High School Sports

Longtime Puyallup High School baseball coach Marc Wiese retiring

Puyallup head coach Marc Wiese walks off the field after a meeting at the mound during the baseball game at Curtis Senior High School, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in University Place, Wash.
Puyallup head coach Marc Wiese walks off the field after a meeting at the mound during the baseball game at Curtis Senior High School, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in University Place, Wash. bhayes@thenewstribune.com

Longtime Puyallup High School baseball coach Marc Wiese is retiring after 30 seasons coaching the Vikings. Wiese built Puyallup into a state powerhouse in Washington, winning 18 consecutive league titles and a pair of state championships in 2014 and 2017.

The news was first reported by SBLive’s Todd Milles, who also reported that Wiese is retiring from his teaching position with the Puyallup School District. The news was confirmed by The News Tribune.

Puyallup head coach Marc Wiese addresses the fans who stuck around to celebrate his 500th win on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Heritage Park in Puyallup. Puyallup beat Graham-Kapowsin, 10-0.
Puyallup head coach Marc Wiese addresses the fans who stuck around to celebrate his 500th win on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Heritage Park in Puyallup. Puyallup beat Graham-Kapowsin, 10-0. Pete Caster pcaster@thenewstribune.com

Puyallup was 28-0 this season and advanced to the Class 4A state tournament semifinals in Yakima before losing to eventual champion Lake Washington, 8-1. Puyallup advanced to the 4A state tournament 16 times in a row.

Wiese is also the founder and owner of New Level 360, a training facility in Puyallup that fields travel youth baseball teams.

Jon Manley
The News Tribune
Jon Manley covers high school sports for The News Tribune. A McClatchy President’s Award winner and Gonzaga University graduate, Manley has covered the South Sound sports scene since 2013. He was voted the Washington state sportswriter of the year in 2024 by the National Sports Media Association. Born and raised in Tacoma. Support my work with a digital subscription
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