Thunderbolt Basketball Coach Ray Forycki Announces Retirement, Brian Spicka Named as Replacement

Ray Forycki, Lincoln Pius X (www.piusx.net) boys’ head basketball coach, met with his players to officially announce his retirement. Athletic Director Tim Aylward took the opportunity to name Forycki’s replacement, Pius X assistant coach Brian Spicka.

During the last game of regular play this past season Forycki reached the milestone mark of 300 wins. Forycki became the head basketball coach at Pius X in 1994 after serving for 8 years as an assistant coach for the Thunderbolts. Earlier this spring Forycki announced his retirement from his post as a history teacher, a position he held for 30 years.

The Thunderbolt basketball program had great success under Forycki’s leadership. The longtime coach retires with a career record of 301 wins and 164 losses, and earned 11 state tournament appearances, coached in four state title games, won two State Championships, and claimed the respect and admiration of hundreds of young men who played for him. Spicka began coaching at Pius X in 1999 as the assistant JV coach, and was named the freshman boys’ basketball coach the following year. He joined the Pius X faculty in 2002 to teach World History, and in 2008 was named the assistant varsity coach.

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