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More high school notebook items from the summer months:
FOOTBALL
Upper St. Clair loses its starting tailback over “philosophical differences” over the amount of carries he would get. No one wins a “philosophical difference” battle with USC coach Jim Render, trust me. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Martinsburg Central’s best player and one of the state’s top Class AA players, Lucas Runk, is on the mend after breaking a bone above the ankle in a baseball game. Baseball is so not dangerous, eh? From the Altoona Mirror.
General McLane kicker David Olszewski gets a look at a national camp. From the Erie Times-News.
Chambersburg defensive lineman C.J. Johnson becomes a Temple Owl. From gametimepa.com.
WRESTLING
South Western’s Cameron Throckmorton moved to Hanover to be close to Cary Kolat’s training center in Cockeysville, Md. Now that Kolat is back on the staff at North Carolina, that’s where Throckmorton has decided to go to college. From gametimepa.com.
I usually bypass stories on camps, but UPJ’s Pat Pecora is a great friend and a great coach, so I’ll give his school a plug for hosting the pre-Fargo camp for Pennsylvania wrestlers. From the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.
BASKETBALL
Camp Hill Trinity’s Ashley Betz-White is headed for Norfolk, Va., and Old Dominion University. From the Patriot-News, late of Harrisburg.
COACHING CHANGES
Jim Funk, aged 26, takes over at Girard for the late, great Mina George, who passed away on May 30. From the Erie Times-News.
North Allegheny gets a new girls soccer coach. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Valley’s new basketball coach is former Robert Morris assistant Anthony Cheatham. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Rob Greenleaf gets his third head coaching job in as many years, this time at Ford City. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Ryan Highlands, 24, is still in college, but he’s the new boys’ track coach at Delone Catholic. From gametimepa.com.
Matt Schram gets the call for Council Rock North baseball. From philly.com.
