Seehafer News. Com has learned that former Roncalli High School boys’ basketball coach and athletic director Jim Kersten passed away this (Thursday) morning at the age of 88.
Kersten began his coaching career at Roncalli in 1965 and hung up his whistle in 1991, winning 328 games.
He continued to serve as the athletic director until his retirement in 2002. Kersten also coached multiple sports at Roncalli, including cross-country, track, tennis, golf, and football.
The basketball court at Roncalli High School was dedicated in his honor in 2015, and Kersten was also inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Hall of Fame in 2018.
Seehafer Broadcasting’s Damon Ryan began covering the Jets upon his hiring in 1977 and released this statement to seehafernews.com
“He (Kersten) was always a first-class gentleman and coach who truly cared about his student-athletes. Jim lived out his Catholic faith and was a role model for others.”
We’ll have more on the passing of Jim Kersten on air and at SeehaferNews.com
