Bishop Amat girls basketball coach Richard Wiard, the winningest girls coach in San Gabriel Valley history and one of the most respected in the CIF-Southern Section, resigned on Friday after 18 years at the school, starting at Amat in 1996.
Wiard said his decision was emotional, and that he’ll discuss it at a later time.
Wiard won five CIF-SS divisional titles, two state championships and finishes with 520 career victories. Wiard won his last title in 2012, beating Division 3A top-seed Oak Park, 44-30 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Wiard was named the CIF-SS coach of the year three times and the Tribune coach of the year six times.

Bishop Amat bench reacts after a three pointer in the fourth quarter during a CIF-SS second round prep playoff basketball game against Arcadia at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb.26, 2014. Bishop Amat won 44-33. (Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News)