| Larry Redwine Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Larry Redwine coached for the first time between his freshman and sophomore years in college. After his honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1971, (Where his final assignment was in the Customs and Investigations Section of his police squadron at C.C.K. Air Base, Taiwan, serving as liaison to the O.S.I.) Redwine then began a 32 consecutive year run as a coach, before taking a break after the 2003 season.
As a head coach from 1978 through 2003, his teams compiled a record of 1,248 wins against 328 losses. Thirteen of his teams from 1985, (when he began coaching nationally competitive teams), through 2003, finished in the top four in the nation, including six third place finishes, three runners-up and a 1988 national championship team that also captured the silver medal at the U.S.A. Baseball sponsored Junior Olympics.
Larry served as assistant coach at Xavier University for nearly two years before serving as Head Coach for more than 9 years. During that time, Xavier captured Midwestern Collegiate Conference division championships in 1984, '85, '87 and Redwine was named MCC Coach of the Year in 1984 & 1987, when the team set the current season wins record despite being the lowest funded team in the conference. The list of his former players includes current or former major leaguers Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Lewis, Jay(hawk) Owens, David Bell, Ricky Stone, Aaron Cook and Adam Hyzdu. Several dozen others played minor league baseball and well over 200 have played in colleges from Stanford to Harvard, Michigan to Miami of Florida and all points between.
As an Athletic Administrator, Redwine is the founder and the only President of the 21 year-old Southwest Ohio League (called the AABC league by many). That league is the largest independent nationally affiliated youth league in the world. Redwine serves as the Executive Director for the Continental Amateur Baseball Association (an international organization), Mickey Mantle National Vice President for the A.A.B.C. and in state leadership capacities for a few others.
His wife Nona worked in upstream Product Research & Development at Procter & Gamble before retiring in 2001 after 30 years on the job. Their son, Adam, was all-city three times, the FAVC Player of the Year (setting Mason High School records) and all-state performer in 1988 at Mason H.S., before going on to play four years at Ohio University.
Adam (an Account Executive with Fisher Design) and wife Brandi (a Fashion Designer for Lord Daniel) have three beautiful daughters named Haley (6) Olivia (4) and Ava (born in September 2005) that are the light of their grandfather's life.
Despite his pledge that he would never coach a high school team, God had other plans. He coaches at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, where his team completed the 2005 season with a record of 28-3 a number one ranking in the state coaches poll, losing in the state semi-final to eventual state champion Archbold by a 7-6 score. The game ended with CHCA having bases loaded. Four players received all-state recognition,: OF/1B Tom Andrews, C Adam Simmons, P/3B Ben Hoyer and OF Chris Hatfield. The latter two having been selected first team all-city in the Enquirer's D II-IV poll.
With all his history in baseball and ties to a close-knit family, the most significant day in the life of Larry Redwine came June 2, 1975, when he committed his life to Jesus Christ. | 
