A familiar face to Tippecanoe Valley High School will now serve as head football coach.

Stephen Moriarty has been hired to lead the football program. The appointment was made official by the school board at the Jan. 16 board meeting.

Moriarty has almost two decades of coaching experience, with several of those years coaching assistant varsity linebackers and offensive line at Tippecanoe Valley. He says serving as head football coach has always been a dream of his since graduating from TVHS in 1995.

“I have great pride in what I have accomplished as a coach and where I have coached. Through teaching discipline, loyalty, and character, I will build a program on all levels that will revive the old and build a new tradition,” said Moriarty.

Moriarty graduated with a teaching degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette. He is currently the assistant superintendent at the Kosciusko County Highway Department.

Moriarty is also active in the community as a board member of the Mentone Youth League, a member of Mentone United Methodist Church, and a member of the Mentone Lions Club.