Jamie Choffin has been the boys’ tennis coach for 13 years. He loves tennis and loves kids and thinks it is awesome to get to bring the two together. He says, “The boys’ tennis team has the most positive, honorable, hard-working, kindest athletes in the school. It is a pleasure to get to know these young men on and off the court and to see them grow as athletes, students, and as men of character.” He states that his father is the most influential person in his life because he taught him the virtue of good, honest work. He also said he hopes that his players learn to work hard and do their best to win without every compromising their character. He says, “I hope my players work hard to improve as tennis players but more importantly work hard to support their teammates, our program, their school, and their community.”

George Corona has been coaching golf for 15 years and softball for 25 years (not all at Marana). He was the 2014 Division II Coach of the Year and also has over 200 victories as a head Varsity coach. His teams have qualified for the state tournament in 10 of his 15 years as head coach. They finished 4th in the state at one point, 3rd in the CDO classic, and have been the Badger Classic Champions four times. Coach Corona says the think he loves most about coaching is “making connections with my athletes and helping them make their way through high school and watching them do great things after they leave the program.” He says the most influential person in his life was Len Anderson, who was his high school baseball coach. He said, “He has been a part of my life for decades and continues to be a wonderful friend and mentor.” The one thing he hopes his players remember is “that hard work and commitment can get you a long way in life. I want them to remember how much I care about them and their successes.”

Camron Dozier is currently the Head Boys & Girls Track and Field Coach, as well as a Teacher, at Marana High School.  Coach Dozier has also functioned as both the Girls Basketball Head Coach, and the Boys Golf Head Coach, during his 16 years with the District.  Coach Dozier has shared that his favorite part of coaching is seeing the kids put in so much effort and accomplishing things that they themselves may not have thought possible. He said, "You are a team and you are fighting together to accomplish a goal – that is a cool feeling. It makes the long hours and personal sacrifices worth it when you can see your impact on a kids life."  Coach also works hard to be a positive role model and coach for his students. "Athletics has opened many doors for me – I was fortunate to have great coaches when I was in high school. Trying to be the best coach I can be, helping to be a positive role model to the athletes on my teams, I feel like I am paying homage to my coaches." 

• EXPERIENCE
  • Track & Field
    • Girls Head Coach – 12 years
    • Boys Head Coach – 3 years
    • Assistant Coach – 4 years
  • Girls Basketball
    • Girls Head Coach – 4 years
    • Boys Assistant Coach – 3 years
  • Golf
    • Boys Head Coach – 4 years
• ACCOLADES / RECORDS
  • Track & Field
    • Girls Head Coach – 12 years
      • Won over 90% of dual and tri meets (0.900); 10 Invitational Championships; 5 invitational Runner-Ups; 2 Top 5 finishes at the state meet; 2 State Runner-Ups
      • 2 State Champions
      • Named Coach of the Year 3 times including the NFHS State Coach of the Year in 2015
    • Boys Head Coach – 3 years
      • Won over 90% of dual and tri meets (0.900); 1 Invitational Championship; 4 Runner Up & 3rd place invitational; 2 State Runner-Ups
      • 2 State Champions
  • Girls Basketball
    • Girls Head Coach – 4 years
      • Won 70% of games coached (Career record of 77-33, 0.700); 4 straight appearances in the state playoffs, including and Elite 8 finish in 2017
      • 2 Region Championships
      • Coach of the year 3 times including 2017 5A Sonoran Region Coach of the Year voted by opposing coaches
  • Golf
    • Boys Head Coach – 4 years
      • 3rd place overall state finisher

Bruce Hiley is currently in his 8th year coaching Wrestling at Marana High School. He also previously assisted with the baseball program in 2009 and 2010. Over the course of his tenure here, his teams have been incredibly successful. 

• As a team, they maintain a 72.9 winning percentage
• They have over 125 dual meet wins
• Numerous tournament team placings
• 6 Tournament Team Championships
• 4 Top 10 finishes at State
• 41 State qualifiers
• 24 State medalists
• 6 State Finalists
• 1 State Champion

 When asked what he likes most about coaching, Coach Hiley responded, “Working with young men and women and watching them do more than they thought they were capable of. Also, watching my athletes become productive adults, parents, and professionals in their chosen field.” 

