Glendale’s school board voted to open the varsity girls basketball head coach and assistant coaching positions at its meeting Tuesday night after the topic was put on the agenda by the athletic committee.
Brian Kuhn recently completed his first year as head coach and led the Lady Vikings to a 14-11 record and a victory over Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic in the District 6 Class 1A playoffs that eliminated the defending state champion Lady Marauders from the postseason. Glendale went on to lose to PIAA semifinalist Williamsburg in the District 6 semifinals and Bishop Carroll Catholic in the consolation game.
Glendale athletic director John Matchock did not respond to phone calls seeking comment Tuesday or Wednesday evening, and neither did Kuhn.
The board voted 6-3 to open the position but is allowing Kuhn to reapply.
Despite losing two seniors to graduation, Glendale is expected to return the majority of its playing rotation for next season’s team, and Kuhn told the Mirror after the Lady Vikings’ loss to Carroll that he was looking forward to helping the team improve this summer.
Kuhn has two daughters and a foster child that will be entering their senior seasons next year. He took over for Beth Campbell, who resigned and was an assistant coach at Great Commission this past year coaching her daughter, Kyla Campbell, who also transferred from Glendale to Great Commission for her senior season.
Central triumphs
JOHNSTOWN — Jonah Snowberger threw a complete-game shutout and allowed just one hit while striking out 15 to lead Central to a 10-0 victory over Bishop McCort at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in high school baseball action.
Devon Boyles had three doubles, and Griffin Snowberger had three hits, including a triple.
CENTRAL (10): Kling cf 301, Hoenstine ss 421, Boyles 1b 523, Smith c 401, J Snowberger p 401, Helsel rf 300, Biesinger rf 010, Gregg lf 411, Fisher lf 010, Detwiler dh 111, Metzger 2b 100, G Snowberger 3b 323, Bettwy 3b 000. Totals–33-10-12.
BISHOP McCORT (0): Cannizaro 2b-p 300, Beppler p-2b 300, Pfeil ss 300, McGowan c 200, Conrad rf 301, Fetzko 1b 200, Kasper 3b 200, Smith dh 200, Preuss p 000, Jarvis cf 200. Totals–23-0-1.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Central 105 001 3–10 12 2
Bishop McCort 000 000 0– 0 1 0
E–J Snowberger, Bettwy. 2B–Boyles 3. 3B–G Snowberger. RBI–Kling 2, Hoenstine, Boyles, Smith 2, J Snowberger, Detwiler 2, G Snowberger. WP–J Snowberger. LP–Beppler. SO–Snowberger 15, Beppler 3, Preuss 1, BB–Snowberger 1, Beppler 4, Preuss 1.
Records: Central (6-0); Bishop McCort (5-2).
Lady Dragons roar
ROARING SPRING — Maya Hazenstab went 3-for-3, scored four times, stole four bases and had two RBIs to lead Central to a 16-4 victory over Johnstown in softball action.
Lacey Lynn also had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs for Central, which improved to 5-1.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Johnstown 130 00X X– 4 2 3
Central 533 5XX X–16 12 3
2B–Ellis, Kennedy (C). HR–Lynn (C). Multiple hits–Hazenstab 3, Lynn 3, Kennedy 2 (C). RBI–Black 2, Hazenstab 2, Kennedy, Lynn 4, Dodson (C); Rummel (J). WP–Daugherty. LP–Carr. SO–Daugherty 1, Lynn 8 (C); Carr 2 (J). BB–Daugherty 5, Lynn 4 (C); Carr 3, Szczur 3, Lacko 1 (J).
Records: Johnstown (0-4); Central (5-1).
Sankey wins 300th
CLEARFIELD — Philipsburg-Osceola High School baseball coach Doug Sankey guided the Mounties to a 6-4 victory over Clearfield on Wednesday afternoon in a Mountain League contest.
The victory was Sankey’s 300th career win.
