He graduated with the class of 1973 and continued playing football for 4 years at Central Connecticut State College with all ECAC honors his senior year blocking punts for touchdowns against Springfield and Southern CT State Colleges. And for the last 26 years, 16 of them as an assistant and 10 as a head coach, Ickes called Ken Millen Stadium his home. Thomas carried the football in the flex offense to the tune of 519 yards and six touchdowns while also playing vacuum-tight coverage at safety, where he collected 49 tackles (eight for loss), five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Carlisle approves Brandon Cook as its new head football coach, Christian Eby - The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. (TNS). alicia.cosimo@carlislecsd.org. He has hosted and presented conferences at the state, national and international level for the NSCA and USA Weightlifting and co-authored two books on Medicine Ball Training along with numerous videos on youth fitness training. Coach Hatter is a graduate of St. Pius X, Class of 2004 where he lettered in wrestling, lacrosse, and football. Jonathan Rich joined the program in 2019 as the Freshman Offensive Coordinator. He went to Syracuse University where he served as an undergrad assistant for the football team, spending four years with the WRs. You can cancel at any time. So, I look at that as being more of an advantage.. Before Darien, Coach Zecea coached at Stamford High School from 2010 - 2019 as the Varsity offensive line coach. Coach Celestino went on to attend Sacred Heart University where he earned his Masters of Arts in Elementary Education and is currently a 5th Grade Teacher within the Greenwich School District. (Sentinel file photo), Carlisle coach Brett Ickes directs a preseason practice as sophomore halfback/defensive back Josh Prueguert looks on. Previously, he spent the 2016 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Concordia-St Paul (D-II) where he helped the linebackers and handled duties as a defensive line coach in spring of 2017. Ive been on and around some incredible teams since that time, but Carlisle was the best football organization I have ever been involved in. You have permission to edit this article. his greatest advantages. Email Tracy Gruss. Ickes 10 years as head coach spanned two separate stints, from 2006 to 2009 and 2017 to 2022, following tenures from Josh Oswalt and Pat Conrad. The Thundering Herd charged into Friday's district quarterfinal game at Hempfield. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Across those two stints, Ickes' teams posted a 32-66 record. On the way back we were all basically asleep and someone in the back yelled, Theres a fire, Whitehead recalled. makeover, even though it has been just 13 days since Oswalt was Coach Mediate is the chairman of the Greenwich High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation honoring former GHS athletes. Email:skent@carleton.edu Carlisle Middle School Assistant 8thGrade Girls Coach: 2007-08 Education WACO High School (Wayland, IA) 2000 Bachelor's Degree: Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA) 2004 Master's Degree: Viterbo University (LaCrosse, WI) 2011 Personal Daughter Braley born July 3, 2014 Served as President of Iowa Association of Track Coaches 2019-22 Facebook Twitter Email Former Shippensburg University defensive line coach Brandon Cook, center, was approved as Carlisle's head football coach Thursday night. Roster last updated on Feb 7, 2023 @ 3:48pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster. Coach Prewett is entering his third year as Head Football Coach at Roswell High School and his 11th year coaching overall. Oswalt has pushed so far. Coach Lane grew up in Stamford, CT and attended Stamford High School where he lettered in both Football and Track & Field. And according to him, that will be key to Carlisles turnaround Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Coach Cunningham is a 1983 graduate of Greenwich, he was a member of the 1981 FCIAC and State Championship teams and 1982 FCIAC Championship team where he was an All-FCIAC selection in 1982. players, even senior Tyton Brunner, who is a year older than The year prior he coached at Western Connecticut State as an Offensive Assistant. He was also a track letterman. He also served as a defensive assistant for Pullman (Wash.) High School in 2017. There was a problem saving your notification. He is a 2018 Sport Management graduate of Washington State University. Cardinal Quarterback Club, Inc.is not affiliated with the Greenwich Athletics Department 2020. In 2014, UW-Stevens Point ranked as high as No. Check out scenes from Friday's District 3 Class 6A quarterfinal between Carlisle and Hempfield in Landisville. I felt like we sort of all played above our means that year, and everyone played and made a difference.. 