Jac-Cen-Del Leaves Lights on in Honor of Coach Matt Stone

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

The Wabash native passed away last Thursday.

Matt Stone.

(Osgood, Ind.) - Jac-Cen-Del High School left the lights on at their baseball field on Friday night in honor of a former employee gone too soon.

Matt Stone passed away last Thursday at the age of 58.

The Wabash native spent 24 years working as a seven-sport varsity coach, accumulating 457 career wins over 43 seasons. Before he found his way to Wabash High School, Stone spent eight years at Jac-Cen-Del High School, where he led the boys varsity basketball team.

In that eight-year span from 1994 to 2002, Stone led the Eagles 91-81 record, including sectional and regional titles during the 1999-00 season.

Wabash Schools honored the life of Matt Stone Friday by leaving the lights on overnight at all sports fields. Jac-Cen-Del also joined in honoring Stone's life.

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