CTK ’16: New WPIAL Football Coaches
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Monday, August 15, 2016 | 10:59 PM
New Faces – New Places – New Hopes – New Dreams. While there were two fewer coaching changes this off-season then before the 2015 campaign, there were a couple of big names that hung up the whistle after last fall. Legendary McKeesport coach George Smith retired for a second time while record setting coach Tom Nola exited at Gateway. There are a lot of rookie head coaches getting their first crack, and some coaches who are just changing hats and addresses. Whatever the case, there are 17 coaching changes coming into this 2016 season. Here are the new football coaches that will be running the sidelines in the WPIAL this fall.
CLASS 6-A:
ALTOONA – Nick Felus replaces John Franco
PETERS TOWNSHIP – T.J. Plack replaces Rich Piccinni
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CLASS 5-A:
CONNELLSVILLE – Tim Karpiak replaces David McDonald
GATEWAY – Don Holl replaces Tom Nola
McKEESPORT – Matt Miller replaces George Smith
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CLASS 4-A:
ALBERT GALLATIN – Shawn Liotta replaces Joe Embacher
AMBRIDGE – Terry George replaces Dan Bradley
INDIANA – Johnallen Snyder replaces Mark Zilinskas
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CLASS 3-A:
SETON-LaSALLE – Rob Carter replaces Damon Rosol
YOUGH – Scott Wood replaces Matt Crovak
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CLASS 2-A:
BETH-CENTER – Joe Kuhns replaces Ed Woods
FREEDOM – Tom Liberty replaces Tim Dubovi
RIVERSIDE – Ron Sciarro replaces Tom Liberty
SOUTH SIDE BEAVER – Luke Travelpiece replaces Glenn McDougal
VINCENTIAN ACADEMY – Bob Ravenstahl replaces Todd Hazlett
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CLASS 1-A:
OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART – Dan Bradley replaces Bill Daniels
RIVERVIEW – Matt Bonislawski replaces Jason Cappa
Tags: Albert Gallatin, Altoona, Ambridge, Beth-Center, Connellsville, Freedom, Gateway, Indiana, McKeesport, Vincentian Academy, Yough
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