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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 ...

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 ...

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 schoolĢƵ 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lady Trojans set sights on winning section title

There are lofty goals for the California girls basketball team for the 2025-26 season. Just ask second-year head coach Brandi Sutherland. “The goal is to win the section this season,” she said. “The girls have been working hard, and my expectations are high for this ...