Highland is set to hand its boys basketball program to a familiar face, with Cam Larson lined up as the next head coach.
The move was announced in early April as pending school board approval, putting one of the district’s own staff members in position to lead the Huskies on the high school sideline.
Larson is not coming in from outside the building. He is originally from Preston, Iowa, graduated from Easton Valley High School, earned his degree from the University of Iowa, and has spent the past five years teaching elementary physical education at Highland.
During that stretch, he has also coached junior high boys basketball and worked as a high school football assistant, giving him an existing place inside the district’s athletics setup before this promotion.
Highland’s announcement framed the hire around continuity as much as change. Larson already knows the students, the families, and the day to day rhythm of the district, which gives the program a coach who starts with real familiarity instead of needing a full reset.
The district’s public staff directory also lists him as Physical Education and Health / HS Boys Basketball Head Coach, a sign that the move has already been folded into Highland’s current staff structure.
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The background around Larson helps explain why Highland went this direction.
His work with younger athletes in junior high basketball, combined with his role in the football program and his place in the school as an elementary PE teacher, gives him experience across several parts of the district.
That kind of path often appeals to schools looking for a coach who can connect with players early, build relationships over time, and keep the program tied closely to the broader school community.
This final point is an inference based on his listed teaching and coaching roles at Highland.
Larson and his family also live in Riverside, which keeps the hire rooted locally.
In the district announcement, he was presented as someone looking to build strong connections with players, families, and the community while pushing for effort, discipline, and success in the classroom, on the court, and beyond it.
Those are the markers of a coach Highland appears to want leading the program into its next stretch.
For Highland, the move keeps the boys basketball job in the hands of someone already woven into the district. For Larson, it is the next step in a role that has been building over the last five years.
The Huskies now have their next boys basketball coach lined up, and the program’s next chapter is set to begin with a teacher and assistant already known across campus.
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