Wade Handrich

Coach @ Pilgrim Lutheran & Team 1848 2027 UA Rise

[Colton Larsen @Colton_larsen1]

After a great visit and conversation with @CoachGaryGrzesk and Coach Flora I am blessed to receive an offer to play basketball at Snt Norberts College. Thank you for the amazing opportunity.
@SNCMensBB

[Maddix Gulseth @maddixgulseth23]

After an amazing visit with Coach Cassidy and Coach Mueller, I am blessed to have received my first offer to play basketball for Concordia University Wisconsin! Thank you for a great day and for the awesome opportunity! @CUWMBB @CoachJoshNCSA

[Maddix Gulseth @maddixgulseth23]

After an amazing visit with Coach Grzesk and Coach Flora, I am blessed to receive my second offer to play basketball at St. Norbert’s! Extremely thankful! @CoachGaryGrzesk @SNCMensBB @CoachJoshNCSA

[Maddix Gulseth @maddixgulseth23]

After an amazing visit with Wisconsin Luthern College I am blessed to receive my third offer to play collegiate basketball! Extremely grateful! @WLC_MBB @CoachJoshNCSA

[AJ Hendricks @ajhendricks_23]

After a great visit, with Coach Sean and Coach Martin, I am excited to receive another offer from @DuhawkMBB.
@Team1848_2027 @NDATritonHoops

[Austin Hendricks @AustinHendd]

After a great visit with Coach Sean and Coach Martin, I’m happy to receive an offer from Loras College!

@Team1848 @NDATritonHoops

[Isaiah Henselin @IsaiahHenselin]

After a great visit with @Tyler3Engel14 and @JeremyBecker_22, I am extremely blessed to receive an offer to play ball at the collegiate level with @NCU_MBKB. Thank you for a great day on campus!

[AJ Hendricks @ajhendricks_23]

Grateful to receive an offer from Wisconsin Lutheran College. Thank you to the WLC coaching staff for their time and hospitality! Had an awesome time.
@Team1848 @NDATritonHoops

[Austin Hendricks @AustinHendd]

Happy to receive an offer to Wisconsin Lutheran College! Thank you to the WLC coaching staff and their hospitality during the visit! Had a great time!
@Team1848 @NDATritonHoops

[Austin Hendricks @AustinHendd]

After a great visit, I’m excited to receive a offer to play at @BethelRoyalsMBB. Thank you Coach Miller and Coach Treyton for the opportunity!
@NDATritonHoops @Team1848

[AJ Hendricks @ajhendricks_23]

Thank you to @CoachSchroeder5 and @DemarcusZarago3 for this opportunity. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue my academic and athletic career at the next level.
@NDATritonHoops @Team1848

[Austin Hendricks @AustinHendd]

After a great visit and talks with @LUMuskiesMBB, I’m happy to receive an offer to play at Lakeland. Happy and thankful for the opportunity.
@DemarcusZarago3

[Wade Handrich @HandrichWade]

Blessed to have coached these great guys for the last 4 years for @Team1848 . Can't believe the ride is over. Thanks to the best group of parents a coach could ever ask for! Guys have changed over years, you've all left your mark on me. Thanks for making me a better coach! 💯❤️🙏

[Team 1848 2027 UA Rise @Team1848_2027]

🚨 👀 AJ Hendricks and Maddix Gulseth can definitely shoot it at a high clip! 🎯🎯 DO NOT miss out on these guys.

@ajhendricks_23
@maddixgulseth23

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[Mark Miller @WisBBYearbook]

Junior Austin Hendricks (6-2) of Notre Dame is a guy you want on your side. Defends as well as anybody in the gym and makes winning plays. Good athlete and can play either guard spot. #PHExpoWI

[Wade Handrich @HandrichWade]

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[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

Athlete: Coach… I think I want to quit.

Coach: Okay. Then let’s talk about why.

Athlete: I’m tired. All the early mornings, the pain, the pressure. Sometimes I wake up and wonder what I’m even doing this for.

Coach: That’s not quitting. That’s being human. Doubt shows up when you’re close to something that matters.

Athlete: But I’m not even sure I’m good enough. I look around and see people stronger, faster… happier.

Coach: Comparison is a liar. It shows you everyone’s surface but hides their struggle. You don’t need to be better than them. You need to be better than yesterday.

Athlete: What if I never win? What if I give everything and still fall short?

Coach: Then you’ll walk away with something most never touch—truth. The kind you only find when you’ve emptied yourself for something bigger than comfort.

Athlete: So… you think I should keep going?

Coach: I think you already know the answer. You wouldn’t be having this conversation if you truly wanted to stop. You just want someone to remind you that it’s worth it.

Athlete: It hurts, Coach. Some days, it really hurts.

Coach: Good. That means you care. And nothing worth having comes without pain. Now breathe. You’ve made it through every hard day so far.
Most quit before the breakthrough!

Don’t be like most!

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A high school coach is never just a coach.
You’re shaping futures, one decision, one timeout, one practice at a time.

The game ends in 32 minutes—but the lessons you teach last decades.
Never waste that power.