Dennis Pirch was a long time symbol of excellence in the 3A level wrestling programs of Arizona.  Coach Pirch was the head wrestling coach at Payson high school from the early 1980's to the early 2000's.  During that span Coach Pirch's Longhorns were the Arizona 3A State Wrestling Champions 7 times (1993, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 2000).  The 5 years of back-to-back titles was a remarkable period of dominance by Payson teams.   Payson was also the State Runners-Up 4 times during that period.   Coach Dennis Pirch leads all Arizona prep wrestling coaches with 10 lifetime State Team Titles.