Northeast Nodaway grad Brayden Welch is the new manager at the Sheridan MFA. Justin Seipel, the former manager, is now working at the Ravenwood MFA.
Brayden is the son of Kevin and Mary (Bliley) Welch. Growing up, his favorite teacher was longtime Science Teacher Kila Henry, who started working at NEN in 1982 and taught there for many years. “Her science classes helped make my biology classes easier when I attended Northwest,” he said.
He was a mainstay on the Tiger football team that won state in 2017. He was also instrumental in the success of Northeast Nodaway’s baseball teams; in 2015, he struggled to hit much of the year, but got his only two hits all year against West Nodaway. His second hit sparked a rally which helped the Bluejays clinch the conference title.
Brayden became one of Coach Vance Proffitt’s most dependable players. In 2017, the Bluejays were playing the numbers game and were barely able to field a team. They dropped their first three games of the year, but Brayden Welch’s grand slam, that might have left the current field, sparked the Bluejays to a 7-1 win over Platte Valley for their first win and they never looked back, clinching another conference title.
After leaving Northwest, Brayden worked at Humeston (IA), but then took his current job in Sheridan to be closer to home. He is married to Kayla (Schmitz) Welch and they live in Conception.
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