When Dennis Beck was just starting as the wrestling coach at Lancaster High in the mid-1970s, he was fascinated by Pioneer coaching great Dick Post. While many coaches screamed and ranted while their wrestler was on the mat, Post would sit quietly, watching intently.

"He always just sat on the end of the bench, or in the corner at tournaments, and he didn't say a lot," Beck recalled. "You could tell he was always taking mental notes on what was going on out there. He was a guy I really tried to figure out what he was doing, because he really had some great teams. I thought that if I could figure out what he was doing, I was going to be OK."

Beck figured out enough, and he's done more than OK.

Beck will likely become Western New York's all-time leader in coaching wins this week...