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Matt Wadsworth is leaving Edgewood to become the head coach of the Hauser Jets basketball team. He has a record of 229-215 overall and spent the last seven seasons at Edgewood.
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Matt Wadsworth is taking flight from Edgewood.
The Hauser Jets, a Class 1A program coming off their best two-year run since winning the state championship in 2006, is hiring Wadsworth away from the Mustangs, confirmed Hauser athletic director Kyle Shipp on Monday.
Wadsworth spent the last seven seasons at Edgewood, going 88-87 with four winning seasons and always winning at least 10 games.
He is 229-215 overall with stops at Riverton Parke (one year), North Posey (four) and Whiteland (seven).
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Edgewood Head Coach Matt Wadsworth instructs his team during the Edgewood versus Sullivan boys basketball game at Edgewood High School on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.
Wadsworth poured a lot of time and energy into Edgewood's youth programs, but won't be around as those players begin circulating into the high school. He also saw the opening of the new fieldhouse this winter.
"The first thing I'll say is, we owe Matt a lot in regards to, he came in during COVID and our youth program was struggling," Edgewood athletic director Jerry Bland said. "Matt got involved and help stabilize our youth program, knowing they would become our athletes.
"He stayed active and helped build the junior high program and provided some travel opportunities our kids may not have gotten. Matt made sure those opportunities were out there and available. A lot of that group is just now reaching the high school, so someone else will see the results. He put a lot of work and time in."
Matt Wadsworth is moving to Hauser to take over as head coach, following their successful two-year run.
Wadsworth had a record of 88-87 at Edgewood, with four winning seasons and always winning at least 10 games.
Hauser has had its best two-year run since winning the state championship in 2006.
Overall, Matt Wadsworth has a coaching record of 229-215, with previous stops at Riverton Parke, North Posey, and Whiteland.
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Interestingly, Whiteland's current head coach, Nate Cangany, was hired out of Hauser to replace Wadsworth in 2019.
Wadsworth takes over for Trent Moorhead (79-27), who left Hauser after four years to take over at Center Grove. Moorhead lead the Jets to semi-state the past two years, only to lose to the eventual state champs by narrow margins. Moorhead's brother Brad, now head coach at South Ripley, was an assistant under Wadsworth at Edgewood.
Hauser will play South Ripley on Dec. 11.
Edgewood will get to work quickly on finding a successor, with summer activities right around the corner. The Mustangs are not rushing the process at the expense of making the right hire. As of Monday afternoon, the administration had not received an official letter of resignation from Wadsworth.
"Once the position is open, and I hope that happens soon, we'll take applications for the next couple of weeks," Bland said. "And if we get what we need, or a good assortment of candidates, we'll move to set up interviews.
"In a perfect, ideal world, we'll have someone in place by the start of June, which is a pretty significant month for basketball."
A lot of team activities take place in June before players turn to more travel team action in July.
Eastern Greene has named a pair of former T-Birds as its new volleyball and girls basketball coaches.
Nathan Martindale, who coached the middle school girls basketball team and is the middle school athletic director, has stepped up to the varsity position. He has also previously coached the EG girls golf team.
The staff includes Josh Cunningham (JV coach), Jarrod Bahr (varsity assistant) and Lexi Brough (volunteer assistant).
Dara James is the new volleyball coach. She has previously coached for Eastern Greene at the middle school level.
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