goldenlions - St. Pius X Catholic High School

G O L D E N L I O N S
Kevin Whitlark, Assistant 8th Grade Coach
Kevin Whitlark begins his third year as a St. Pius Defensive coach for the 8th grade football
team. He graduated from Cardinal Newman Catholic High School in South Carolina where
he was a All State Guard & Linebacker. He also played linebacker at UC Berkeley. He is the
youngest of nine brothers & four sisters. Four brothers played college football. He and is wife
Lisa are the parents of six children: Erin, 11th Grade, Forrest 9th Grade at St. Pius X, Kate 8th
Grade, Mary Grace 5th grade, Anna Elizabeth 3rd grade & Liam 1st Grade. All attend St. Pius
X or Christ King. Erin runs cross Country at St. Pius and Forrest plays football on the 9th grade
team. Kevin feeds all his children by writing and illustrating funny stuff. He works with American
Greetings, Recycled Paper Greetings, Scholastics, Universal Press Syndicate, Simon & Schuster
and many other publishers.
Blaise Wannemacher, Assistant 8th Grade Coach
Coach Wannemacher begins his third year teaching Middle School Football at St. Pius X.
Coach Wannemacher is a 2006 graduate of St. Pius X, where he enjoyed his playing days as
a quarterback under varsity Head Coach, Paul Standard. Coach Wannemacher also played
baseball and basketball at St. Pius X, and now enjoys coaching at the middle school level at
St. Pius. Coach Wannemacher works with the Atlanta Junior Golf Association and lives in Mid-
Town. Coach Wannemacher is married to Lisette Buechner also a St. Pius X graduate of 2006.
Stan Klinger, Assistant 8th Grade Coach
Coach Klinger begins his second season as a St. Pius Offensive Coordinator for the 8th grade
football team. He is a native of Atlanta and graduated from Druid Hills High School. Stan
received a scholarship to play football in the Southern Conference at Davidson College. He
was a four year starter on the football team and also lettered in wrestling and track at Davidson.
He was later inducted into the Druid Hills High School Hall of Fame for his accomplishments.
Stan is a trial lawyer and lives in Atlanta with his wife Eve and 3 children, Amanda (SPX ‘10),
Grayson (11th Grade SPX football player) and Ransom (SPX ‘16). Stan is in his 9th year of
coaching youth football. Prior to his arrival at St. Pius, he coached Division I Travel Football for
the Atlanta Colts where his teams reached the Championship in three of his last four seasons,
winning back-to-back North Metro Football League Championships in 2009 and 2010. In five
seasons as Head Coach, Stan’s Team amassed a record of 40-14, culminating in a perfect
season in 2010.
Michael Hatter, Assistant 8th Grade Coach
Michael Hatter is entering his fourth year as community coach for St. Pius X. He coaches the
offensive and defensive lines for the middle school team. Michael is a graduate of St. Pius
X; class of 2004. In high school Michael lettered in both wrestling and football. Michael is a
graduate of Auburn University with a degree in criminology. While at Auburn University, Michael
was a walk-on for the Auburn Tigers football team, and played left guard on the offensive line
from 2005-2007. In addition to coaching football, Michael is a High School baseball umpire
for Multi-County Baseball Association. Michael works for the Sports Rehabilitation Center of
Dunwoody.
Henry Lewis, Assistant 8th Grade Coach
This is Coach Lewis first year coaching middle school football at St. Pius X. Last year he coached
middle school football at Chapel Hill Middle School. He has more than 6 years of coaching
youth football at Exchange Park and Wade Walker Park. He attended, and graduated from
Taft College. He also attended the University of Houston where he was coached by Coach
Jack Pardee, and under the leadership of quarterback Andre Ware. He has worked more
than 20 years in the Trucking and Freightline business. He has been married for 19 years to his
wife Valeria. They have 3 children, Vintonne (16), London (13), and Hunter (9). London is a
player on the 8th grade St. Pius football team.
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