WARRENSBURG, Ill. (WAND) - After eight seasons, Aaron Fricke has resigned as the head football coach at Warrensburg-Latham.
Fricke confirmed to WAND News Tuesday morning with the following statement:
“It is a very bittersweet feeling to be leaving my home here at WL and returning to my hometown of Lincoln. The last eight years and seasons I have spent here have created some of the most special moments of my life. I am proud to recognize the fact that our staff finishes with the 2nd most wins in school history (35) and the second highest winning percentage in school history. We finished 2024 with the third best season finish in school history, broke countless records, and much more. But more than anything I will miss the FAMILY environment we created here, not in words but in actions. We consistently averaged 45 players on the roster every single year, which at a school this size shows the type of culture we created. Leaving behind a playoff ready group of seniors next season was extremely hard - but I look forward to watching and tracking their success. I want to thank everyone who believed in me at WLHS, including my administration - Ken Hatcher, Craig Olson, Jonathan Downing, Bret Reedy and Allison Nolen. Most importantly, thank you to my students, players, and coaches that made this chapter of my life special. WL will always hold a place in my heart.
At the same time I can’t explain the excitement and gratitude I feel for Lincoln allowing me to come back home. Returning to give back to the football program, the school, and the community that helped shape me into who I am. I see a team with a solid core of younger players who logged a lot of varsity minutes last year. I see a JFL with good numbers and talent moving through. I also am impressed with all of the facility upgrades that Lincoln has been making both in the school and for athletics, and I think that will only continue. I know the obstacles, I am from here and played here. But I also learned and know what it takes to build a program that hasn’t traditionally had success, and I look forward to the challenge of the Railers now being fully back in the CS8 conference. I want to thank AD Neil Alexander and Principal Helm at Lincoln for this opportunity. As everyone keeps telling me - once a Railer, always a Railer! GO RAILERS!"
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