Jack Friess was a humble, smart coach during his 41 years as the head Varsity Baseball Coach. From 1979 to 2019 he led teams to an astounding 600 wins, including eight seasons with more than 20 wins. Over Coach Friess’ tenure, his teams secured three North Shore Conference championships, six second place finishes in the conference, and six state tournament appearances. CHS finished as the WIAA state runner-up in both 1997 and 1998. While Coach Friess was head coach, many of his players would go on to play college baseball.

In 1999, he was elected to the State of Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. In 2012, alongside Jim Gantner, Coach Friess was enshrined in the Wisconsin Old Timers Hall of Fame. Coach Friess was the first ever recipient of the Ethics in Coaching Award from the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) in 2014. The current baseball facility, which was named after Coach Friess in 2014, is Jack Friess Field. In 2021, Coach Friess was the recipient of the WBCA Distinguished Service Award, a tribute to his lifelong passion for the game.

Coach Friess was chairman of the WBCA Summer All-State committee for over 20 years, a clinic speaker, and coached in the 1992 WBCA All-Star Classic. He was also the 1998 District VI Coach of the Year. Active in the community as well, Coach Friess organized and conducted winter pitcher-catcher clinics and coaching clinics for Cedarburg youth baseball for more than 30 years.

Coach Friess grew up in Cedarburg, attending CHS from 1963-1967. He was inducted as an athlete into the Hall of Fame in 2012. He earned all-conference honors at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh as a center fielder while leading his team to the 1971 College World Series. In 1971, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox. He taught physical education at Webster Middle School for 34 years.