POULSBO — The North Kitsap School District is down two wrestling coaches, after their resignations were officially approved April 24.

Kingston head coach Wayne Gizzi and North Kitsap head coach Joseph Amick resigned within two weeks of each other.

Amick resigned March 26. Gizzi resigned April 7.

The coaching jobs were still posted on the district’s employment page May 7.

Amick completed his sixth year as head coach at North. His time with the team included coaching Jake Velarde, who was the first four-time state wrestling champion in the area.

Gizzi coached Kingston for one season. That one season, however, brought multiple state titles home for Kingston including Bobby Reece III’s fourth state title, Peyton Reece’s second place finish, Aaron Dickson’s third place finish, and Josh Henden’s seventh place finish.

If it weren’t for injuries, Gizzi said there’s a chance there would have been at least two more titles.

Though he is glad he had the opportunity to coach at Kingston, Gizzi said his commute from Bremerton to Kingston was more of a grind than he thought it would be.

Gizzi accepted the head coach position with the Bremerton Knights high school wrestling team.

The incoming juniors and seniors include youth he has coached in the past at Mountain View Middle School.

“I’m hoping to help build it up,” he said of the Bremerton program.