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Katarski shifts from coaching college to Vikings

Mount Pleasant alumnus Mark Katarski has returned home to take over his alma materÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 womenÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ programs at both Chatham and Seton Hill, Katarski is up for ...

Scotties return 1,000-point scorer Felentzer among 4 starters

A year ago, the Southmoreland boys basketball team won the Section 4-AAA championship with an undefeated 10-0 record, the schoolÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first section crown since 1992, won a WPIAL playoff game for the first time in eight years, and was close to earning a PIAA berth. With four starters back from ...

Youthful Commodores hoping to make run at playoff spot

Zach Keefer has the same goals for his Frazier boys basketball team every season, no matter who is on his roster or what section the Commodores are playing in. "Just like all teams, we want to compete for a section title and make the playoffs again," said Keefer, who is in his ninth year as ...

Falcons’ Hough happy to be coaching at alma mater

Joe Hough is a Brownsville graduate who has already made an imprint at his alma mater as a boys basketball coach. Hough was an assistant under his brother Paul when the starting blocks for a team that would win a WPIAL championship under Pete Logan two years later were placed. Since then ...

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 ...

Maples focusing on player development

Injuries and graduation put Mapletown in a tough situation before Dr. Kristafer Adkins could hold his first practice. The Maples’ leading scorer, Lucas Stevenson, who had 219 points last season, had graduated, along with Tyler Howard, who put in 121 points. In addition to losing two ...