Charles Simms was a staple of Lewis County’s basketball program for the better part of the last two decades.
Following 17 seasons and 443 games as head coach of the Minutemen, Simms has called it a career. His retirement from coaching and teaching driver’s education became effective at the end of the 2025 calendar year.
Were it up to Simms, he’d have finished out the season instead of stepping away from the sidelines following a 63-48 New Year’s Eve loss to Greenbrier East in the Chris Johnson

















