23-24 Varsity Boys Soccer Team
Wolves Athletics
Timberline High School
Biography:
After leading the Wolves to their third consecutive 5A State Championship in 2023, Adrian Kane returns for his fourth year as the Head Coach of Timberline Soccer. He was an assistant coach at Timberline from 2018 to 2020 and brings to the position more than a decade of coaching experience ranging from the youth level to NCAA Division I. He holds a United States Soccer Federation National C License as well as a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper II Diploma. Kane played in the New Jersey youth Olympic Development Program, was a member of the nationally ranked Shawnee High School Soccer team (Medford, NJ), and played goalkeeper at St. Bonaventure University (Olean, NY) in the Atlantic-10 Conference. He holds an M.A. from the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Riverside. Kane is a Professor of Spanish at Boise State University, where he has taught Hispanic Literature since 2006.
Awards:
United Soccer Coaches Far West Regional Coach of the Year 2023 (Boys Large Public High School)
United Soccer Coaches Idaho 5A Coach of the Year 2023
United Soccer Coaches Idaho 5A Coach of the Year 2022
Idaho Youth Sports Commission IMPACT Award 2022
United Soccer Coaches Idaho 5A Coach of the Year 2021
Southern Idaho Conference Coach of the Year 2021
Drake Jakovac.
Assistant Coach
Biography:
After helping lead the Wolves to a State Championship in 2023, Drake Jakovac returns to his alma mater Timberline for his second season as Varsity Assistant Coach. A class of 2001 Timberline Hall of Fame inductee and member of the 1999 Timberline SIC District Championship team, Drake was a two-time All-Conference player for the Wolves. Growing up as a Boise Nationals club player from 1994 to 2001, Drake played a key role in winning five USYS State Championships and reached the Far West Regional quarterfinals three times. Drake was a four-year starter at the College of Idaho and was the team captain in his junior and senior years. He was named to the All Cascade Conference 1st team on three occasions, was a two-time Daktronics Academic All-American, and a two-time NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2003 & 2004). He brings to the position several years of coaching experience with the Boise Nationals.
Biography:
Johnny enters his third year as Head JV Coach at Timberline after assisting during the 2021 season. He grew up playing club soccer in Boise where he won multiple state championships, and was a member of the Idaho Olympic Development Team. He played Varsity Soccer at Timberline and was a member of our first graduating class. He brings to the position more than a decade of experience as a coach for the Boise Nationals and Boise Timbers-Thorns. He is nurse at North Junior High and a retired member of the Boise National Guard. In his free time, Johnny enjoys camping, mountain biking, rafting, and hiking with his family.