The Coaches
Head Coach, Inside LB/Defensive Line coach: Vincent Sciano
Current Job: Math and AVID teacher at North High School
College/major: UW-Oshkosh Secondary Education
College Sports/coaching: Played Defensive End for 4 years. Coached D-line for 4 years
High School Sports: Football, Wrestling, Baseball at Greendale high school
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Smoking meats
Family: Married to Lindsey Sciano and have 2 dogs (Luna and Stella)
Random Fact: Lost Stella for 6 days in the up-north woods (great story, ask me about it)
Interesting Fact: I have a youtube video that has 140k+ views
Coaching belief: It is my goal for this program to teach leadership, character development, and build a team the community can be proud of both on and off the field.
Varsity Offensive Coordinator & QB Coach: Dominic Freres
Current Job: Math teacher at Golda Meir School
College/major: UW-Milwaukee, Secondary Education
High School Sports: Football, baseball, track at Brookfield East High School
Hobbies: Biking, working out/lifting, studying football
Random Fact: People think I'm ambidextrous because I perform certain tasks with my left hand and others with my right. The truth is I can only do each with one hand, not both.
Interesting Fact: I trained my cat to jump up and turn off my bedroom light when he wants treats and I have video to prove it
Coaching belief: It is my goal to instill hard work, confidence, and leadership into my QBs and the rest of the offensive players.
Varsity RB and JV Offensive Coordinator: Mike Baumann
Current Job: Special Education at North High School
College/major: Lawrence University -History, Education; UWM (currently) pursuing a master's degree in Education Leadership/Administration
College Sports/coaching: Lawrence University Football (4 years), Lawrence University Baseball (1 year), Varsity & JV OL/DL coach at Appleton North High School (2010-2016), JV Baseball Assistant Appleton North (2012-2014)
High School Sports: Football and Baseball at Appleton North High School
Hobbies: Skiing, Powerlifting, Traveling
Family: Married to Pasamon Baumann with 1 cat (Fruitloop)
Random Fact: I am adopted and raised as an only child. Only to find out, at the age of 19, that my biological parents are married and I have three siblings who I talk to regularly now.
Interesting Fact: I lived in Thailand for over a year as a member of the Peace Corps- this was my first time out of the country at 28.
Coaching belief:Each day is a new day to get better. I am nothing without the players and it is my job to put them in the best place to succeed-- becoming great football players but even better men.
Varsity Defensive Coordinator/Safties Coach: Zach Wettengel
Current Job: Physical Education Teacher at Waukesha North High School
College/major: UW-Oshkosh
College Sports/Coaching: Played Safety for 4 years. Coached Safeties for 2 years
High School Sports: Football, Track at Appleton West High School
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Golf
Favorite Football Teams: Wisconsin Badgers, Green Bay Packers
Coaching belief: I Believe in building leaders while instilling championship habits in my players
Wide Receivers: Tamrick Atwood
Current Job: Physical Education Teacher at Butler Middle School
College/major: Winona State University: Exercise Science
Mississippi State University: Masters in Secondary Education
College Sports/coaching: Played Wide Receiver/Cornerback for Winona State University from 2011-2015. This will be my 4th season coaching Wide Receivers at the Varsity Level.
High School Sports: Football, Basketball, and Track at Bettendorf High School
Hobbies: Exercise/Physical Activity, Playing sports, Spending quality time with family and friends!
Family: I am getting married to my beautiful fiancé, Taylor, in September and we have a dog named Witten (Go Cowboys!).
Random Fact:
I went camping for the first time in my life last summer (It wasn’t that bad.. actually kind of fun!) (2): One of the houses that I lived in with my football teammates in college started on fire and burnt down
Interesting Fact: I broke my ankle/leg in 3 places during a college football game and had surgery and three years later I had two herniated disks and had to have back surgery.
Coaching belief: I have a true passion and love for teaching and coaching. My goal is to be the best teacher, coach, mentor, and influence that I can be to the students and student-athletes that I have the privilege of serving and working with. I want to help the young men that are a part of our program to be as successful as they can be on the field, academically, and to help them learn, grow, and develop as high character young men and to be successful in all aspects of life as best I can. I am truly grateful and beyond excited to be a part of the Waukesha North Football Program! Go Northstars!
Wide Receivers: Jacob Grant
Current Job: Sales Specialist at Cintas
College/major: UW-Oshkosh/ Journalism
College Sports/Coaching: Played Receiver at UWO for 5 years. Coached receivers for 1 year after that
High School Sports: Football, Baseball at Rolling Meadows High School
Hobbies: Boating, playing sports, video games
Family: Girlfriend Ashley and soon to be our new pup Rizzo
Random Fact: Baseball is actually my favorite sport but I was better at football so I chose that route.
