Hempfield on track to hire Penn-Trafford grad Mike Brown as football coach
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Friday, April 16, 2021 | 7:04 PM
Metro Creative
Hempfield will vote Monday to name Mike Brown as its next head football coach.
Brown is the recommended candidate to replace Rich Bowen, who resigned after nine seasons.
Brown, a Penn-Trafford graduate, has been a defensive assistant at Robert Morris and Greensburg Central Catholic.
He played safety at Mercyhurst.
Bowen had a record of 30-55 with four WPIAL playoff trips in nine years at the helm. The Spartans have not won a playoff game since 1997. last year, Hempfield finished 1-4 and had its last two games canceled because of covid-19 interruptions.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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