1998 Coach of the Year Nominees
1A
NW Tom Elsbecker - North Kossuth
SE William Walters - Burlington Notre Dame
** NE Gary Nyhus - Mason City Newman
Central Bruce Wall - Northeast Hamilton
SW John Waddle - Coon Rapids
2A
NW Eugene Meister / Mike Matuska - Algona Garrigan
SE Jeff Schweibert - Mount Vernon
NE Dan Hovden - North Fayette
** Central Dave Collison - Iowa Falls
SW Trace Petersen - Panora
3A
West Andy McGaffin - Spencer
SE Matt Rasmusson - Washington
** NE Jim Struve - Vinton-Shellsburg
Central Jim Henrich - Jefferson-Scranton
4A
West Steve Shanks - Sioux City East
SE Jay Fitzgerald - Bettendorf
NE Dirk Dunbar - Cedar Rapids Jefferson
** Central Kyle Black - Des Moines Lincoln
2-year College COY: Cam Walker - Indian Hills CC
4-year College COY: Joel Holst - Wartburg College
Assistant Coach of the Year Nominees and Winners
NE: Tony Adams, Jim Duthie, Steve Hilby
West: Mark Sawhill, Joe Havenhill, Dean Harpenau
Central: Glenn Smith, Jack Cottrell, Tom Ulses
SE: Tim Gall, Shawn Kreman, Joe Vaccaro
All District Umpire Nominees, All District Umpires and Umpire of the Year
** Mike Droll - Tipton - Umpire of Year
NE: Jack Lynch, Chris Oberbroeckling, Dennis Schroeder
West: Wayne Wuebker, Tim Hughes, Joe Nelson
Central: Troy Plummer, Larry Barr, Rob Stiles
SE: Mike Droll, Paul Keitel, Eric Thornton