Samantha Loadman imagined what coaching the Bethel Park girls basketball team would be like ever since her playing days. She never dreamed the fantasy would become a reality, however, with Jonna Burke holding the job.A Bethel Park and Pitt product, Burke owned a 360-107 record since assuming ...
Fresh faces pepper the Mt. Lebanon High School wrestling team. In fact, some have never wrestled before.That detail doesn’t deter Blue Devil head coach Marc Allemang as he endeavors to bring championships back to the mats at Lebo.“Long-term the goals are to win WPIAL and PIAA championships, ...
Mt. Lebanon head coach Joe David is uncertain about his basketball team’s future this winter. The Blue Devils have set goals that all teams do.“Win section, WPIAL and states,” he said.While that is a tall order for any team, David, who played basketball at rival Upper St. Clair and the ...
Peters Township coach Joe Urmann is not a science teacher but he understands the concepts required to mold last year’s 6-9 boys basketball team into a winner.In his second season at the helm, Urmann said he has a better understanding of his personnel and how they should be playing.“I’ve ...
The Mt. Lebanon football team embarked on its quest for a PIAA championship with a 47-14 victory over McDowell.The victory put the Blue Devils one game away from competing for the state title Dec. 10 in Hershey.Lebo (13-0) needs a win Dec. 4 against State College to advance to the final.Eli ...
Tim McConnell enters his 29th season as a Chartiers Valley High School basketball coach with the same philosophy as when he started.“If there is one lasting lesson I have learned, and I still rely upon today, it’s that no one person is bigger than the program,” he said.With McConnell back ...
