“I remember visiting my parents back in March when I first heard that (Emling) was thinking about leaving,” said Eisenhower. “I thought about the job at first but didn’t really apply for it before receiving some phone calls and then deciding to.”

Coaching the same kids from his junior high days is one reason Eisenhower believes he best fits a head coaching role, and calls his assistant coaching days, “a long list of doing whatever schools needed from him.”

This time around it’s coaching two sports amidst a pandemic.

“I used to see these kids every day coaching them in junior high baseball, but that was obviously back when they were relatively smaller,” said Eisenhower. “We have some good kids coming up that I think will help us contend after losing some talented athletes in the past.”

When asked what it’ll be like coaching kids in masks; the word Eisenhower has been using during quarantine is “different.”

“It’s becoming the norm of remembering to put your mask on and socially distance yourself,” said Eisenhower. “The grade school principal I was talking to the other day reminded me that kids are resilient. We’ve been back at school for a week and they’re doing fine, so we’ll make adjustments and go with it.”