Reload, not rebuild
Apr. 28—MOSES LAKE — On Friday, Moses Lake Athletics Director Loren Sandhop announced Kyler Haneberg as the new head football coach for the Mavericks program, pending school board approval, according to a press release. Haneberg is fired up to represent the Moses Lake community, he said.
"I'm so excited, it hit me today like a whirlwind. I just love this community so much, and I'm glad that I get to help lead it and help be a great example for these kids coming up. I hear all the time about how people hate on Moses Lake, and I'm about to make that change," Haneberg said.
Climbing the ladder Being named the head coach was a full circle moment, he said. Haneberg is a former player for the Mavericks program, when they were still known as the Chiefs. After graduating in 2018, it was not too long after he got his first coaching opportunity under former Head Coach Todd Griffith, who offered him a role coaching for the freshman team.
"He got me my foot in the door, and I really appreciated that. From someone I looked up to when I was a player, my head coach coming around and now he wants me back in the program ... that meant a lot to me," Haneberg said.
Over the last seven years, Haneberg has worked his way up the ranks through last season as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. There, he helped former Head Coach Brett Jay lead the Mavericks into their winningest season (11-1) in program history and a state quarterfinal appearance. During his journey as an assistant coach, Haneberg said his first full circle moment came when former player Kyson Thomas broke his touchdown record — one he did not realize the coaches were tracking at the time.
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