OUR COACHING STAFF

Black Bear's coaching staff is filled with passionate, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, dedicated, hard working coaches who care deeply about the opportunity they have to directly impact your son's love, desire, and learning of lacrosse. They bring strong communication skills to the field, and make it a priority to build relationships with players and their parents.

Black Bear Directors

Bryan Churchey

Co-Owner/Director of Black Bear Lacrosse.

Co Head Coach of Black Bear 2028 & 2026 Teams..

Over 20 years of playing and coaching experience.

Directs Black Bear's High School Program.

Head Varsity Coach at his Alma Mater, Perkiomen Valley High School (2013-present).

Led Perkiomen Valley to their 1st PAC Boys Lacrosse Championship Title in 2021.

Named the Pottstown Mercury Newspaper Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021.

Earned Honorable Mention for phillylacrosse.com 2021 Coach of the Year.

Started coaching with Black Bear in 2009.

Played at Perkiomen Valley High School'07 2nd-Team All-Area Midfielder for the Vikings Won two PAC Titles and one PVLL Conference Championship in 2005 and 2006.

Played for Division III Powerhouse Cabrini College where he was a 3-year starter as a Defensive Midfielder for the Cavaliers winning 4 CSAC titles and appearing in the NCAA Quarter-Finals in 2008 as well as a 4-year CSAC Men’s Lacrosse All-Academic team and team captain his senior year.

grady wise

Co-Owner/Director of Black Bear Lacrosse.

Head Coach Black Bear 2030 Team.

Over 22 years of playing and coaching experience.

Directs Black Bear's Youth Program.

Head Varsity Coach at Boyertown High School (2017-present).

Former Assistant at Methacton High School (2016, 2011-2007).

Former Head Varsity Coach at Phoenixville High School (2010-2015).

Played at North Penn High School as defensemen.

Played club lacrosse at MCLA Division 1 Temple University where he was team captain and president for three years.

Black Bear Lacrosse’s Coaching Staff

Ben Carville Cubs Program Director

Coach Carville brings with him over 20+ years of playing and coaching experience along with being a “Founding Father” of the Owen J. Roberts Boy’s Lacrosse Program playing on the club high school team from 1997-99 then being a part of the inaugural 2000 high school sanctioned team his senior season as an attack man earning All-Star recognition. From there Carville played for Widener University from 2000-02 as an attackman for the Pride. Coach Carville began his coaching career in 2006-07 as an Assistant for Upper Merion High School’s 1st season as a varsity club program. After helping establish the now thriving Vikings program Carville headed “back to his roots” taking the Varsity Assistant coaching position at Owen J. Roberts from 2008-11 before being promoted to Head JV Coach from 2012-16 being in charge of developing the daily practice plans, scouting reports, and many other administrative duties for the Wildcats program. He was the head coach at OJR from 2017-2019.

Kevin Mo
2029 Head Coach

Current head Varsity Boys lacrosse coach at Owen J Roberts High school and over 11 years of coaching & playing experience. Played at Perkiomen Valley High School where he was voted Captain his Sophomore-Junior-Senior seasons and was an All-PAC Goalie. In college Kevin has a decorated career so far earning US Lacrosse 2nd Team All American, USILA Honorable Mention All American , USILA 3rd Team All-North Region Team, GMAC 1st Team All Conference Team, GMAC Goalie of the year. He has also volunteered with Perkiomen Valley Youth for four years and is currently a goalie at Division II Seton Hill University.

Pat Jenkins

2029 Offensive Coordinator

After winning 4 straight conference titles at Cabrini University, Jenkins led Orange County, Ca, Aliso Niguel High School to 3 consecutive conference titles as its Head Coach, earning COY 3x. After moving back East, Jenkins was an assistant at Perk Valley and Ursinus College, while also starting with Black Bear in 2017

Justin Wescoat
2026 Assistant Coach

Current midfielder at Bellarmine University and former standout player at Pottsgrove High School.

