Glendale’s Mazenko steps away from coaching
Gregg Mazenko never got to make that trip to interdistricts he so desperately wanted. He never got to put the Moshannon Valley League, Juniata Valley League or District 6 championships in the trophy case as he would have liked, either.
Sometimes there are just more important things a person needs take stock of.
‘‘My wife [Marci] and I are talking the one night, and she mentions that [my daughter] Saige is going to be 7. I thought ‘Holy cow, she’s going to be 7,’’’ Mazenko said. ‘‘’I’ve been coaching her whole life.’’’
And with that realization, the wheels began to turn, eventually leading Mazenko, a former Altoona Mirror boys basketball coach of the year, to step away from coaching at Glendale High School in the prime of his career just as one of the program’s most potentially gifted groups of players was on its way into his hands.
Mazenko tendered his resignation last week.
Catich to continue at Wheeling Jesuit
Steve Catich hadn’t even heard of Wheeling Jesuit University until it began recruiting him a few months ago.
‘‘I didn’t know about them until I got a letter from them midway through the season.’’ Catich said.
Former basketball great remembered
Editor’s note: Due to an editing error in Saturday’s paper, the Mirror is re-running this story.
Teammates remember Pat Nicodemus as an outstanding basketball player and as a guy who could make friends laugh anytime.
Frycklund jumps back into coaching
Tuesday was Tax Day, and Penn Cambria High School athletics already got a big return.
» Full StoryCarroll opens coaching job
The Bishop Carroll High School girls basketball program might be on the verge of a fourth coaching change in the five years since it won a second consecutive PIAA championship.
» Full StoryOttaway displays diverse skills; Thomas tops list
Amanda Ottaway is a voracious reader who says she would read the back of a cereal box if nothing else was handy, and she admits the Harry Potter books are her guilty pleasure.
‘‘It’s embarrassing,’’ Ottaway said.
Dist 6 AAA track championships
Curve vs. Aeros
Bedford Springs Resort
District 5 Track & Field Champ
Dist 6 AA track champ
Mount Aloysius Graduation
On The Fly
Vacations