Two long-time warrior coaches step down

Tim Matthies has stepped down as Lakeside’s girls basketball coach after 22 seasons. He finished with a 377-144 record and led the Lady Warriors to a WIAA D3 state girls basketball championship in 2001. They also reached state in 2002, losing in the semifinal.

He shared, “No reason other than it’s time—time to spend with family that has always supported me and time for someone else to have the opportunity to lead the program. It was an enormous privilege and a ton of fun for me to coach girls’ teams that gave it their all in response to Jesus’ love for them.”

He will continue teaching and coaching JV softball. “Tim has been the girls head coach since 1998 with tremendous success. His humble, ministry-minded, hardworking nature, along with his genuine love, care, and concern for the physical and spiritual growth of each of the girls will be missed,” says Activities Director Todd Jahns.

Head Wrestling Coach Mike Twohig has also announced that he is stepping down. Mike took over the program in 2011. “Wrestling is a small but close family,” says Twohig. “It was my privilege to be a part of the team for so long. I coached around 200 kids in the time that I was involved, with a state placer (Ben Ewings ‘13—5th place, heavyweight). We also worked with one other state qualifier, several sectional qualifiers, many conference champs, tournament champs, and regional place winners. Our goal was to succeed, but never lose sight of why we compete: God’s glory—and fun! This is a game we play!”

Twohig will continue to assist the wrestling program as needed. His busy family life and his business, Edge Construction, Inc. keeps him active. He also hosts talk radio’s “The Home Remodeling Show” (local: Saturdays at 8 am on 1310 AM and Sundays at 8 am on 100.5 FM).

Jahns adds, “We offer our congratulations and thanks to Coach Twohig for so faithfully serving the wrestling program here at Lakeside.” If you know of any individuals who would be qualified candidates to take over our Warrior wrestling program, please forward their names to A.D. Jahns at tjahns@llhs.org.