High School Recruiting Director Coach Kyle Gardner Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Division III Neumann University- Click Here for Coach Gardner’s Bio. Coach Gardner joins our staff in fall 2019 to help coach our Black Bear High School Teams as well as to help our families navigate their recruiting process, he brings over 20 years of playing and coaching experience to the club! He Led Neumann University back to the AEC Championship game for the first time in over 20 years and was name the conferences AEC Coach of the Year in 2021!

2025 Head Coach Austin Mutter- Current defensive Coordinator at Gwynedd-Mercy University with 18+ years of coaching & playing experience. Coach Mutter played at Boyertown High School where he was an All-PAC Goalie in 2013-2014. He then played Division III lacrosse at Eastern University.

High School Goaltender Coach Chase McFeely- Current assistant coach at Gwynedd-Mercy University.

2025 Assistant Coach Blase Cesarone- Blase was hired in 2021 as the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at his alma Mater Gwynedd-Mercy University and most recently finished his 5-year stint coaching our 2022s leading them to TWO championships in 2021 Lax Federation Members Cup Champions and the Victory Summer Cup Champions. Blase bring a wealth of experience and knowledge of the game to our club and will be assisting our 2025 team during their high school career.- Click Here for Coach Cesarone’s Bio.

2026 Associate Head Coach Jacob Miller- Over 10 years of coaching & playing experience. Played at Boyertown High School where he was a 1st Team All-PAC Defenseman in 2019. Volunteered with Boyertown Youth Lacrosse for two years and is a former a defenseman at Division III Misericordia University.

2026 Assistant Coach Jack Scaliti- Current midfielder at Stevenson University and team Captain. Former standout player at Perkiomen Valley High School.

2027 Head Coach Nick Marren- Current Varsity Defensive coordinator at Perkiomen Valley High School and former defensemen at Lehigh University and Perkiomen Valley High School.

2027 Assistant Coach Nick Teets- Current attackmen at Monmouth University and former standout player at Spring Ford High School where he earned the League MVP in 2021.

2028 Head Coach Mike Orlando- Hired in the summer of 2019 Mike comes to us after a successful tenure as the Head Coach of Springfield-Delco’s 7/8th grade program from 2010-2017, his alma mater, and brings with him over 20+ years of coaching and playing experience. He played Division II club at Millersville University and has also been a coach long ago for Black Bear’s former Delco Program in 2010-2013.

2028 Offensive Coordinator Nick Steele- A 2019 Graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School where he was an 1st-Team All-PAC Midfielder for the Vikings. Nick has been volunteering with Perkiomen Valley Youth Lacrosse for two years and will be playing at NCAA Division II Post University (CT).

2029 Assistant Coach Aiden Owens- Current defensemen at Seto Hill University and former standout player at Perkiomen Valley High School.

2031 Head Coach Sam Romania- Sam graduated from Spring-Ford High School in 2011 (Pac 10 Champ) along with playing with Black Bear for three years in high school. He went on to playing college lacrosse at Neumann University for three years as a close defender and LSM. Currently he is Assistant Varsity Coach and JV Head Coach at Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, PA.

2031 Assistant Coach Ryan Candelori- Current assistant coach at Souderton High School and former Goaltender for the University of Noter Dame club lacrosse team and Perkiomen Valley High School.

2030 Assistant Coach Peter Hewitt- Brings over 30 years of coaching and playing experiences and is the former Assistant Coach of our Black Bear 2019 Team. Former Villanova University Defenseman, Conestoga Youth Head Coach, and Current Varsity Assistant for 2018 PIAA State Champion Archbishop Carroll Girls Lacrosse Program.

2030 Assistant Coach PJ Hewitt- A 2019 Graduate of PIAA Class AAA State Runner-Up Conestoga High School where he was an All-Central League Midfield & Face-Off Specialist for the Pioneers. PJ has been volunteering with Conestoga Youth Lacrosse for two years and will be playing at NCAA Division III 2019 National Champion Cabrini University.