Three-time Northern Lakes Conference coach of the year Scott DeHart announced his resignation as head wrestling coach at Wawasee High School on Monday.

DeHart is leaving behind a Wawasee program that has won the NLC championship the past two seasons. The Warriors have a 65-41-1 record in his eight years as coach and have had two individual state champions in Chris Requego (1992) and Jason Carr (1998).

Among the many achievements the Wawasee wrestling team accomplished in DeHart's time as coach was a semistate championship in 1997 by knocking off No. 2 Bellmont.

"There are so many memorable moments, but that one stands out in my memory," DeHart said. "That team had beaten us earlier in the year. They hadn't lost for 20 or 21 years in their home gym and it's great to go into a lion's den and slay a lion."

DeHart cites family commitments as his reason for leaving the coaching position. He will continue to teach in the physical education department at Wawasee.

"I felt it was best for myself and my family to step down," DeHart said. "Working 12 hour days for that long really makes a difference."

In addition to the other numbers already stated, DeHart led the Warriors to seven sectional championships with 52 individual sectional champions. Wawasee also won three regional championships and had 18 individual regional champions to go along with five semistate champions.

"I'm pleased to work in such a wonderful program," DeHart said. "It sounds like an overused expression, but I feel like the luckiest man in the world to work for such great people and such wonderful kids." [[In-content Ad]]