22 South Shore Tech (17-4) won 41-31 over No. Brett Ickes speaks with his players during his firs stint as Carlisle's football coach from 2006-09. In . McGowan Building cafeteria on the Carlisle Area School District As good as we were, there wasnt a lot of hype, we werent all giddy, Whitehead said. Journell was defensive coordinator at UWSP for four seasons beginning in 2008, helping lead the team to a 19-9 record in WIAC play and a 27-14 overall mark. While at Auburn University, Coach Hatter was a walk on for the Auburn Tigers football team. You never think youre ever going to get to a day where you say enough's enough that you turn the page in your life. He was the Head Football Coach at Wilton High School from 2009-2017. Coach Hocter earned the FCIAC Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2018. Carlisle head coach Brett Ickes gives instructions to his teamduring a heat acclimation practice. Central Dauphins Glen McNamee has four years of head coaching To achieve a more unified team, Carlisle has undergone a He coached seven seasons as the defensive line coach including three years as the JV Defensive Coordinator. But the Herd and Ickes want more. And to change the attitude at Carlisle, Oswalt will take full He has served as Vice President of Health for the Eastern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance and a former member of the Board of Directors for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Its no secret that new Carlisle High School head football coach The school board also filled the head coaching vacancies for field hockey, track and field and golf at Thursday's meeting. After graduating college he spent a year working statistics and scores at the National Football League. Recruiting areas: Alaska; California; Colorado; Hawaii; Idaho; Montana; Oklahoma; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wisconsin; and Wyoming. Carlisle High School. is team building, Oswalt said. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Coach:Brett Ickes, sixth season (10th overall), Postseason:Lost to Harrisburg in district first round. You can cancel at any time. with the kids last Friday; they understood the direction we want to He has coached football for GHS at different times in his career since 1977 for Mike Ornato and John Marinelli and was named Head Coach for the CT All Star Football West team in the early 90s. In 1981 he was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round. Coach Lucas coached Defensive Backs and Tight Ends for Fairfield Ludlowe in 2015, he was also on the inaugural coaching staff for the Massachusetts Pirates in the National Arena League as a Defensive Backs Coach in 2017 before becoming a Quarterbacks coach at the end of the same season, earning a playoff spot, and proudly seeing his Quarterback, Sean Brackett, win the league's MVP award. From left to right: Percy Chronister, backfield coach; Bill Woods, line coach; Stan Morgan, line. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. From left to right: Percy Chronister, backfield coach; Bill Woods, line coach; Stan Morgan, line coach; John Whitehead, head coach; Don Trexler, backfield coach and Dick Burkholder, trainer. He brings to the Knights experience coaching at all three NCAA divisions. Theres mistakes we made in that (Harrisburg) game that we could change this year and that couldve changed the outcome of that game. Please subscribe to keep reading. Art; Athletics - Athletic Placement Process; . Cumberland Valley quarterback Isaac Sines and Mechanicsburg linebacker Sage Thomas were the two local athletes to receive Mid-Penn All-Divisio, After 26 seasons, including Carlisle's resilient run to the 2022 postseason, Ickes retired as the head of the Herd in one of The Sentinel's to, Cook, a former Shippensburg University defensive line coach, as well as a former Big Spring and Carlisle assistant, was approved as the Herd's. Rodney Joyner joined the Greenwich staff in 2015 as the Defensive Backs Coach. In addition to two stints as an assistant at Gustavus, he also coached at the NCAA Division I and II levels with stops at University of Wisconsin (1986-87) and South Dakota State (1991-93), respectively. Eight Carlisle players recorded double-digit rushes last season and five return to Ken Millen Stadium this fall, including top rushers in Thomas, Jeremiah Hargrove and Jaqueece Morell. coaching resume includes merely a year as a graduate assistant for Carlisle's Layton Schmick, Thomas Nelson and EZ Thomas, along with Cumberland Valley's Isaac Sines and Cedar Cliff's Derek Witmer, will compet, Govern, Middletowns athletic director, becomes the Blue Raiders head coach a year after Middletown canceled its 2022 football season due to . But I'm gonna miss those Friday nights and practices with the kids. this year. Carlisle football head coach Brett Ickes prepares his team to take on Central Dauphin in a Mid-Penn Commonwealth game at Ken Millen Stadium. Kyle is currently playing football at Trinity College and is in his junior year. coaches who are either older or more experienced than Oswalt, whose I have that advantage, Im young, he said. Email him at tgross@cumberlink.com and follow him on Twitter at: @ByTimGross, Christian Eby is a sports reporter for The Sentinel and cumberlink.com. It has been a long time since the Thundering Herd have seen true domination. You can definitely build from that, though. Chesnee High School Athletics Football Coaching Staff. I'm just tired of the constant grind, and after 29 (total) years, you get to a point. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Assistant Coach Joel Ginn (Tight Ends) Please subscribe to keep reading. Phone: 937-746-4481 410 & 322. The competition in the Commonwealth has been amplified, but the Herd are prepared to clean up last years mistakes and feed off their breakout year. