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Coach Howard Harris
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softball
Howard Harris, Varsity Softball Coach
Coach Harris is entering his sixth season as the varsity softball coach. He has a career coaching record of 123-53. His teams won back to back West Central Activities Conference Championships in 2006 and 2007 and his 2007 and 2008 teams were Regional Champions, earning state tournament berths. The 2007 team also had the honor of being the IGHSAU Number 1 ranked Class 1A team entering post season play.
He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business after serving in Vietnam in the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division. He played and coached men’s softball for many years and is a member of the Iowa Softball Hall of Fame.
Coach Harris and his wife, Anne, have four children: Three adult children, Cliff, Deborah, and Sonja, who is a Des Moines Christian graduate, and Leah, a Lion sophomore participating on the softball team. He also has four grand children: Ross, Katie, Teagan and Heidi. Coach Harris is a Certified Public Accountant and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of a rare earth metals engineering firm.
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