Taylor is a graduate of Mountain View High School (class of 1987), and is now a teacher and coach himself at MVHS. Vallerga received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Oregon State University in 1992. After spending four years in Portland, he moved back to Bend and in 1996 and joined the football coaching staff at MVHS. That same year, Vallerga went back to school to obtain his teaching degree, finishing his credential in 1998. The next year, he began teaching at Mountain View and is currently teaching psychology, A.P psychology and US history. Vallerga’s high school playing career at MVHS featured two years as a varsity letterman, while being selected as an All-IMC punter, defensive back and third team All-State punter, as a junior. His senior year, he was chosen as an All-IMC punter, receiver and defensive back, and was also selected to play in the 1987 Shrine All-Star game. During Vallerga’s coaching career at MVHS, he has had the honor of working with many of the men who were there to coach for him in high school (his mentors), including his father Paul Vallerga, Paul Smith and former MVHS head coach John Nehl. He has coached defensive backs, receivers and punters, and is currently coaching running backs.

Brad continues his 2nd run through the Mountain View program as the offensive line coach for the Varsity and JV teams.  He is starting his 32nd  year as a math teacher with Bend-Lapine Online Schools. A Willamette Bearcat Alum (BS 91 & MAT 93), Soto spent the first 10 years of his career at Sprague HS teaching math and enjoying various coaching positions. As the softball coach, Sprague won the 2003 4A State Championship. Brad joined the Cougar football staff in 2004 and coached until 2018. He is very excited to be back working with the offensive & defensive lines. 

Shawn grew up in Folsom California and played football from 4th grade through his Senior Year of High School. After spending many years working with High School students and other youth as a counselor he decided to follow his passion of football and coach at the high school level, Shawn is entering his third year as a Freshman position coach and brings his experience and love of the game as well as his experience working with and developing teenagers into successful and driven young adults. In his free time Shawn attends OSU Cascades and enjoys working on cars and motorcycles. He will now begin his first year as the freshman Head Coach.

Tanner is a graduate of Redmond High School, and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Eastern Oregon University. After graduating in 2010 he immediately began his coaching career at La Pine High School where he coached offensive line, defensive line, and outside linebackers for 3 seasons. In 2013 Tanner became the Head football coach at Pilot Butte Middle School where he spent 2 seasons coaching the class of 2019 through their 7th and 8th grade years. Tanner moved into the Defensive Coordinator position in the fall of 2020 after coaching Linebackers and being the JV Defensive Coordinator and Head Coach.  When not in school, coaching football, watching football, reading about football, or talking about football, Tanner enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife Ashley, son Drake, and daughter Raeyven 

Nate is entering his 6th year of coaching and is excited to start his third year of being a part of the varsity program while continuing the role of JV Head Coach. Nate is a graduate of Mountain View (class of 2019) and played four years of football in the Mountain View program. He started coaching the fall following his graduation. Nate was born in Burns OR (2000), and moved to Bend in 2013. He coaches the defensive line, and is the defensive coordinator for the JV team. When not coaching football Nate enjoys playing golf, and hanging out with friends and family. He is recently married this last summer to wife Mahryahna.  

Brian begins his 13th year as the Head Coach (72--45) of the Cougars after serving the previous four as the Quarterback coach and Passing Game Coordinator at MVHS and 28 years of coaching overall.  He is a graduate of Modoc High School in Alturas, CA where he was a three- sport athlete participating in Football, Basketball, and Track. While at Modoc HS, Crum was a two-time All-League Defensive Back and three-time All-League performer in track. He then graduated from Pepperdine University with both his Bachelor and Masters degrees.  Crum was both an assistant coach, and then Co-Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Oak Park High School in Southern California for 12 years where he helped lead the Eagles to three Sectional Championship game appearances and a 56-20 record during his last six years at the school. In addition to his coaching duties, Crum is also a social studies teacher at Mountain View High School where he teaches AP and standard United States History as well as Strength and Conditioning classes. He just finished his 28th year in the classroom. He also is a Varsity baseball coach in the spring. He has three children, Emma age 23- a teacher in Crook County, Connor age 18 and a freshman at Montana State, and Hailey age 17, a junior at Mountain View and a member of the Dance Team. 

Bill graduated from Gilchrist High-school in 2010 and attended Western Oregon University where he played offensive line for the Wolves for 5 years. After graduation he was recruited by the Portland Thunder and the San Jose Sabercats arena football teams. After college he enlisted in the Oregon Army National Guard where he served for 6 years and went on 1 deployment. He is currently living in Bend and is finishing up flight school where he is working on getting his commercial pilot certification.

Rick is a graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California where he was a multisport athlete.  He has been a business owner for the past 25 years with companies in the RV, building, and fabrication industries. He has been with Mountain View Football for three seasons, coaching freshmen wide receivers and linebackers. This will be his 1st season as freshman defensive coordinator. Rick has been coaching youth sports since moving to Bend 8 years ago and serves as a coach for the Bend Caldera Lacrosse program as well as Mountain View feeder basketball teams. His coaching philosophy centers on creating a positive environment where athletes learn and grow on and off the field. He emphasizes grit, tenacity, team unity, fundamentals, and accountability. When not coaching, Rick enjoys camping, snowboarding, playing basketball, and mountain biking. His wife, Jody, is a teacher at Mountain View and they have two children, Ruby, a freshman at MV, and Brewer, a 7th grader at Sky View Middle.

Coach Huff returns for his 20th season at Mountain View, after coaching five years at Crook County High School.  A 2000 graduate of Crook County, Huff received his Bachelor’s degree from Oregon State in 2005 and Masters degree from Eastern Oregon University in 2006.  After two years teaching at St. Francis, Huff joined the Mountain View staff in 2008 where he teaches Social Studies. After coaching the Varsity Defensive Backs and acting as the Head JV Coach, Huff took over the Varsity Linebacker duties in 2009. He then spent 3 years as the Varsity Defensive Coordinator before returning to the Linebackers. He will now be with the Defensive backs for the 5th year.  He married his wife Katie in 2007, and together they have two daughters, Kennedy 13, and 11 year old Kassidy.    

Alex has grown up in Bend since moving here at age 7. After graduating High School in Bend in ‘09, he moved to Eugene and began coaching and running youth sports programs in the valley. In 2017 he began coaching tackle football back home. Alex is a Pilot Butte Middle School staff member and coach. Most recently, he coached football at Pilot Butte Middle School where he has spent the last 2 seasons coaching the class of 2024 through their 7th and 8th grade years. He will begin coaching at the High School level this year, following that class as they go into their freshman year. Alex is excited to continue to work with, and now be a part of the Cougar Football Family & Staff.