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Matt Chimera 2021
Education
Kenmore West High School-1974
Buffalo State College-1979 -Elementary & Secondary Education
Buffalo State College– 1985- Master’s in Education
Coaching Highlights
Kenmore West Softball 25 years
¨ 409 Career Coaching Wins, winning percentage of 76%
¨ 12 Niagara Frontier League (NFL) Titles
¨ Four Section VI Championships
¨ Three Far West Regional Championships
¨ One New York State Championship (2002)
¨ 56 1st Team NFL All-League players
¨ 27 1st Team All-WNY players
¨ 25 WNY All-Academic Players
¨ 23 Kenmore West teams earning New York State All-Academic Team honors
¨ 20 years as NFL Softball Chairperson
¨ Three time Section VI Softball Coach of the Year
¨ New York State Sportswriters Softball Coach of the Year-2002
¨ Inducted into the WNY Softball Hall of Fame
Football at Kenmore East and Kenmore West 38 years
¨ 14 years as head coach at Kenmore East High School
¨ Section VI Class A-North Division Champions
¨ Section VI Divisional Coach of the Year
Wrestling at Kenmore West 20 years
¨ 12 years as Head Coach
¨ Over 100 dual match coaching wins
¨ 10 years as NFL Wrestling Chairperson
¨ 1994 WNY Divisional Coach of the Year
¨ Kenmore West Wrestling Hall of Fame
Other Recognitions
Nan Harvey Memorial Award for Contributions to the WNY Softball Community-2008
Niagara Frontier League-Key Person Award, 2019
Inducted into the Kenmore West Athletic Hall of Fame, 2021