Conemaugh Valley gets the eye of TV

Conemaugh Valley is one of four WestPAC teams with new head coaches this fall, as Jim Fisher takes over the program from  Tom Marshall. You can read the news media’s only feature on the transition, by clicking on the Conemaugh Valley link below.

On Friday night, WJAC-TV continued it’s “Two-A-Days” feature with a look at the Blue Jays.

“Two-A-Days: Conemaugh Valley” (WJAC-TV)

Shade coach just one of several changes

The Tribune-Democrat and Somerset Daily American each had profiles this morning of new Shade head football coach Gene Boley.

For the avid reader of this site (and we know that’s all of you!), you can recall that we broke the news to you about this hire in late May. We were also the first to give you a feature on Conemaugh Valley’s new coach, and broke the news of Rockwood’s new boss.

Lady Cougars topple Lady Jays

North Star’s softball team pulled off a rally to halt the undefeated run of Conemaugh Valley.

The Cougars relied on several sources for the win, according to the article in today’s Tribune-Democrat.

WestPAC lands two on All-State team

The Associated Press’ All-State girls basketball team has two juniors from WestPAC schools on its second-team.

Conemaugh Valley’s Taylor Gruss and Ferndale’s Brittany Eisenhuth each were named to the Class A second-team as four players from The Tribune-Democrat’s coverage area were selected.

Fisher ready to build at Conemaugh Valley

Jim Fisher knows the challenges that lay ahead as football coach at Conemaugh Valley High School and he’s embracing them.

Fisher, a 38-year-old Vinco resident, was named the successor to Tom Marshall, who resigned following the 2008 Blue Jays campaign.

That opened the door for the 1988 Portage graduate and 1992 graduate of Pitt-Johnstown.