CTK 2013 – New WPIAL Football Head Coaches
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Friday, August 2, 2013 | 9:17 AM
New Faces – New Places – New Hopes – New Dreams. While there was one fewer coaching change this off-season then before the 2012 campaign, there are many big name and legendary coaches who will be missing from the sidelines this upcoming season. Gone are long-time successful coaches Jack McCurray, Clair Altemus, Terry Smith, John Menhart and Bob Jacoby while one championship winning coach has come back-to-the-future. There are a lot of rookie head coaches getting their first crack, and some coaches who are just changing hats and addresses. In all, there 26 coaching changes that began days after the 2012 season ended and concluded with the last hiring last month. Here are the new football coaches that will be running the sidelines in the WPIAL this fall.
CLASS AAAA:
BALDWIN – Pete Wagner replaces Jim Wehner
CANON-McMILLAN – Ron Coder replaces Tim Sohyda
GATEWAY – Donnie Militzer replaces Terry Smith
McKEESPORT – George Smith replaces Jim Ward
NORTH HILLS – Pat Carey replaces Jack McCurry
PINE-RICHLAND – Eric Kasperowicz replaces Clair Altemus
PLUM – Matt Morgan replaces Frank Sacco
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CLASS AAA:
ALBERT GALLATIN – Joe Embacher replaces Jeff Rush
CHARTIERS VALLEY – Niel Loebig replaces Chris Saluga
GREENSBURG-SALEM – Dave Keefer replaces Casey Cavanaugh
HOLLIDAYSBURG – Homer DeLattre replaces John Barton
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CLASS AA:
DEER LAKES – T.J. Wiley replaces Todd Hazlett
EAST ALLEGHENY – Dom Pecora replaces Jason Ruscitto
FREEDOM – Tim Dubovi replaces Frank Hernandez
SOUTHMORELAND – Mark Adams replaces Dominic Pecora
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CLASS A:
BISHOP CANEVIN – Darren Schoppe replaces Bob Jacoby
CALIFORNIA – Bo Teets replaces Brady Barbero
CARMICHAELS – Ryan Krull replaces John Menhart
GEIBEL – Pete Nace replaces Sean Benjamin
IMANI CHRISTIAN – Jason Bell replaces Harvey Smith
LAUREL– Pat Cuba replaces Jerry Holzhauser
NORTHGATE – Brandon LeDonne replaces T.J. Wiley
SERRA CATHOLIC – Tony St. Angelo replaces Jamie Eckels
SHENANGO – Mike Commesso replaces Ryan Mayo
WEST GREENE – Paul Kreuzer replaces John Coss
WEST SHAMOKIN – Jon McCullough replaces Josh Gilliland
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