Nathanael Sommers Leading Girls Soccer at Pendleton Heights At their last meeting the South Madison Community School Board of Trustees approved Nathanael Sommers as the next girls’ varsity soccer head coach. Sommers started his assignment immediately following the board meeting. Coach Sommers started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Oak Hill High School (2012-2015) before moving to Texas with his wife. While in Texas, Coach Sommers began coaching at the Soccer Lions Academy, where he was charged with being the Director of Strategic Planning. Coach Sommers held that position for seven years before returning back to Indiana. Coach Sommers also is a Teaching and Groups Pastor in Grace Fishers. He earned his Bachelor’s in Sports Ministry and a Bachelor’s in History in 2012 from Indiana Wesleyan University. He later earned a Master’s in Ministry in 2022. “I’m honored to lead this program and excited to build a team that competes at the highest level with unity, character, and passion,” Sommers stated after being hired. Statement from Chad Smith, Athletic Director at Pendleton Heights: “We are happy to have Coach Sommers a part of PHHS Athletics. We were impressed with his emphasis on the mental part of the game as well as his training in the struggles that our adolescent student-athletes face on and off of the field on a daily basis. Family is important to him which will fit well with our vision. We believe he is equipped with the ability to handle the variety of scenarios that arise as the head coach of a high school program.” Girls Soccer will open the season with a conference home game against Yorktown on August 16, 2025.