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Katarski shifts from coaching college to Vikings

Mount Pleasant alumnus Mark Katarski has returned home to take over his alma materĢƵ boys basketball team, and it is a little bit of a change of pace compared to what he is used to. The all-time winningest coach of the womenĢƵ programs at both Chatham and Seton Hill, Katarski is up for ...

Gesinski, Arrigo lead way for Lady Vikings

Last year, Scott Hillen led the Mount Pleasant girls basketball team to a 6-16 record overall in his first season as head coach, and he hopes things are looking up this season. “We want to see improvement from year one to year two,” he said. “We built a little team chemistry as the ...

Collins takes over as Lady Scotties coach

Having been a coach since 1999, Barry Collins has spent his career working as an assistant under other coaches or as a middle school coach. Hired in May to take over the Southmoreland girls program, he and the team got a late jump together, but he is happy how things have ...

Bass has high expectations for Lady Commodores

Frazier's girls basketball team only has a trio of seniors on its roster but that hasn't dampened coach Jonathan Bass's expectations for this season. "I'm expecting good basketball from our team this year," said Bass, who is in his third year of guiding the Lady Commodores. "Fundamentals, ...

Lady Falcons hopeful of playoff berth despite Gates’ early departure

Skyler Gates is set to graduate early at Brownsville as she prepares for her collegiate career at the University of Virginia where she'll play on the women's volleyball team. Gates, a 1,000-point scorer for the Lady Falcons girls basketball team, will thus begin the season with Brownsville ...

Mikes seek return to playoffs

Ian McCombs is entering his seventh season as Carmichaels boys basketball coach and would like to see his team return to the playoffs after it fell short of that quest for the second year in a row in 2024-25. "Our goal this season is to compete for a playoff spot," McCombs said. "Our team ...