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Carlisle's head coach Brett Ickes keeps an eye on his team during the first quarter of their game against Carlisle Friday night at John H. Frederick Field, Mechanicsburg. The new regime in Carlisle comes after Brett Ickes stepped down as the Herds head coach after 10 seasons and 26 overall with the program in November. He earned four All-MIAC awards on the gridironto along with one for baseballand in 2021 became the first Carleton football player to be named First-Team All-MIAC for two different positions (safety and special teams returner) in the same season. He began his coaching career at SU as a volunteer assistant during the 2007 and 2008 campaigns and returned to the Raiders to coach the defensive line for the last four years. And I just can't do that anymore, Ickes said. Supporters crowded around them to voice congratulations as the team gathered on the front steps of the courthouse while Carlisles Empire Fire Company lit up the scene with a spotlight. Coach Cunningham began his coaching career at Greenwich High School in 1985 & 1986 as a volunteer assistant coach. He moved on to Franklin Pierce University (D-II) in 2019 and served as the Ravens' offensive coordinator as well as the positional coach for the team's offensive backfield. Assistant Coach Dennis Lee (Defensive Line) I'm tired. It was one of the most exciting things in my life to that point, and I know most of the others felt the same.. CCHS spring sports team information is listed below including coaching staff names and email addresses. Carlisle football head coach Brett Ickes prepares his team to take on Central Dauphin in a Mid-Penn Commonwealth game at Ken Millen Stadium. While students are involved in our programs, we will assist them in learning valuable lessons through sports to grow not only in the game, but in life. Steven Tew. The Carlisle football team is angling for its second straight 3-0 start to a season. He is a graduate of nearby Kenyon-Wanamingo (Minn.) High School where he teaches mathematics. 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Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. who will be returning from last years staff. Carlisle Community School serves students and is located in Carlisle, IA. He was a student of the game and played under Todd Young who has coached multiple Offensive Linemen to the level of All-American. WHYL radio provided speakers and an amplifying system for the 35-minute celebration, and music played as the team bus rolled up. 47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 Ickes said he cherishes the relationships he formed with his players, assistant coaches, and former players who resurfaced as coaches. Graduate of Pope HS and University of Georgia, Coached at Prince Avenue Christian School, Oconee County HS, and Campbell HS. The 9-0 vote approved the. In 2022, he guided an offensive unit that scored a team-record 36.3 points per game, passed for 2,528 yards (the fifth-highest total in team history), and accumulated 1,525 rushing yards (the program's highest total since 2015.) Carlisle's head coach Brett Ickes leads practice during heat acclimation Monday. Head coach Brett Ickes gives instructions to his team during Carlisle High School football practice Friday evening. The Herd has four of its five big men digging back into the tranches, headlined by Layton Schmick, Thomas Nelson and Charlie Dib. He was also named All-New England in his senior season and played in the Ivy Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. 5 North Central (Ill.). Feb. 16The Carlisle Area School Board unanimously approved the appointment of Brandon Cook as the high school's head football coach at its meeting Thursday evening. assistant Jason Thurston joins the staff, as well as former The coaches were certainly an integral part of the teams success. experience. Coach Taylor earned his Masters degree in Physical Education from Manhattanville College and is a Physical Education teacher at North Mianus School. Ickes, who teaches social studies at the high school, said he submitted his resignation last month and awaits school-board approval in the coming weeks. Heres who we consider the all-time seven best football players at Waynesville High School. Assistant Coach Bob Davies (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach) Carlisle Sports Association president John Billet Jr. presented it to the head coach on the steps of the courthouse as the crowd looked on. didnt feel the need to defend his lack of coaching experience. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 623 W Penn St. Carlisle, PA 17013. Carlisle head coach Brett Ickes addresses the team during heat acclimation week Monday. Coach Hatter is a graduate of Auburn University, with a Bachelors Degree in Criminology. And even the people that are replacing the people we lost last year, we played on the same team when we won the Super Bowl in midget. In 2017 he received Auburn's special teams co-player of the year award. lead the Thundering Herd. Coaches - Carlisle Area School District Carlisle Area School District Empowering Every Learner Home Our District 2022-23 School Year COVID-19 Protocols for Students and Families Carlisle High School - Home Football Games - Student Attendance Update Bellaire Drive Update (Campus of Carlisle High School) District Administration Saturday marks the celebration of the event in a banquet to be held at Elks Lodge. Jay Schoenebeck joined the Knights as an offensive assistant prior to the 2021 season. You have permission to edit this article. We wanted someone that could lead this program, athletic The Herd will graduate 15 seniors this spring, including captains EZ Thomas, Layton Schmick and Charlie Dib. Champ has 20. Coach Zecea was previously at Darien High School where he assisted with the Varsity offensive line in 2019, and became the Varsity offensive line coach in 2020. I'm not tired of the game. Coach Bouldin joined the Greenwich Football staff in 2021 as the Freshman Offensive Coordinator. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here.