Lyle grad Trey Anderson grew up with current Lyle-Pacelli head coach Carl Tuckenmiller coaching him at every level, and now Trey has joined forces with Truckenmiller, and also his older brother Tyson in an effort to lead the Athletics on the hardwood.
Trey, a 2023 graduate, was attending Riverland Community College when Truckenmiller reached out to him to coach the L-P junior high boys team three years ago, and this year Trey has moved up to an assistant role with the L-P varsity/JV, along with Tyson, who has been coaching for five years.
The boys are following in the footsteps of their dad, Paul Anderson, who had coaching stints at NIACC, Riverland and L-P.
“Right away, Tyson was coming to practice with plays and he would talk to his dad to see if it would work,” Truckenmiller said. “Tyson was great, and now that we’ve got Trey, it’s even better, because they sit together and talk things out. It’s really worked out well having them here.”
Tyson said that it paid off to be raised by a coach and he’s learning to embrace the grind of the long high school seasons, while still leaning on his dad for the occasional piece of advice.
“(Our dad) left Riverland to come coach us here and he was a mentor to us,” Tyson said. “It’s nice to put our foot in the door with these young guys. It’s a lot of fun and we’re very grateful.”