Coach Yirgu is a graduate of the University of Houston and has been working at Baines since the 2008-2009 school year.  In addition to teaching 7th grade Health he is also a member of the coaching staff.

Coach Yirgu is the head tennis coach, guiding the teams to multiple division titles & 2 district titles with the boys and girls teams over the years.  He has also been coaching football since the 2010 school year, wining a district title along with multiple division titles and currently coaches the 8th grade B team offense and special teams.