Pat wire - head coach

Coach Wire enters his 21st year coaching baseball at Barrington High School.   He was named varsity head coach in 2012.   Upon his selection, he became only the 4th head coach in the past 45 years and the 10th varsity head coach in the history of the program. He is a 1996 graduate of Cary-Grove High School, lettering in three sports.  He went on to play baseball and football at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Concordia University and Beloit College.

He teaches in the Social Studies department at BHS.

Coach Rife enters his 31st year of coaching baseball at Barrington High School.  He is a 1974 BHS graduate, winning All-Conference honors in both football and baseball. He played baseball at Murray State University (KY), and went on to graduate from Southern Illinois University.

He started teaching at BHS in 1989 in the Social Studies department until his retirement in 2015.  He continues to coach both baseball and boys’ golf at BHS.  In 2013, he was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHBSCA).  In 2022, he was named  National High School Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year for the Upper Midwest Region.

Coach Gray enters his ninth year of coaching baseball at Barrington High School.  He is a 1997 graduate of Johnson Creek High School (WI), winning All-Area honors in three sports.  He played baseball and football at Beloit College and finished his baseball career at Concordia University (IL).  

He is currently the Director of Baseball/Softball Operations at the Fattfro Zone.  In 2014, he was named Head Coach for the Barrington American Legion Team.  He is also an assistant coach for the BHS football team.