Dennis Hurla
Dennis Hurla
Hall of Fame Class of 2025
One of the most successful high school coaches in Kansas history, Dennis Hurla’s Bishop Ward team won ten state championships, including six in a row from 2003-08. During that time, the Cyclones won a state record 45 consecutive games.
Over a 20-year career, Hurla won 352 games, nine league titles and made 17 state appearances. He was named the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches 4A Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2007. The American Baseball Coaches Association named him regional Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Hurla retired from Bishop Ward in 2016. The field there is now named Dennis Hurla Diamond. He is currently an assistant baseball coach at Kansas Christian College in Overland Park where his son Tony is the head coach.
