Chuck was bom on November 19, 1952 in lronwood, Michigan to Joe and Vi Raykovich. He played high school football in New Auburn, Wisconsin under former Chi-Hi Coach Bill Mehls and his senior year at Bloomer High School under Hall of Fame Coach, Jim VanGordon. Raykovich played collegiate football at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, lettering all 4 years. While at UWS he played for Hall of Fame Coach, Monte Charles. At age 21 Raykovich started his coaching career at Crandon High School where he was the youngest head coach in the state for 2 years. He stayed at Crandon High School from 1974 to 1981, left Crandon to coach at UW-Stout 1982-83 then returned to Crandon for two more years. After his 10 year stint at Crandon and 2 years at Stout, he took over the football program at Chippewa Falls High School.

 While at Chippewa Falls High School, Raykovich was named the Green Bay Packers Coach of The Week, Marshfield Clinic High School Coach of the Week, district 7 Coach of the Year 4 times, and coached in the 1988 Shrine Bowl. ln 2010 he was elected to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of fame where he joins his father as only the second father/son Hall of Fame inductees, his father, Joe, inducted in 1992. In 2019 he was elected to the UW-Superior Athletic Hall of Fame under the Mertz Mortorelli Coaching Achievement category. ln the spring of 2020 he was awarded the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association's "Marge & Dick Rundle Positive influence in Coaching award. Raykovich's teams have won 1O conference championships and have appeared in the football playoffs 19 times. ln 1992 he was chosen to be part of a staff leading two teams of division 1 college football players to Taipei, Taiwan as part of a program introducing American football to Asia. 

Raykovich is most proud of all the athletes he has coached that have gone on to become leaders in the community and world. Teachers, coaches, military personnel, lawyers, doctors, laborers, business owners and all other occupations, he is proud of them all!

Chuck married the beautiful and talented Roxanne in 1993 and they continue to call the Chippewa Falls football team "their kids".

The fall of 2023 marks "Coach Rayko's" 50th year of coaching football!

Coach Burger is a Chippewa Falls alumni who is entering his 23rd season coaching football. As a player coach Burger played middle linebacker under the well revered defensive coordinator Ed Watkins and head coach Chuck Raykovich where he would contribute to two BRC titles. His coaching career would begin immediately following graduation in 2002 as an assistant with his father, Gary, in the CFYF program. He took over as the head coach for the following two seasons before being called up to the Chippewa Falls Middle School football program as an 8th grade head coach.  

While coaching middle school he was provided an opportunity to serve as the color commentator on WOGO radio covering Chi-Hi varsity games. After two years coaching middle school he would get the opportunity he had been wanting. Coach Rayko and the crafty defensive coordinator Bart Olson would call to offer him a position coaching alongside the legendary Coach Tim Leis whom he had also played for. 2007 would mark the start of an incredible start for his varsity coaching career as he would help coach the Cardinals to back to back BRC titles in 2007 and 2008. 

Upon graduating from UW-Stout in 2011 his career would lead him to Cornell High School where he would teach Marketing and Business and become the defensive coordinator for the football team. While there he would help to successfully negotiate a co-op between Cornell and Lake Holcombe High Schools and was hired as the team's first head coach. Before he could even begin he was offered a position he couldn't turn down, that being a business teacher at the Chippewa Falls Middle School. Coach Burger eagerly jumped at the opportunity to return to his alma mater as a teacher and freshmen football head coach. 

In 2015 he would rejoin the varsity ranks as an outside linebackers coach and JV defensive coordinator under the intuitive leadership of Mike Bestul. During this season the Cardinals would have one of their best seasons to date. The Cardinals would win a share of the BRC title and advanced to level 4 of the playoffs being narrowly edged out of making the trip to Madison. 

Coach Burger continued to serve in his roles until the 2022 season where he would take over as defensive coordinator for his predecessor Coach Bestul. He also continues to serve as the vice-president of Chippewa Falls Youth Football entering his 23rd year of service to the organization as a volunteer. 

