WESTFIELD TWP. — One of the longest streaks in Medina County high school sports history has claimed another coaching victim.
Marty Ryan
Marty Ryan resigned Tuesday as Cloverleaf boys basketball coach. The 55-year-old had a 14-78 record over four seasons, including a 2-21 mark this winter.
A chemistry teacher at the high school, Ryan is the 11th coach since the Colts last had a winning season in 1987-88, with Medina County Sports Hall of Famer Rick Hewit having two stints. Their record since is 119-478, a .199 percentage.
“My wife (Kristina) has been talking with me about this at length this season, and at this point in my life, this is what I need to do,” Ryan said. “It’s quite a bit of a time commitment, so I need to back off a little bit and resign. It was nothing dramatic or anything else.”
Ryan had been the Cloverleaf freshman or junior varsity coach for the better part of 25 years before he took over a 1-20 program in 2012-13. Cloverleaf was 6-17 in his first season behind Toledo football recruit Robby Buckwald and went 2-21 and 4-19 over the next two.
The Colts moved to the Portage Trail Conference Metro Division this season, but inexperience and lack of height contributed to a 2-21 record that had only PTC Metro wins over Springfield and Ravenna. The Colts allowed 72.2 points per game, the second-highest figure in school history (78.3, 1995-96).
“It’s something I always thought would be nice to give it a try,” Ryan said. “I appreciate Cloverleaf giving me an opportunity to do so. I enjoyed working with the athletes. It was enjoyable and a lot more intense. I really enjoyed the four more years I had to coach.”