Steve Pietrowski is owner and general manager of the Gunners Soccer club. He is responsible for budgeting and financial management, creating and implementing strategies to achieve club goals, and managing the daily operation of the business. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a computer science degree and went on to earn an MBA from Webster University. Steve lives with his wife Angie in Chesterfield, MO, and has 3 daughters, Madison, Erin, and Gwenn.

Soccer has always been a part of Charlie Noonan’s life. He played soccer at the youth, high school, and college level and continued to play as an adult. He began coaching 20 years ago at soccer camps under the guidance of hall of fame soccer player and coach Pat McBride. As an adult, he has coached at the recreational level, competitive youth level, and high school level.

He currently coaches the varsity boys program at Whitfield School, along with multiple competitive club teams. After helping guide Whitfield to its first Class 2 championship and 8th overall title, he was named 2021 Class 2 private coach of the year. From 2018-2020, Coach Noonan served as the Varsity Boys Soccer Coach at Parkway North High School where he was named Suburban Conference Coach of the Year in 2020. The past 2 years he has also served as the Director of Coaching at Ajax St. Louis Soccer Club. Charlie and his wife Christine live in Chesterfield, MO with their two daughters, Ellie and Anna. Their oldest, Ethan, attends Mizzou.

“I am thrilled to have an opportunity to start and develop a club of my own while working with some great people. It’s always been a goal of mine. I am passionate about the game and thrive on working with players to increase their skill, understanding of the game, and overall love for the sport. I look forward to continuing to help kids in the St Louis area develop not only as players but people. The game has provided so much positivity in my life and I hope Gunners SC can be a place where others feel the same.”

Randy Eikel started coaching soccer over 20 years ago at the high school level. Since then, he has held various coaching and training positions in the sport in a wide range of competitive levels. Most recently, Randy was an assistant coach for the Huesgen 2001 team.

Randy has also coached competitive level basketball and volleyball teams for many years. Additionally, he developed and implemented an athletic training program for players conditioning in season and off season.

Randy began playing as a goalkeeper in 2nd grade. He attended St. Dominic High School and played soccer and basketball there. During his senior year, Randy was named
to the First Team All-State team and led the area in shutouts that season. He was also selected as the team’s MVP, and went on to be the MVP of the basketball team. Randy continued playing soccer for two years of college soccer before making the decision to work full time and finish school.

Randy has a philosophy of developing the complete person, not just an athlete, through lessons learned in competitive athletics. He believes in helping players set and reach goals as teams and individuals, think through the lens of growth mindsets, and to develop grit. Off the field, Randy is an administrator in the Parkway School district and adjunct professor at Lindenwood University. He lives in Dardenne Prairie with his wife (Ellen) and their 3 daughters. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” (Ghandi)