He was married to his incredible wife Lindsay in 2015. They reside in Chippewa Falls with their wonderful children Cassie and Reid. 

Eric Moe begins his 14th year with the Cardinals staff in 2022, and his 12th as a varsity assistant.  Moe joined the program in 2008 as a freshmen coach, promoted to varsity secondary in 2009, and special teams coordinator in 2010. Moe was an 2 time all american and 3 time WIAC conference corner back for UW-Stout between 1999-2003 and is the all-time leader in interceptions and pass breakups at UW-Stout.  

Prior to joining the Cardinal staff in 2008, Moe had served as Special Teams coordinator and Secondary coach at Upper Iowa University of the Northern Sun Interscholastic Conference (NSIC).   Moe was hired in 2005 during Upper Iowa's transition from an NCAA division 3 program to NCAA division 2.  During his brief 2 year stint, Moe had top cover and return units on special teams and guided 3 defensive backs to conference honors.   

Moe's first coaching experience was at his alma mater at UW-Stout from 2003-05 as wide receivers, defensive backs, and special teams coach while working on his masters of science degree in management technology.  His UW-Stout coaching career was highlighted with two all american corner backs, one all american kicker, and several wide receiver, defensive backs, and special teams athletes to conference honors as well as national player of week awards.

Moe has been rumored to be a high ranking official in several secret underground societies such as the League of Shadows, Order of Assassin's, and Knight's of the Golden Circle. His family crest is a barracuda eating Neil Armstrong.

Moe is a native of Northfield/York, Wisconsin area and a graduate of Whitehall high school. He and his wife, Amy, have 2 children, Eli & Julianna.

Coach Petska is entering his 11th year as a football coach at Chippewa Falls High School.  He is also currently coaching CHI-HI Track and Field and recently retired from 10 successful years of serving as a CHI-HI Wrestling Assistant Coach. His football coaching career began in a volunteer freshmen team position.  After one year, he moved to assisting with the JV squads and coaching the Varsity defensive line. He is a 1995 CHI-HI alum and earned 1st Team Big Rivers, Chippewa County, and Northwestern Honors and as a Cardinal football player under Coach Raykovich.  Matt has also served as a youth wrestling coach in Chippewa Falls and coached various t-ball and baseball teams for Hallie Baseball. Off the fields and out of the gym, Matt has accrued 20+ years of Operations and Logistics Management experience with Kell Container, CEVA Logistics, and Andersen Corporation.

Coach Petska and his wife, Tina Laws, remain committed to the community and schools by also volunteering countless hours for the Chippewa Falls Music Association and the Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony.  Their daughter, Abbie, is a 2013 graduate of CHI-HI who went on to graduate with highest honors and the Most Outstanding Senior in Agricultural Business from Montana State University.  She currently resides with her husband, Will, in Montana.  The couple’s oldest son, Bryant, will be a junior at CHI-HI and participates in football, track, harmonics, and plays cello in the school orchestra and violin in CVYS.  Colton will be in 8th grade at Chippewa Falls Middle School.  He is a member of the school football, wrestling, and track teams and plays cello in the orchestra. The family always has a cadre of black, yellow, and chocolate Labrador retrievers at home, and Matt enjoys hunting and fishing with them and his children in his little bits of free time.

Matt believes strongly in teaching and coaching well rounded individuals through athletic pursuits. His coaching philosophy is: No coach ever won a game by what he knows.  It is what his players know that counts!

My wife Bobi and I have 3 children Chloe, Collin and Claire. I was born and raised in Chippewa Falls. In high school, I played football for Chi Hi under Coach Raykovich.  I am currently the head coach of the freshmen football team(s). I have been coaching football in Chippewa Falls for 7 years starting with youth tackle football then moving up to the middle school and now going on my second year as freshmen coach. What I love about coaching football is not only the game but building relationships with all the many great kids.