Ark Valley News - Schulz multi-state coach of the year

Coach Dean Schulz talks to Ian Clifton and Garrett Rogers during the 5A state tournament in 2018. Schulz has coached the Hornets for 36 years.

Schulz multi-state coach of the year
By The News staff
Last Updated: January 17, 2019

Dean Schulz has received another accolade.

Eight months after he led the Valley Center High School boys tennis team to a Class 5A state title, Schulz was named Midwest Coach of the Year for Boys Tennis, which includes Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.

The National Federation of State High School Coaches Associations announced the award this week. He was nominated by the Kansas State High School Activities Association.

Schulz has been head coach of the Hornet boys tennis program for 36 years. The Hornets in 2018 won the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II and Class 5A regional titles before earning the state championship.

It was Valley Center's first-ever boys state team title in any sport and the first for the school since 1978.

Schulz was named Wichita Eagle's All-Metro tennis coach of the year. He was also named the Kansas Tennis Coaches Association Coach of the Year.