Carlynton coach Kevin MacMurdo likes the skilled rosters he has to work with on the boys and girls sides this season. The Cougar boys posted a narrow win Thursday while the girls suffered a tough loss.
Mike Schneiderlochner takes over for Emily McCleary as head coach of the Montour swim team, but that might be a temporary assignment. The Spartans will count on Anastasia Ulintz and Joseph Stahurski to lead the way.
Cornell swim coach Kevin Robertson starts his eighth year at the helm and is expecting some good things from his Raider swimmers.
The Carlynton girls basketball team had its share of struggles last season, but second-year coach Frank Deutsch hopes a year of experience will put this year's team in position to compete in Class 2A.
Cornell boys basketball coach Brian Bethel lost six seniors to graduation, and a roster void of height means the Raiders will need strong defensive efforts on a nightly basis to compete in the WPIAL Class 1A Section 1.
At 6-foot-11, it's no stretch to call Ama Tening Sow the big attraction for the Montour boys basketball team. But the Spartans, who open their season at home Tuesday night against defending City League champion Allderdice, are hardly a one-man gang.
Carlynton boys basketball coach Dan DeRose is playing catch-up after his late arrival, and is preaching patience as he gets to know his new team.