Coaches

Trevor Petersen

Head Varsity Coach 
Coach Petersen is from Hallsville, TX.  He attended Louisiana Tech University and received a degree in General Studies.  He also played baseball at Louisiana Tech and was drafted out of high school by the Tampa Bay Rays.  Coach Petersen coached baseball at Ruston HS in Ruston, LA for one year and is now in his fifth year at Pine Tree.  Coach Petersen is recently married to Ashley Petersen, who is a graduate of Pine Tree.  It is great to be a Pine Tree Pirate!​

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Garrett Methvin

Coach Methvin graduated with honors from Springhill High School in 2009.  He and his wife Leighchele have four children, Elijah (6), Lilly (5), Adileigh (3), and Asher (6 months).  He played baseball at the University of Arkansas before transferring to LeTourneau University in the fall of 2010 where he finished his career. While at LeTourneau he received numerous honors and awards and helped them win its first ever ASC Championship in any sport. He graduated from LeTourneau with a 3.9 GPA, majoring in Kinesiology. He coached baseball two years at Central Heights High School in Nacogdoches, TX and is in his third season with Pine Tree baseball/football.  Coach Methvin is looking forward to another great year, and is thankful for the opportunity presented here at Pine Tree.​

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Blake Ware

Coach Ware is a graduate of White Oak HS and his previous coaching experience is at White Oak.  He started here at Pine Tree in 2017 and coaches JH football as well as Varsity/JV baseball.  He also teaches Texas History at the JH.  Coach Ware played baseball at Panola College and then at McNeese State University where he set a school record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched, with 26.​

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Telvin Darden

Freshman Coach
Coach Darden is a graduate of Overton High School.  He attended the University of Texas at Tyler where he received his Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences. This is his third year coaching at Pine Tree.  He will be teaching World Geography and coaching Baseball, JH football and basketball.  Coach Darden played baseball for Northeast Texas CC and Southern Arkansas University.  During that time, he was a member of three conference championship teams.  He and his fiancé Courtney have two children, Jaxon and Dawson. ​