State High Names New Boys’ Lacrosse Coach

State College Area High School has hired a new boys’ lacrosse head coach, one who brings decades of experience and success.

Bill Kalbfleisch will helm the team after spending last season as an assistant coach. Kalbfleisch, of Bellefonte, succeeds Jeff King, who helped start the program in 2003.

“Coach Kalbfleisch brings outstanding experience within the collegiate and high school lacrosse community,’ State College Area School District Athletic Director Chris Weakland said. ‘Although we will miss the departure of long-time coach and pioneer of our program Jeff King, we are very excited to start the next chapter with the leadership of Coach Kalbfleisch. His experience, passion, and vision will allow us to build upon the tradition of State High lacrosse.”

Kalbfleisch’s coaching career spans 27 years. While at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Ill., his teams went 55-19 record over three seasons and in 2014 he was named Illinois High School Lacrosse Coach of the Year. That same year, he also was awarded the Illinois Lacrosse Man of the Year award for contributions to the growth and quality of the sport.

He also has coached at collegiate summer camps for 16 years, including at Penn State and the University of Virginia

A club player for 50 years, Kalbfleisch played college lacrosse at Bowling Green State University from 1968 to 1971.