Vertacnik resigns as Jeannette girls basketball coach
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Friday, April 27, 2018 | 9:36 PM
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Jeannette girls' varsity basketball team (from left) Haily Rundle, Sam Shaw, Chloe Stein, Jada Bass, Alexa Williams, Arionna Clark, Dymond Crawford, Hannah Streussnig and Payt'n Detar, pose for a photo with head coach Janine Vertacnik on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at Jeannette High School.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Jeannette girls' varsity basketball team (from left) Haily Rundle, Sam Shaw, Chloe Stein, Jada Bass, Alexa Williams, Arionna Clark, Dymond Crawford, Hannah Streussnig and Payt'n Detar, pose for a photo with head coach Janine Vertacnik on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at Jeannette High School.
Janine Vertacnik resigned as girls basketball coach at Jeannette to pursue other coaching opportunities.
Vertacnik had two stints at Jeannette, the first from 2006-10 when she led the program to its first section title since 1986 and its first WPIAL championship (2010).
She coached the Lady Jays for the past three seasons, compiling a record of 25-41. Her total record at Jeannette is 90-103.
Vertacnik coached four years at Greensburg Salem in between stints and went 48-43.
She also has coached at Pitt-Greensburg and Yough.
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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