Coaching belief: Be able to be a great leader and teacher on the field, but more importantly off the field. Be someone who can set an example for the kids to become better men in the game of life.
JV Head Coach / Varsity OL Coach: Chris Chudada
Current Job: Self-Employed
College Sports/coaching: 3 decades of experience at a wide variety of levels, 10th season on the varsity H.S. level
Hobbies: Avid History Buff
Family: Married to Julie Chudada and have 3 Children (Joseph, Brianna, and Kaylee)
Random Fact:
Founder/CEO IRONMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, LLC (1996 – 2010)
Interesting Fact: Inducted into three different National Minor League Football Hall of Fames.
Coaching belief: To create an atmosphere of pride and to teach each player the importance of attitude, confidence, character, knowledge, goal setting, and how these factors apply to life as well as football.
JV Defensive Coordinator: Nico Miselem
Current Job: FedEx delivery driver
College/major: UW-Platteville/UW-Milwaukee Music composition
College Sports/coaching: 6 years of Semi-pro football
High School Sports: Football, Powerlifting, Track at Greendale high school
Hobbies: Motorcycle riding, fishing, writing/playing music
Family: 3 nieces and a nephew and 2 awesome dogs Harley and Lambeau
Random Fact: My father was a professional musician in Mexico before meeting my mother and moving to the United States.
Interesting Fact: I am currently pursuing my dual-citizenship (Mexican/American) and can speak almost fluent Spanish.
Coaching belief: The foundation for a good team is character. When the players have the same ideals and goals as the program, they will form a cohesive unit that, with the proper coaching, can lead to great things.
Wide Receivers: Max Taylor
Current Job: Sales- Verizon Wireless
College/major: UW-Oshkosh (Bachelor of Science – Criminal Justice)
College Sports/Coaching: New Mexico Highlands University
College Sports/coaching: Played Wide Receiver for 4 years. Coached 8th grade Waukesha North 2019.
High School Sports:Football, Basketball, and Track at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino, CA.
Hobbies: Golf, Photography and Xbox.
Family:Married to Andrea Taylor and have three kids (Paxton, Amiya and Maleah)
Coaching belief: My goal is to help this program grow as well as these young men into great people within the school and community. Also teach leadership, character development and memories they can enjoy for a lifetime
Outside Linebackers: Dallis Deleon
Current Job: Trader at Complete Recycling Services
College/major: UW-Oshkosh Biology with an emphasis in Healthcare Administration
College Sports/coaching: Played Inside/Outside LB for 6 years. Coached LB's and Special Teams Coordinator at Ozaukee High School for 3 years
High School Sports: Football and Basketball at Waukesha West high school
Hobbies: Fishing, Golf, and Helping family with household projects
Family: Large family predominantly in the Waukesha area (my mom is a North Alum)
Random Fact:
I have an obsession with pens.
Interesting Fact: I have a sister named Vegas. (My mom wanted us to stand out I guess...)
Coaching belief: The game of football surrounded me with people of influence on and off the field. It helped form me into the person I am today and many of the lessons I have learned were from my coaches. My goal is not only to give back to this program but do my best to make the players the best men they can be.
Freshman Head coach: Jason Petrillo
Current Job: Special Education teacher at North.
College/major: UW-Milwaukee with a major in Exceptional Education and an area of focus in American Sign Language.
College Sports/Coaching: Rugby at UW-Milwaukee ~ 4 years. 1st year coaching baseball and football at North.
High School Sports: Football and Baseball.
Hobbies: Fishing, working out, playing rugby.
Interesting Fact: I have a black belt in Tae Know Do (From 1st grade to 8th grade I was in classes 3 days a week)
Coaching belief: I want to coach players to become more successful on the field and in the classroom by putting an emphasis on skills such as leadership and teamwork.
Cornerbacks: Kyle Heller
Current Job: Aerospace and Defense Software, Founder nuTenant
College/major: UW-Oshkosh Communications
College Sports/Coaching: Played Corner for 4 years, Coached DB's or LB's for 8 years.
High School Sports: Sports: Football, Track & Field
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Sports in general.
Family: Engaged to Larissa Dallman and have 1 dog (Champ)
Random Fact: Changed majors 4 times in college before settling on communications my junior year.
Interesting Fact: Been at 3 technology startups since graduating in 2014 including starting my own this year.
Coaching belief: As the defensive backs coach my players need to have a thick skin and a level headed playing mentality. I strive to teach these qualities not only because of the pressure of the position (Playing alone on an island) but because it's so important to success in life after high school/college