BUTLER — Ed Bentley is Back in the Northeast Corner Conference basketball mix, and this time he’s leading the Eastside boys basketball team.

The DeKalb Eastern school board made the “hiring” official Monday evening, and Coach Ed Bentley will lead the Blazer boys basketball team.

Bentley coached Westview to a 16-7 record last season. He previously spent roughly eight seasons at Angola High School, where he won sectional championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019, with 25 wins in 2016.

The Blazers finished 17-8 last season, reaching the championship game of the Westview Sectional before losing to Churubusco. Former head coach Ryan Abbott was hired as the new head coach at Carroll, but just two players from that Eastside team graduated.

Bentley will also serve as an assistant athletic director with the DeKalb Eastern school district.