Coaches

Tim Meiss

Year Inducted: 2004

Category: Coaches

Schools / Organizations:

Hartsburg-Emden High School

Minonk-Dana-Rutland High School

Yorkville High School

Eureka High School

Biography:

Tim finished a stellar 44-year coaching career when he retired after the 2021 season with a 658-486 overall record. He spent the last 36 years at Eureka where he was 557-390.  His 1994 team finished 30-2 and took second in the IHSA Class A state tournament. Tim’s teams won 5 IHSA Regional and 2 IHSA Sectional titles.

Before coming to Eureka, Tim was 46-34 in 3 seasons at Hartsburg-Emden High School, 13-9 in one season at Minonk-Dana-Rutland High School and 42-53 in 4 seasons at Yorkville High School. He received Coach of the Year honors from the Pekin Times, Interstate Eight Conference and IBCA. He served as assistant coach for the IBCA All-Star game twice and was head coach in 2003. He also served as head coach for the Interstate Eight and Tri-County Conference all-star games.