Legendary Penn Baseball coach Dikos retiring as teacher, remaining as Baseball Coach

Greg Dikos is retiring from Penn High School as a teacher after 45 years in education, but he will remain the head coach of the Kingsmen Baseball program. Dikos teaches Advanced Team Sports.

On Satuday, April 26, Penn’s home turf will be named Greg Dikos Field.

The ceremony to name field in honor of Coach Dikos will take place at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in between games of a doubleheader between the Kingsmen and Lake Central. Former Kingsmen baseball players are invited to attend!

The field dedication is made possible by a $10,000 gift from retiring School Superintendent Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Thacker to the P-H-M Education Foundation Naming Rights Campaign. This makes the fifth donation Dr. and Mrs. Thacker have made as part of the Naming Rights Campaign, recognizing the contributions P-H-M employees have made to the community. Click here for more details.

Going into the 2025 season, Dikos owned a record of 839-298 in 37 seasons.

Penn has won six State Championships during Dikos’ tenure as head coach – 1994, 1998, 2001, 2015, 2022. 2023.

Coach Dikos has also led Penn to seven Semi-State Championships, 13 Regional Champion-

ships, 21 Sectional Championships and 22 Northern Indiana Conference Championships.

A graduate of Swartz Creek High School (Mich.) and Ball State University, Coach Dikos was selected by the Atlanta Braves as a third baseman in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft in the 31st round.

Coach Dikos was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.