ruce Hunt says he has been in the gym almost year-round since he was 7 years old. After nearly 700 games as a head coach, Hunt will be back in the gym this winter $ as a father and a fan.

Hunt resigned last week after 15 seasons as Cony High School boys basketball coach. He said his family was the main factor in his decision. Hunt's son, Tyler, will be coaching the Winthrop boys this season, and his daughter, Natalie, will be a freshman at Maranacook.

"She plays, and I'm going to watch her play," Bruce Hunt said. "I want to be able to support her after she supported me all these years."

Hunt, who had a 177-117 record at Cony and was named Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Coach of the Year four times, met with the team's three seniors on Thursday, then went to athletic director Paul Vachon to hand in his letter of resignation.

"Who knows if I'll go back to coaching again?" said Hunt. "I still have that competitive fire."

But Hunt, 51, made it clear he would not be an assistant to his daughter's team.
"No, and I'm not going to help Tyler out (on the bench)," he said. "Tyler's better than I am, and he'll do a great job at Winthrop."

Hunt began his coaching career in 1981 at Digby Regional High School in Nova Scotia. He moved on to Horton District High School, also in Nova Scotia, before coaching at Medomak Valley High School and then Cony. He had a career record of 330-238.