 3 OCIAA Division I titles and 1 Section 9 Title in that time.
Coach Mills is a 1994 Kingston graduate. He was a 4 year starter at the Varsity level and lettered in 2 sports (Baseball, Football). The '91-'94 Tigers won the OCIAA 4 years in a row and the Section IX Championship from '92-'94. In 1992, the Tigers were ranked as high as 17th in the nation!
He went on to play college ball in the MAAC at Siena College. At Siena he was a member of the MAAC Champions in both '97 and '98.
After College, Coach Mills was the Assistant Head Coach at SUNY New Paltz for 5 years under former KHS and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mike Juhl
He currently lives in Kingston and teaches Biology in the Wallkill Central School District.
Saint Joseph's University 2000 (B.A. History)
SUNY New Paltz 2005 (M.A. Secondary Education)
Specialties:
Infield
Outfield
Baserunning
Hitting
Bunting
Summary:
Coach LaPolla is a 1996 Marlboro High School graduate. He played both baseball and basketball throughout his high school career. At the varsity baseball level his sophmore through senior years and in basketball both his junior and senior years.
He was part of the MHAL, Section 9, and Regional Champion Marlboro Dukes in 1994. That same team came in 2nd in Class B State Finals. The following year he was part of the MHAL, Section 9, and Regional Champion Dukes who made it to the State final four.
Coach LaPolla graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 2000 and returned home to coach the both the Marlboro boys JV basketball team and the girls varsity softball team for a year untill he landed in Wallkill. He has since coached the boys JV basketball team for 7 years, girls JV soccer for 2 years, and the varsity boys tennis team for 4 years.
Coach LaPolla currently teaches 11th grade U.S. History Wallkill Senior High.
