Over the course of 30-plus years coaching in Hays CISD, Gary Gaddy and Mitch Phillips have seen their fair share of what public education has to offer.

Amid the highest of highs and otherwise, Gaddy and Phillips have always welcomed the opportunity to guide and develop the next generation of athletes. They’ve done so while being the last standing members of a group of coaches who had worked together for nearly 20 years. 

“One thing I’m going to miss is not having that crescend...