Steel-High’s Jeffrey Chisholm, Hampton’s Joe Lafko, and

Canon-McMillan’s Chris Mary voted Army Coach of the Year

Army Coach of the Year will honor Pennsylvania’s best coaches

 

HARRISBURG, PA – The U.S. Army Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion is proud to announce the that Steel-High’s Jeffrey Chisholm (girl’s basketball), Hampton’s Joe Lafko (boy’s basketball), and Canon-McMillan’s Chris Mary (wrestling) voted U.S. Army Coach of the Year for Pennsylvania.  Fans from across the state voted online for the winners at www.TheSportsFlash.com.

Chisholm’s Steel-High team finished the season 28-3 and won its second-straight PIAA Class A State Championship.  Hampton’s Lafko led his squad to the semi-final round of the PIAA Class AAA tournament, finishing its season 25-6.  Mary led Canon-McMillan to the dual-team title at the PIAA Class AAA Championship, beating Central Dauphin, 28-25, in the semi-finals to end CD’s dual-match winning streak at 95 consecutive wins.

Here is the list of finalists for the U.S. Army Coach of the Year honor: 

 

U.S. Army Coach of the Year – Pennsylvania – Winter Finalists – 2011-2012

 

Boys’ Basketball	Girls’ Basketball	Wrestling
Rob Carmody - Mars	Jeffrey Chisholm – Steel-High	Joe Bursick – Hampton
Chuck Crummie – Central Catholic	Bill Cleary – Seton Catholic	John Little - Solanco
Pat Dieter – Boiling Springs	Don Dimoff – Red Lion	Chris Mary – Canon-McMilan
Gary Goga – Peters Township	Bob Heusser – Lower Dauphin	Tony Miller – Spring Grove
Kent Houser – Greenwood	Rick Klimchock – Franklin Regional	Bud Sines - Burrell
Joe Lafko - Hampton	Ernie Koontz – Upper St. Clair	Perry Smith – Gettysburg
Andre McDonald – Allerdice	Bob Miles – Fort Cherry	Jeff Sweigard – Central Dauphin
Gene Mercuri – Keystone Oaks	Cornelius Nesbit - Gateway	Chuck Tursky – Kiski Area
Von Pitts - Clairton	Molly Rottmann – North Catholic	Rod Wright – Boiling Springs
Paul Sapotichne – Greensburg Salem	Spencer Stefko – Chartiers Valley	Jeremy Zufall – Jefferson-Morgan