Gemma Walker and Natalie Wetzel went together as well as peanut butter and jelly or cookies and milk. In other words, on their own they are very good. But when put together, they form an almost unbeatable combination. They were the perfect combination for Peters Township basketball. With ...
Brent Baker doesn’t want to be called doc, doctor or Dr. Baker, but the recently hired California boys basketball coach wants his team to play lock-down defense to complement their athleticism and scoring and continue to improve throughout the season. Baker, a research scientist for the ...
Bill Poletti’s name goes hand-in-hand with the McConnells. In high school, the former Duquesne University football player started for Chartiers Valley’s boys basketball team under then-coach Tim McConnell. Following his college career, Poletti assisted McConnell in basketball camps ...
The release of the basketball sectional alignments by the WPIAL has created changes for local teams, which some are happy with and others are not. On the boys side in Class 6A, Canon-McMillan will play Central Catholic, Connellsville, Hempfield, Imani Christian, Mt. Lebanon, Norwin and Upper ...
Twice, Joe Dunn has taken over high school basketball teams and became the winningest coach in the history of the respective programs. Now, more than a decade after stepping away from being a head coach, Dunn is taking over the Charleroi boys basketball program, and the longtime coach is ...
By Bill Hughes For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com When Janine Vertacnik took over as coach of the Monessen girls basketball program in the summer of 2018, she knew it would take a lot of hard work to get the Greyhounds back to where they once were. Long gone were ...
