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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 ...

Raiders hope to make another run at section title

Waynesburg Central boys basketball coach Michael Juliano beefed up his team's non-section schedule last year to help prepare for section play. The result was a 0-7 start but the plan worked. The Raiders wound up 9-14 overall but were 7-3 in Section 4-3A and were in the battle for first ...

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 has ...

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 ...

New era begins with Leopards as Tyburski takes over for Salvino

Anytime someone follows a legend in any aspect of life, there are whispers that people don’t want to be the “man who follows the man.” Instead, they would rather be the “man who follows the man who follows the man.” But for first-year Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Ricky ...

Becker takes over Pioneers as Romanus departs

Jim Romanus ended a long, successful coaching career that spanned 48 years, including 14 leading West Greene's boys basketball team, after last season. Those are big shoes for Billy Becker to fill. Becker, a Waynesburg Central graduate, is in the midst of his first head coaching job as he ...