He was also asked who the most influential person in his life has been. He stated, “My parents. My father would not accept excuses for not giving 100% of yourself to whatever you committed to. My father also reminded me to never take myself too seriously – have fun and enjoy people. My mother as she has led by example – take care of others in front of yourself. If you have been around my team you already know, she is still at every match, every tournament and is always 100% positive.” 

Parting wisdom he hopes his players will remember: “If you care more about others than yourself, you will be very successful in life.”

Lori Honea has been the Head Girls’ Tennis Coach for 14 years. Additionally, she was the tennis assistant for 1 year and a girls’ basketball assistant for 17 years. She loves seeing the passion athletes have for their sport and watching them light up when they realize they have improved or learned something new. She loves seeing them fight through adversity and not give up. As a coach, she enjoys teaching them to be confident and strong and get them performance ready. She cites her husband, Martin Honea, as the most influential person in her life. She says he has taught her to be confident, strategies to be successful in relating with athletes, and shown her times to be calm and times to be enthusiastic. The one thing she hopes her athletes will take away from their time with her is to always remain humble.  

Tim is in his 3rd year leading the Marana HS Boys Soccer Program. He has been actively involved with soccer for over 41 years, from playing at competitive youth club, high school, junior college, and eventually at elite adult levels in Switzerland, to coaching boys and girls aged 6 through 19, and refereeing adult and youth games.  Tim’s coaching experience has followed the same objectives and goals of his playing experience: constant improvement, hard and effective work ethic, and an ever-growing understanding of the beautiful game.  When asked about his love of coaching, Tim is very fond of playing a part in the development of numerous players’ technical abilities and tactical understanding of the game at all ages and all levels.  Evident in his continuing education, Tim has a unique ability to find opportunities and avenues to improve individual players and teams through a firm grasp of the latest soccer coaching theories, practices, and sciences.   Tim lists his mother and his wife as the two most influential people in his life.  One thing Coach Tim hopes his student athletes gain from their Marana HS Soccer experience is a lifelong appreciation of hard work, continuous improvements, and an intense passion for the game of soccer.​

Tory Perez is in now in his second year as the Head Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach. Before that, he was the JV head coach at Marana High School for three years. Some of his most valued accomplishments are “when a student-athlete or parent says thank you or tells me they appreciate what I am doing.” He says he is proud of his athletes for constantly getting better, stronger, faster, and building their IQ of the game. When asked what he loves most about coaching he said, “Seeing a group of individuals become a team in a short period of time and helping them realize we must all set goals and strive for them.” When he was asked who the most influential person in his life was he said, “My mom. She taught me that no matter what obstacles or challenges that life throws at us, with hard work and staying positive anyone can be successful.” One thing that he hopes his athletes will always remember is to set high goals, strive for those goals, hold themselves accountable when they make mistakes and most importantly to never settle and always try to do the best at whatever they are doing.

Coach Ramirez, the Head Football Coach at Marana High School, is in his 2nd year at Marana after making the first round of the playoffs in his 1st year and finishing with a 7-4 record last year at Marana. With both college and high school coaching experience, Coach Ramirez has had stops at Northern Arizona, Truman state, Mesquite High School, Marcos de Niza High School, and Arizona State. Coach Ramirez and his wife Morgan have one daughter named Aria. In Coach Ramirez’s first year, he sent four players to go play college football; Two Division-I players and two Division-II players.

Dan Tarquin is in his 13th year as a coach at Marana High School. He is currently the Head Girls’ Soccer coach. He was Coach of the Year in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. During his tenure his teams have had 7 trips to the State Playoffs, they are 6-time Panther Classic Champions, they have won the Palo Verde Invitational, they were the Champions of the Winter Classic Gold Division and were 2-time finalists at the Arizona Soccer Showcase. When asked what he loves most about coaching, Coach Tarquin said, “When players can execute plays and skills that were impossible to them before they got to Marana. Losing as a team, and bringing it to the table for the next game.” He cites his father, Admiral Don Tarquin USNA, Ben Franklin and Sterling Archer as the most influential people in his life. He hopes that his athletes will remember ferocity, drive, and laughter when they look back on their time with Marana soccer.