Coaches

 

RUPERT JASO

Coach Jaso is in his 17th year of teaching in CCISD and 17th with the Clear Lake Baseball program.  He is entering in his 2nd year as the Head Coach of the Falcons after helping guide last years team to the playoffs with a 2nd place finish in district 24-5a.  Coach Jaso was a four time all-district baseball player as well as a two time all-district QB at Goliad High School.  After competing with the baseball programs and serving as team captain at Laredo Jr. College and Texas Southern University, Coach Jaso began his teaching/coaching career at Space Center Intermediate and Clear Lake High School.  In addition to his teaching/coaching duties, Coach Jaso has also served as an associate scout with the San Diego Padres.  Coach Jaso is married to his wonderful wife Tami and they have 3 beautiful girls, Kynzi 15, Lexi 12, and Bri 5.  Coach Jaso enjoys spending time with his family, projects at the house and any sports event on tv or live, especially those associated with Clear Lake.  Coach Jaso is in his 9th year of teaching health at Clear Lake High School.

 

JOE BETTERS

Coach Betters returns for his 11th year as a coach at Clear Lake High School. He is in his second year as varsity assistant coach for the 2009 season. He is a Clear Lake High School alumni and was an All-State second baseman with a .423  batting average and 17 stolen bases in 1989. Coach Betters played 4 years as a middle infielder for the University of Houston (1990-1993) and served as their first base coach in 1994. Coach Betters is engaged to Lydia Ramirez. Lydia is the bookkeeper at Space Center Intermediate School.  Coach Betters enjoys playing golf and collecting baseball cards.

 

RICHARD DAVIS

Coach Davis is in his 2nd year at Clear Lake and has been coaching for 7 years overall. Prior to that, while going to college, he also worked as a varsity scout and volunteer assistant for the baseball program at his alma mater in LaMarque from 1993-1997.  Coach Davis grew up in La Marque and graduated from St. Edward’s University in Austin. Coach Davis is married to his darling wife Jean. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, spending time with family and playing golf. He is the Varsity Defensive Ends coach here at Lake and also teaches English.

 

DAREN DIBBLE

Coach Dibble  born and raised  in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He attended Jenks High School and Northeastern State University.  After graduating college Coach Dibble starting coaching Baseball at Broken Arrow High School.  In the summer of 2000 he moved to Texas and starting working at P.H. Greene Elementary.  He and his wife Bethany have been married for 5 ½ wonderful long years.  Bethany is an Occupational Therapist in Pasadena.  They have a 6 month old baby girl named Kailee and 4 year old Bullmastiff named Lola.  Outside of Baseball we enjoy hunting, fishing and spending time at the lake.

 

TRAE GRIMES

Coach Grimes is in his 1st year at Lake. He grew up in Austin, Texas and attended Westwood High School where he was a 3-year varsity starter on the football team. He attended Blinn Junior College after high school and later transferred to Texas A&M Commerce. Coach Grimes started all three years at Texas A&M Commerce and earned all-conference honors two of the three years he was there. This baseball season he is looking forward to helping develop young men and athletes to realize their potential and helping varsity reach the playoffs. He will be coaching the sophomore baseball team this spring. In addition to his baseball duties, he will be teaching BCIS and he coached freshman football last fall.. Coach Grimes is married to Randi and they have one son, Dixon (2). Coach Grimes enjoys spending time with his family, hunting and fishing.