(4-2-24) Coldwater Grad and Vandalia-Butler Head Baseball Coach Trent Dues picked up his 600th career coaching win yesterday with an 8-0 win over Greenville. Dues picked up his 500th career win on March 28th, 2019 in a win over Fairborn 12-2.

Dues played for Coldwater’s Hall of Fame Coach Lou Brunswick who had 750 wins (1969-1993)…he also joins Coldwater grads Brian Harlamert, who passed away suddenly in 2022, with 531 wins and Brunswick’s son, Mark, who has 500 wins.

Dues played his college baseball at Bowling Green, during that time he was an original member of the Grand Lake Mariners.

Related:

OHSAA All-Time Coaching Wins (presently on the OHSAA web site)

Wins, All-Time (minimum 500)

1,011 – Don Thorp, Hebron Lakewood, 1,011-335-3 (1973-2021)
806 – Tom Held, Defiance, 806-182 (Defiance, Bryan, and Elmwood) (1988-2023)
780 – Doug Miller, Canton Central Catholic/East Canton, 780-345 (1982-2023)
780 – Dennis T. Woods, Mentor Lake Catholic (355-162), Cleveland Heights (33-39), Glenville (341-178), Cleveland Villa Angela – St. Joseph (51-42) (1996-1974, 1986-2023) 780-421
768 – Ken Gray, Mason, 768-292 (1973-2013)
767 – Mike Cameron, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 767-304 (1969-2007)
760 – Timothy Engleka, Centerville,760-307-5 (1964-2002) (Retired)
759 – Rich Arbinger, Toledo Start (1976-2009)
750 – Lou Brunswick, Coldwater, 750-166 (1969-1993)
743 – Chuck Harlow, New Lebanon Dixie, (1981-1983)/Clayton Northmont, 743-332-2 (1984-2021), Brookville (2019-)
714 – Bruce Cahill, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 714-301 (1981-2021)
713 – Dave Hall, Perrysburg, 713-369 (through 2023)
687 – John Nelson, Lancaster Fairfield Union, 687-212 (1965-1999)
673 – August Bossu, Cleveland Benedictine, 673-288 (1954-1994)
668 – Dave Klontz, Heath High School, 668-474 (1972-2016)
659 – Don Kober, Toledo St. Francis de Sales, 659-251 (1974-2006)
655 – Dan Bowling, Hamilton, 655-207 (1983-2010) – 16 players drafted
645 – Mark Thompson, Elder (1990-2023)
644 – Greg Wilker, Millbury Lake, 644-351 (1985-2021)
640 – Scott Manahan, Columbus Bishop Watterson, Hamilton Township, Ontario, 640-282 (1986-2019)
627 – Fred Heatherington, Steubenville, 627-218 (through 2019)
625 – Dave King, Sidney (1977-2001), Jackson Center (2006-2007), Sidney Lehman Catholic (2008-2019) Retired
624 – John Sarver, 624-381, Akron Kenmore (1980), Archbishop Hoban (1981-1985;1988-1998). Akron Buchtel (1986-1987), Akron Ellet (1999-2022)
611 – Jim Wharton, Convoy Crestview, 611-305 (1983 – 2023)
611 – Frank Gamble, Massillon Perry, 611-371 (1972-2011)
600 – Trent Dues, Vandalia Bulter, 597-218 (1995-2024)
596 – Joe Gilhousen, Canton GlenOak, Massillon Washington, 596-320 (1973-2010)
589 – Tim Saunders, Dublin Coffman, 589-393 (1987-2020)
557 – Chris Kaczmar, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1997-present) *updated 2019*
555 – Bruce Bagley, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place, 555-245 (1972-2007)
544 – John Dorner, St. Henry, 544-253 (1990-2020)
542 – Richard Meyer, Delaware Buckeye Valley, 542-198 (1950-1984)
539 – Ray Hamilton, Ross 198-77 (1989-99), Lakota East 341-201 (2000-active) 539-278
531 – Brian Harlamert. Coldwater (1998-2022) passed away 531-159
530 – Pat Hendershott, Wellston (1973, 1976-2006)
525 – Dan Gorbett, Ontario, 525-271 (through 2015)
516 – Tim Dunn, Cincinnati Country Day (1987-2015)
515 – Tom Randall, Sprinfield Kenton Ridge (1978-2007) 515-233
515 – Richard “Lefty” Hall, Powhatan, 515-320 (1967) and St. Clairsville (1969-2001)
502 – Tim Broskie, Columbus Whetstone, (1994-2021)
500 – Mark Brunswick, Bellefontaine (1995-2010), Marysville (2013-2018), Sidney Lehman (2019-Present) 500-190
500 – Jim Humpal, Lyndhurst Brush, 500-269 (1965-1992)