Coaches

Chris Yoder

Varsity Coach
Coach Yoder, a Pine Tree alumni, is beginning his second year as our Lady Pirates Head Soccer Coach. He will be teaching Digital Media at the high school. He is the proud father of four children, Luke (18), Jojo (17), DJ (7), and Anna (7). Coach Yoder has previous coaching experience at Nacogdoches HS (1 year), Longview HS (12 years), and Kilgore HS (1 year).

Jim Manning

Coach Manning and his wife Jill have two children Jaclyn (25) and Jacob (28), and 4 grandbabies Canon, Kylar, Cooper, and Ella Grace. He is currently teaching elementary and junior high PE for Pine Tree and is coaching junior high football and varsity girls soccer. Coach Manning has had coaching stints at Lake Travis, Hallsville and Kilgore. Coach Manning leads our Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was honored as East Texas Coach of the Year in 2013.

Erin MIller

Coach Miller is a third-year math teacher (two of which have been at PT), coach of the 7th grade Junior High volleyball team, and assistant coach of our PT Girls Soccer team. She recently got married in March to Josh Miller and has one fur baby named Alice. In 2018 Coach Miller was voted by the Pirate football team as "Teacher of the week!"