Mike Williams (Head H.S. Coach)
Coach
Williams is entering his third season as Northwestern Lehigh head
coach and seventh season as a Tiger. Coach Williams hopes to
approve upon an impressive 9-6 record last season. This is the
first winning season for the Tigers since 1987. With numbers
growing both on the varsity and junior high teams, Coach Williams is
looking toward the future setting high goals and expectations for the
Tigers. Coach Williams was able to add a couple of "new"
coaches to his staff, which he is very excited about.. Coach
Williams is a graduate of William Allen High School, where he took 3rd
in the Cities in 1979. As a member of the junior high team, he won
a state title. Coach Williams continued his education at Lock
Haven State College and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Liberal Arts.
Coach
Williams is employed as a police officer for the city of Allentown.
He currently resides in New Tripoli and is married to his wife Mary.
Coach Williams has two children Brandon age (14), and Erin (16).
Bryan Klass
(Assistant H.S Coach)
Coach
Klass enters his first season as a Tiger. Bryan is a 1997 graduate of Wilson
Area High School where he had an outstanding career. He was a four-time
state qualifier and a two-time District and Regional Champion. In 1997,
Bryan became Wilson's sixth State Champion. Coach Klass is currently
Wilson's second winning wrestler with 131 career wins. Bryan was inducted
into Wilson Wrestling Hall of Fame in December 2001. Coach Klass continued
his wrestling career at Delaware Valley College where he excelled in both the
classroom and in wrestling. He was a three-time national qualifier and a
two-time All-American. Bryan was a three-time Academic All-American and
was also named to Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities his junior and
senior years. Coach Klass graduated from Delaware Valley College in December of 2001 with a
degree in Business Education. He is coming to us from Palisades High
School where he taught during the 2002-2003 school year.
Bryan teaches at Northwestern Lehigh High School. He is a newlywed married to
Krista. Krista is finishing Pharmacy School and will
graduate in May of 2004 with her Doctorate of Pharmacy Degree. They
currently reside in Wilson.
Scott
Anders (Assistant
H.S. Coach)
Coach
Anders is entering his second season as an assistant coach. Scott is
a 2002 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh were he compiled over eighty wins in his
five years of wrestling. As a senior, Scott compiled twenty-seven wins and
was a Regional qualifier placing fourth in District. He was a four-time
Bloomsburg Invitational place winner and a 2002 team captain. Coach Anders
was the 2002 Wrestling MVP and Academic Honors nominee. Scott is currently
attending LCCC and majoring in Electrical
Education.
Scott is currently
taking classes at Lehigh Carbon Community College and majoring in Electrical
Education. He resides in New Tripoli.
Walter
Frisch (Head
J.H. Coach)
Coach
Frisch is entering his first season as the Head Junior High coach. He was
an assistant Varsity and Junior High coach last season. Coach Frisch is no
stranger to Northwestern Lehigh. He graduated from Northwestern in 1981 where he
wrestled for nine years. He was a member of the very impressive 1979 State Champion Wrestling
Team. Coach Frisch has spent many years coaching at the youth
level. He continued his education at Delaware Valley College where he
graduated with a degree in Agronomy.
Coach Frisch is
employed at Sacred Heart Assisted Living. He currently resides in New
Tripoli and is married to his wife Kelly. Coach Frisch has three children,
Lucas (15), Jacqueline, and Sydney.
David
Yenolevich (Assistant
J.H. Coach)
Coach
Yenolevich is entering his seventh season as a Tiger. David has
coached with the Northwestern Youth Wrestling team since 1996. He
is helping the youth as well as assisting the Junior High team.
Coach Yenolevich is a graduate of Saucon Valley High School where he was
a member of the high school wrestling team.
Dave is
married to his wife Mary. They have two children, Lauren and
Evan. They attend Northwestern Middle School. They reside in
New Tripoli.
Randy
Beitler (Strength
Coach)
Coach
Beitler is a 1972 graduate and varsity wrestler of Parkland High School.
he continued his education and wrestling at Lehigh Carbon Community College
(1973-1974). In 1974 Randy began coaching for North Parkland and continued
as an assistant coach under Northwestern Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Derr at
North Parkland until 1978. Randy's passion for fitness lead him to open
his own fitness club. From 1989 to 1999 he owned and operated Phoenix Fitness
in Allentown, PA were he was involved with the fitness training of many of the
clients who came to the club.
Randy has a
wife, Cindy, and two children, Maggie and Benjamin and reside in New
Tripoli. This past April, Randy and Cindy ran the 2003 Boston
Marathon.
