Published November 22. 2023 08:31AM
Marian Catholic High School head coach Stan Dakosty has informed the administration and his players this week that he is retiring from his post as the head of the Colts football program.
Coach Dakosty had returned to sideline in the winter of 2019 to reinvigorate his proud program after his initial retirement in 2016.
This past season, under his leadership, the Colts returned to the District 11 Class A championship game.
Dakosty has amassed 326 wins in his tenure - all at Marian Catholic High School - the most of any coach in District 11 history.
His statement victory was the 1990 state championship against Farrell.
During his latest run as the leader of the Colts - and despite it was during the pandemic - Coach Dakosty rebuilt the program which was down to just a dozen players at the end of 2019.
The Marian Catholic Football team finished as the 2023 District 11 runner-ups, with healthy program numbers for the future.
Marian Catholic will begin its search for a new football coach immediately and will be accepting applications until filled.
Marian players, from left, Bruce Hopeck, Jesse Rodino, James Rodino and Aidan Milkovits join head coach Stan Dakosty at the Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Media Day at Mountain Valley Golf Course before the start of the 2023 season. Dakosty recently announced that he was retiring as the Colts' head coach. TIMES NEWS FILE PHOTO